The applicant testified there were no witnesses to this incident. He claimed he believed he informed the companies supervisor, Mr. Greg Whitaker, the next day. However, as you know, there was a delay in medical treatment. I questioned the applicant regarding this delay. The applicant claimed it was the carrier’s responsibility to make an appointment and claimed he initially requested medical treatment the day after the date of injury.…
DOI: 7/5/2016. Patient is a 54-year-old male technician who sustained injury while carrying a work ladder back to truck when the ladder lost balance and jerked, and injured his low back and right hip. Per OMNI entry, he was initially diagnosed with possible herniated lumbar disc with radiculopathy down the right leg. Per the IME report dated 08/25/16, the patient came under the care of medication, PT and acupuncture.…
There are very dogs that are capable of succeeding in Service Dog work. Although temperament is important, factors such as health, structure and genetics affect the rate of failure. This is why service dogs are often sought out through reputable breeders for a complete history of the breed’s line. When evaluating dogs from a shelter for Service Dog work, you must look for factors that would disqualify the dog. For example, traits such as fear, aggression and timidity would not be appropriate Service Dog work.…
My hips are uneven, my ribcage is twisted, and my waist falls differently on each side of my body. When I trace my fingers down my spine, I follow the winding path of three, 50 degree curves. For most of my adolescence, I strapped myself into a back brace for 23 hours a day. I remember the painful purple bruises from its tight, velcro straps, the embarrassment of being held aside at security lines, the misery of wearing five layers in the summer, and the taunts of one of my classmates who punched me and shouted, “Hard back! Hard back!”…
I felt a sharp pain, suddenly stopped, and fell to the ground. I had to be carried off the field. I didn’t even get hit by anything, something just felt like it snapped. There was an ice-pack on my leg, slowly freezing it until I couldn’t feel it anymore. Right after the game finished, we went straight to the ER.…
Light At the End of the Tunnel Although Jeannette Walls and I share a common thread of being hospitalized at a young age, it is my belief after reading The Glass Castle that Jeannette had it far worse than I ever did. In The Glass Castle, Jeannette shares how she spent over a month in a hospital due to burns after she tried to make herself hot dogs. The time that Jeannette spent in the hospital was like a vacation from her crazy life and parents. She relished the time in the hospital because it was the first time in her life that she was taken care of and had people that were actually concerned about her well-being.…
When I was seven years old I was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. Which is an illness where the myelin sheath that protects the nerves has been damaged. This causes the signals from the brain to not reach the correct nerve. Such as the command to build muscle within your extremities or other areas of your body to go unnoticed.…
The next week my mom tells me that she got me in for an MRI to see what's wrong with my back. After the MRI they told us that they would have results in a couple days. A few days later we went in to see the results they told us that I had a fractured…
The Major Challenge The major challenge that is seen at Long Island University’s Center for Physical Rehabilitation is back pain and the need for improving function. Lower back pain is one of the most common reasons for people missing work or going to see their doctor. "About 2 percent of the U.S. work force has compensable back problems each year. Various estimates of the total annual societal cost of back pain in the United States range from $20 to $50 billion.…
We were all happy, mom loved her job and we loved where we were living, but things were about to change because when I went for my 15 month check-up my curve was at 57 degrees. My Orthopedic Doctor in Seattle Dr. Krengel always said that at 50 degrees it is intended for surgery to be done immediately. Unfortunately Dr. Neal the Orthopedic in Jacksonville didn’t have any openings for surgery until October or November and with my curve growing so fast, the surgery needed to be done as soon as possible. When we spoke to Dr. Krengel in Seattle he told my family if we came back to Seattle he would schedule me for surgery in August, my family discussed everything and decided that mom would quit her job, I have to tell you her boss was really mad, he couldn’t understand why we had to move. We gave up our home and moved back to…
Imagine an athlete that breaks a bone while playing in the big game and you were the most valuable player, a soldier in the Army who is hit with a surprise explosive device when on duty and loses his or her limb, and an innocent child that was born with a distortion or birth defect that makes it difficult for them to do daily activities. At the same time Imagine the failure to physically walk or do so agony free, or to sit, or do any kind of everyday activities or routine with no steady inconvenience. Regardless of whether one got harmed, conceived with a handicap disorder, or an impairment happens because of maturing of the person, there is an approach to help treat numerous problems. Engaging in a physical therapy rehabilitation program can…
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January 11, 2015 will be a day I remember forever; the day I tore my ACL and meniscus at a competitive soccer practice. I was in tears; absolutely devastated. I had heard about athletes who retired their cleats altogether as a result of this injury. Soccer was my life and I had dreams of playing in college one day. I had my surgery over a month and a half later on February 27, 2015.…
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Get Better Faster through Patient Satisfaction I was born with a condition called a concave chest. Basically, there was a bowl shape in my chest which resulted in my heart being pushed up against my lungs. In order to fix this, surgeons would have to break all of my ribs and insert a ‘nuss bar’ to push out my chest. It was always know that I would need surgery to correct this but it didn’t become a true reality until January of 2006 a week after my eleventh birthday.…