Depending on how far your OA has progressed, there are different approaches and treatments available that help you live with less pain and increased mobility.
Source: Stages of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
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Arthritis is a major cause of disability for people 50 years of age and older.
Learn what the development and adoption of new technologies means for you as a patient—and what it does not mean.
Source: New Back Surgery Technologies
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Back injuries are leading cause of Workers’ Compensation filings and Social Security Disability cases.
COUNTRYSIDE — An advisory board voted Wednesday to add eight health conditions — including chronic pain syndrome, autism, osteoarthritis and post-traumatic stress disorder — to the list of illnesses that can be treated by medical marijuana in Illinois.The state’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Board had expressed frustration last month when Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration rejected its first 11 suggestions for expanding the list of medical conditions. Osteoarthritis and PTSD
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Adding these kinds of conditions would address many conditions that you find in Social Security disability cases and some workers’ compensation cases.
Source: Shoulder Pain and Common Shoulder Problems-OrthoInfo – AAOS
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Shoulder problems are common work injuries. Make sure to report your accident in writing and see a specialist right away.
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.