Of course back injuries can be very serious.
The problem is that many people have pre-existing back conditions and Workers’ Compensation insurance companies will try to use this against you to deny or minimize your injury.
Here are some tips to make sure that you recover full value for your back injury at work.
Make sure that you report your injury at work right away to your supervisor and put it in writing.
Make sure that you go to the doctor as soon as possible and tell the doctor how you were hurt at work and how your back feels different than before.
In other words, if your back was hurting before the work injury make sure that you explain how this pain is different and whether the past treatment had resolved your past back pain.
Make sure that you go to the doctor for treatment and follow doctor’s orders.
Make sure that you ask for an MRI to provide objective proof of damage to your back.
Make sure that you get the help of an experienced Workers’ Compensation Lawyer to help fight the insurance company.
More questions about your work injury? Feel free to contact Illinois Work Comp Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.