Impairment Ratings & IMEs in Kansas City, MO
Impairment ratings are where Kansas City files most often stall. Dr. Pearson is a certified 6th Edition rater, and ratings are written with the findings, methodology and tables shown — so the number is traceable rather than asserted.
Restore Muscle and Joint — Kansas City — 4119 NW Barry Rd., Kansas City, MO 64154
Why local matters
Impairment Ratings & IMEs for Kansas City employers and workers
Our Kansas City clinic sits on NW Barry Road in the Northland, which puts it within a short drive of the federal facilities, distribution corridors and municipal crews that generate most of the metro's work injuries. We treat workers from both sides of the state line — Missouri claims under the Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation, Kansas claims under the Kansas Division of Workers Compensation, and federal claims under FECA/OWCP.
- Certified 6th Edition impairment rating available at the Kansas City clinic
- Missouri DWC and Kansas statutory rating rules applied separately and correctly
- Reports written to survive review by an adjuster, TPA or claims examiner
What is included
- Permanent partial impairment ratings under the applicable AMA Guides edition
- Maximum medical improvement determinations
- Second opinion examinations
- Independent medical evaluations
- Narrative reports written for the claim file and hearing record
- Records review with a written opinion where no examination is needed
Local employers we work with
Industries driving Kansas City work injuries
Federal facilities and postal operations
Letter carriers, clerks, mail handlers and federal support staff filing under FECA/OWCP.
Warehousing and distribution
Lifting, pallet-jack and repetitive-motion injuries out of the I-29, I-435 and I-70 distribution corridors.
Manufacturing and assembly
Hand, shoulder and back injuries on production lines across Clay and Platte counties.
Public works, transit and utilities
Municipal crews, road maintenance and utility workers with struck-by and lifting injuries.
Healthcare and long-term care
Patient-handling injuries and needlestick or exposure incidents at metro hospitals and care facilities.
Construction and trades
Falls, crush injuries and rotator-cuff injuries on commercial and residential sites.
Which rules apply in Kansas City, MO
Kansas City work injuries land in three different systems. Missouri state claims run through the Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation, where the employer or its insurer generally directs medical care, so we confirm authorization before treatment. Kansas state claims run through the Kansas Division of Workers Compensation, where the employer likewise generally directs the choice of provider and permanent impairment is rated under the AMA Guides edition Kansas has adopted. Federal claims run under FECA and are administered by OWCP. Federal employees filing under FECA choose their own initial treating physician — that right belongs to the worker, not to the agency and not to us.
Missouri ratings follow the edition of the AMA Guides applied under Missouri DWC practice; Kansas ratings follow the edition adopted by Kansas statute. Federal ratings follow OWCP's stated standard. Under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, an injured federal employee chooses their own initial treating physician. Nothing on this page should be read as an agency directing an employee's choice of provider.
Questions
Kansas City impairment ratings & imes questions
Communities we serve from this clinic
Also available in St. Louis, MO
The same impairment ratings & imes service runs out of our St. Louis clinic under that market's own rules and referral routes.