Russell v. Interstate Systems

CARL R. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Dennis Russell, an employee of Interstate Systems, Inc., appeals the denial of physical rehabilitation benefits, sec. 287.-141, RSMo.Cum.Supp.1984, by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. We reverse.

On December 9, 1982, Russell suffered an injury by falling off a tractor while in the course and scope of his employment. Subsequently, Russell and employer-insurer agreed that he should undergo physical rehabilitation. The employer-insurer directed him to the Midwest Orthopedic Physical Therapy Clinic for this rehabilitation program. Russell made a…