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Work Injury Doctor / Chiropractor

Mike Francis is experienced in helping patients with work-related injuries, and we also have a personal injury claim specialist on staff to help you with your claims. We have helped many patients heal from on-the-job trauma and repetitive injuries and return back to work. Our Wilmington DE Chiropractic clinic is located in North Wilmington near Claymont, DE. More than 3 million Americans are injured at work every year. Workplace accidents can happen whether you work in an office, retail setting or industrial environment. No matter how careful or how much safety training you have, unfortunately, accidents can happen through no fault of your own. The most common kinds of injuries have to do with slip and fall accidents, improper lifting, muscle strains, repetitive strain, falling objects, walking into objects and vehicle or equipment crashes. All of these work-related injuries can have serious long-term effects. Need to be treated as soon as possible. Benefits of Treating a Workplace Inj

Can You Choose A Doctor For Work-related Injury?

Most of the workers don't know whether they a right to choose a doctor for work-related injury or not. These rules vary from State to State. In some States workers can only visit a doctor recommended or chosen by the employer or employer's insurance company. While in other States injured worker have the option to select any doctor from the network, and this network is defined by the State, employer or employer's insurance company. These rules also varies whether you are visiting doctor just for initial checkup or for regular treatments of work-related injury. Remember that all doctors don't deal with injured workers. Workers compensation billing and compensation is different from regular billing system that's why some doctors try to keep themselves away from these complications of work-related injuries. In this case your doctor may redirect you to some other physician. Initial Checkup In most of the States, you are allowed to visit any doctor of your choice for init

Surgery Denied Under Workers’ Compensation

If you've been told by your workers’ compensation doctor that surgery is required for your injury, it may be a shock to have the surgery denied. Unfortunately, there are several reasons why this can happen. Reasons for a Claim Denial Slip and fall accidents, heavy lifting accidents, work truck accidents, and injuries caused by defective machinery or equipment can result in serious injuries that require surgery to repair. However, for specific treatment to be approved for workers’ compensation benefits, your claim must meet the following three criteria: Causation: Your need for medical treatment must be the direct result of a workplace accident. If you can't establish that the injury was caused by something that occurred while on the job, the claim can be denied. Likelihood of effectiveness: Treatment will only be approved if it's reasonably likely to cure your condition and/or allow you to return to suitable employment. Authorized provider: Workers’ compensation laws requir

Workers Comp Doctors Guide

Seeing any doctor for your first visit is usually permitted in most states. If your injury is life threatening, going to the ER will be covered as well. It is important for the injured worker to let whoever is treating him or her that the injury is work related. The Doctor or treating physicians need to be made aware if it is a work related injury. Make sure if you have ongoing treatment from a medical provider that they are authorized to treat you for your work related injury. If they are not authorized to treat you from the state or the workers compensation insurance company, the bills may not be paid. The medical evidence may also be denied in any court proceedings if the Doctor you are treating with is not authorized to do so. Can I choose my own Doctor? The ability to choose your own doctor in a work related injury depends heavily on what state you live in. Some states require you to see a worker’s comp doctor from a panel. Other states allow injured workers to choose doctors in a

What's In The $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Bill

However, the payments would start to phase out for individuals with adjusted gross incomes of more than $75,000, and those making more than $99,000 would not qualify at all. The thresholds are doubled for couples. -- Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby Student loan payments suspended The Department of Education would suspend payments on student loan borrowers without penalty through September 30, according to the bill. CNN reported last week that the Department of Education was planning to allow student loan borrowers to suspend payments without penalty and accruing interest for at least 60 days. -- Zachary Cohen and Katie Lobosco REAL ID deadline delayed The deadline to obtain a REAL ID, federally mandated identification that will be needed for passengers to board aircraft, will be extended until at least September 2021 -- a year past the current deadline, according to a draft version of the Senate stimulus bill obtained by CNN. Before the coronavirus pandemic swept across the US, states wer

7 Top Treatments For Work Injuries In Phoenix

Workers compensation doctors are trained and experienced in assessing, diagnosing and treating workers compensation injuries. Work injuries need to be treated differently than other injuries since they not only require timely treatment but also complete documentation so that the patient can go on about his / her normal life. Here are the top treatments used to treat injuries by workers compensation doctors in Phoenix at one of the leading clinics, Arizona Injury Medical Associates. Physical Medicine Acute and chronic pain may first be treated conservatively with medication management. Over the counter medication and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines may be given to a work injury patient. Interventional Pain Management Interventional Pain Management includes minimally invasive procedures to relieve pain by identifying the root cause. For instance, pain in a joint may be treated with an injection of steroid and anesthetic for lasting pain relief. Trigger point injections are used