# Work Restriction Extraction Software > Work restriction extraction software: lifting limits, sedentary-only orders, and return-to-work dates pulled from wherever a provider stated them, each cited. Canonical page: https://medrecords.ai/product/work-limitation-extraction/ --- NewWe now read the actual MRI and CT imaging — not just the radiologist's 1-page report. [See how →](https://medrecords.ai/product/imaging/) [Home](https://medrecords.ai/) ›[Product](https://medrecords.ai/product/) › — Work Limitation Extraction WORK RESTRICTION EXTRACTION SOFTWARE ## Every stated restriction, pulled out of the narrative. Work limitation extraction software pulls every stated restriction out of the medical record — lifting limits, sedentary-only orders, return-to-work dates — extracted from wherever a provider stated them and structured into one list, with each restriction cited back to its source note so you can verify it in the original. [Test a file ](https://medrecords.ai/test-a-file/?src=product-work-limitation-extraction) [Book a demo](https://medrecords.ai/demo/) Adams, Timothy · Case #IME-4812 Restrictions & work status Date — Restriction as stated — Duty — Source Apr 02 "No work until re-evaluation" OFF WORK p.121 May 14 "May return to sedentary work, no lifting over 10 lbs" SEDENTARY p.206 Jun 09 "Light duty, no squatting or kneeling" LIGHT p.259 Jun 25 "Anticipate full duty at next visit" RTW PENDING p.298 Buried in the narrative, structured on arrival Restrictions live in progress-note paragraphs, checkbox forms, and discharge summaries. Here they become **One dated, cited list** — the work-status history of the whole file. ### Found wherever the provider wrote it. A lifting limit rarely arrives on a tidy form. It's a sentence in the plan section, a checkbox on a state work-status form, a line in a therapy discharge summary. The AI reads every page — including handwriting — and extracts each stated restriction with its value, effective date, and the provider who stated it. Narrative sentences and checkbox forms read the same way Original wording preserved next to the structured entry Progress note · p.206 of 342 Assessment/Plan: Continue PT twice weekly. Patient tolerating exercises well. May return to sedentary work, no lifting over 10 lbs, re-evaluate in 4 weeks. Extracted as Duty classification — Sedentary Lifting limit — 10 lbs Effective — May 14 · Dr. Osei, Orthopedics Citation — p.206 Duty status over time Apr 02 OFF WORK May 14 SEDENTARY Jun 09 LIGHT Jun 25 RTW PENDING Sedentary → light → anticipated full duty, each step cited to the note that ordered it. ### Duty classifications and RTW dates, in sequence. Off work, sedentary, light, modified, full — each restriction entry carries the provider's stated duty classification and any return-to-work determination, so the progression from injury to release reads as one sequence. The classification is what the provider wrote, never inferred. Return-to-work determinations with their dates and authors Gaps in the work-status record are visible, not papered over ### When providers disagree, you see both. The treating physician keeps the claimant sedentary; the IME physician releases to light duty over the same weeks. That conflict is exactly what a file review needs to catch — so it's flagged explicitly, with both statements cited side by side. The software surfaces the disagreement; resolving it stays with you. Overlapping, conflicting restrictions flagged — never merged Both sources cited, one click from either note Conflict · same period FLAGGED FOR REVIEW Treating physician · Jun 09 "Remains restricted to sedentary duty pending MRI review." p.259 IME physician · Jun 12 "Capable of light duty with no squatting or kneeling." p.312 Both restrictions stay in the list, attributed and cited — the conflict is the finding. Restriction · Sedentary, 10-lb limit Adams, T. · #IME-4812 Continue PT twice weekly. May return to sedentary work, no lifting over 10 lbs, re-evaluate in 4 weeks. Progress note · p.206 of 342 · packet 1 of 2 Click any restriction in the list and the source note opens at this passage. Audit-grade by default ### Every restriction cites the note that stated it. Work status drives benefits, and benefits disputes end up in front of judges. So the list is source-linked and legally defensible: each entry cites its page, in the provider's own words. Undated or illegible entries are flagged for review, never silently filled in. [See Verifiable AI Citations ](https://medrecords.ai/product/citations/) ### From records dump to work-status history. 3 steps, and the restriction hunt is over. 01 Upload the file Drop the whole record — progress notes, work-status forms, therapy summaries, IME reports. 02 Restrictions extracted & structured Every stated limit, duty classification, and RTW determination pulled into one dated list; conflicts flagged. 03 Review, click to source, export Verify any entry against its note in one click; export the work-status history with citations attached. ### Who pulls restrictions with it. Work status is the hinge of the file — for benefits, for damages, for defense. [ Law firms Lost-earnings arguments and cross-examinations built on the documented restrictions, cited to the page. For law firms ](https://medrecords.ai/solutions/law-firms/) [ TPAs & case managers Current restrictions and RTW dates per claim without paging through the file — modified-duty offers grounded in the record. For TPAs ](https://medrecords.ai/solutions/tpas/) [ Insurance carriers Indemnity decisions checked against the stated restrictions — including the conflicts between providers. For carriers ](https://medrecords.ai/solutions/insurance-carriers/) FAQ ### Work restriction extraction, answered. The AI reads every page for return-to-work statements wherever they appear — work-status forms, progress-note narrative, therapy discharge summaries, or a checkbox on a state form. Each determination is structured with its date, the provider who made it, whether it is full or modified duty, and a page citation to the exact source. Yes. Lifting limits, no-overhead-work orders, standing and sitting tolerances, driving restrictions, and similar activity limits are extracted with their stated values and effective dates. Narrative phrasing counts too: a limit buried in a paragraph is captured the same as one on a work-status form. Each restriction entry carries the provider's stated duty classification — sedentary, light, modified, or full duty — as documented, so you can follow the progression from sedentary-only to full release across the file. The classification is taken from what the provider wrote, not inferred. All of them are listed. When 2 providers state conflicting restrictions over the same period — say, one orders sedentary duty while another releases to light duty — the conflict is flagged explicitly, with both sources cited side by side. The software surfaces the disagreement; resolving it stays with you. Yes. Every extracted restriction carries a page-level citation back to the note or form it was stated in. Click it and the record opens at that passage. Anything ambiguous — an undated form, an illegible value — is flagged for review, never silently filled in. ### Related capabilities. Work restrictions are one thread of the same cited record intelligence. [ Pain & Range of Motion Analysis The measured findings behind the restrictions: ROM and pain scores lined up across visits. See ROM & pain tracking ](https://medrecords.ai/product/pain-range-of-motion-analysis/) [ Condition Progression Tracking The clinical trend the duty status should track — worsening, stable, or improving, cited. See progression tracking ](https://medrecords.ai/product/condition-progression-tracking/) [ Treatment Relatedness & Compensability Signals Whether documented treatment ties to the claimed injury — signals, cited, humans decide. See relatedness signals ](https://medrecords.ai/product/treatment-relatedness-compensability/) ### Pull the restrictions from one of your own files. Upload a single file and get the work-status history back, structured and cited. Handled under our BAA; never used to train a model. [Test a file ](https://medrecords.ai/test-a-file/?src=product-work-limitation-extraction) [Book a demo](https://medrecords.ai/demo/) [All capabilities →](https://medrecords.ai/product/)