Nurse bandaging a person's injured hand. More Americans are living with chronic conditions, such as diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure. This trend impacts injured employees as well. (Photo: Paolese/Adobe Stock)

How can the workers' compensation industry get injured employees to participate in their own recovery? This is a question that's top of mind for many program managers. Aside from the rare occasion when an individual might be trying to game the system, most injured employees want to progress in their treatment, so they can function optimally and return to work. However, there can be a myriad of obstacles along this path.

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