Legal Issues with Soft Tissue Injury Case
The plaintiff side of the issue is represented by the patient's attorney and we have discovered they are often placed in a position of "pressure" when attempting to justify some of the patient care issues common to the handling of soft tissue cases by the doctor or therapist. We believe anything which allows the claim to pass through the "legal" process easier, will be greatly appreciated by the attorney and will often result in a better long-term working relationship with the attorney. This better relationship often results in greater utilization of the doctor's services by the attorney.
If, on the other hand, the clinical treatment of the doctor or therapist causes the case to lose value, the possibility of a long-term relationship decreases dramatically. For example, the case we mentioned earlier in which the doctor treated the patient 454 times for an uncomplicated soft tissue injury, makes the case very difficult for the attorney to move the case through the "system" and do justice to their client's interests. This type of behavior makes the claim lose value and results in protracted litigation before settlement.
This discussion is designed to address the soft tissue personal injury case and to offer what we consider are reasonable points of view which are supportable in the literature when possible. In our experience, failure to follow a reasonable approach often leads to close scrutiny of the claim. It is our hope this discussion will bring the two different levels of expectation a bit closer and result in a higher level of cooperation between the two sides. Additionally, if the case you manage as the treating practitioner can pass through the medical/legal system, your relationship with the plaintiff attorney can only flourish. However, if the attorney representing the patient loses a potential award as a result of many of the topics mentioned in this article, how likely could an expanding relationship be?
Writers Bio
Dr. Steven R. Jones is a licensed Chiropractor in the state of California. He received his doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in Sunnyvale, California. Dr. Jones has treated his patients for over 15 years at his own San Diego Chiropractic practice.
Dr. Jones is accepting new patients and would be happy to consult with you regarding your chiropractic needs.
Call Steve Jones at
(619) 280 0554
San Diego Chiropractic
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Better Health Steve Jones
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Whiplash Accidents Injury Care San Diego
Whiplash Accidents
In my San Diego based Chiropractic Clinic we provide treatment for those patients involved in auto accidents on a regular basis. The most common injury resulting from car accidents is whiplash.
Whiplash is most frequently associated with rear-end auto accidents in which the heads of those in the front car are suddenly snapped backward and forward by the acceleration caused by the impact. The more descriptive medical phrase used to convey this type of injury is cervical acceleration/deceleration (CAD) trauma or syndrome. CAD accurately describes the rapid movements that can injure the vertebrae of the neck and the muscles and ligaments that support them.
Anyone can be subjected to whiplash at almost any speed, even in a minimal-force auto accident at speeds as low as 5mph. Incidents that cause whiplash can also be related to other incidents or mishaps in which the head is pushed or jerked beyond its normal range of motion. Whiplash commonly causes serious and chronic neck pain, as well as back pain, headaches blurred vision, ringing in the ears, nausea, numbness and dizziness. More serious injuries such as bruising of the brain can sometimes occur in auto accidents.
The sudden accident that caused the initial whiplash injury may fade into memory, but the physical and psychological damage of whiplash can become chronic, severely eroding the victim's quality of life. Chiropractic techniques are particularly well-suited to relieving the neck pain and other debilitating effects of whiplash because they can
• restore movement lost after the accident,
• overcome muscle weakness and enhance muscle tone,
• speed recovery, and
• diminish chronic symptoms that can persist or recur over many years.
Chiropractic adjustments and supportive treatment have proved successful for many thousands of patients. Chiropractic care significantly reduce patients' distress and allow them to return to their normal activities.
Writers Bio
Dr. Steven R. Jones is a licensed Chiropractor in the state of California. He received his doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in Sunnyvale, California. Dr. Jones has treated his patients for over 15 years at his own San Diego Chiropractic practice.
Dr. Jones is accepting new patients and would be happy to consult with you regarding your chiropractic needs.
Call Steve Jones at
(619) 280 0554
San Diego Chiropractic
Ergonomic Office Equipment Website to learn more about or Buy Ergo Nav, the Ergonomic Mouse Pad
or Visit Ergonomic Blog, "Ergonomically Yours" And read the latest News in the Ergonomic World.
Better Health Steve Jones
In my San Diego based Chiropractic Clinic we provide treatment for those patients involved in auto accidents on a regular basis. The most common injury resulting from car accidents is whiplash.
Whiplash is most frequently associated with rear-end auto accidents in which the heads of those in the front car are suddenly snapped backward and forward by the acceleration caused by the impact. The more descriptive medical phrase used to convey this type of injury is cervical acceleration/deceleration (CAD) trauma or syndrome. CAD accurately describes the rapid movements that can injure the vertebrae of the neck and the muscles and ligaments that support them.
Anyone can be subjected to whiplash at almost any speed, even in a minimal-force auto accident at speeds as low as 5mph. Incidents that cause whiplash can also be related to other incidents or mishaps in which the head is pushed or jerked beyond its normal range of motion. Whiplash commonly causes serious and chronic neck pain, as well as back pain, headaches blurred vision, ringing in the ears, nausea, numbness and dizziness. More serious injuries such as bruising of the brain can sometimes occur in auto accidents.
The sudden accident that caused the initial whiplash injury may fade into memory, but the physical and psychological damage of whiplash can become chronic, severely eroding the victim's quality of life. Chiropractic techniques are particularly well-suited to relieving the neck pain and other debilitating effects of whiplash because they can
• restore movement lost after the accident,
• overcome muscle weakness and enhance muscle tone,
• speed recovery, and
• diminish chronic symptoms that can persist or recur over many years.
Chiropractic adjustments and supportive treatment have proved successful for many thousands of patients. Chiropractic care significantly reduce patients' distress and allow them to return to their normal activities.
Writers Bio
Dr. Steven R. Jones is a licensed Chiropractor in the state of California. He received his doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in Sunnyvale, California. Dr. Jones has treated his patients for over 15 years at his own San Diego Chiropractic practice.
Dr. Jones is accepting new patients and would be happy to consult with you regarding your chiropractic needs.
Call Steve Jones at
(619) 280 0554
San Diego Chiropractic
Ergonomic Office Equipment Website to learn more about or Buy Ergo Nav, the Ergonomic Mouse Pad
or Visit Ergonomic Blog, "Ergonomically Yours" And read the latest News in the Ergonomic World.
Better Health Steve Jones
Monday, April 19, 2010
Chiropractic Care for Neck Pain and Headaches:
Chiropractic Care for Neck Pain and Headaches:
Do you seem to get headaches whenever you get neck pain?
If so, you are dealing with a very common problem. My San Diego chiropractic office sees people on a regular basis who suffer from these symptoms. Neck pain is often accompanied by headaches because of the muscle tension that is so often present with neck problems.
I am sure that many of you have heard of muscle tension headaches. More often than not, muscle tension headaches begin in the neck where tightness has developed for a variety of reasons. Sometimes neck injuries such as those from auto accidents or postural stress secondary to sitting in front of a computer all day will cause the neck muscles to tighten up.
Tight muscles in the neck cause muscle tension on the back of the head. This tension causes the muscles that cover your skull to spasm. Between the aggravation of tight muscles and neck pain, headaches will often become a companion to your neck pain.
Treating muscle tension headaches often requires a multifaceted approach. Chiropractic care will help relieve a great deal of the muscle tension and spasm. Chiropractic adjustments relax muscles, restore normal joint motion and eliminate the associated neck pain. In addition to chiropractic manipulations, therapies including electric muscle stimulation, ultrasound and ice packs are beneficial to help reduce the muscle spasms that help cause the tension headaches.
Another important part of elimination or reducing the number of muscle tension headaches that you experience is to identify what sets them off. Postural stresses associated with computer work, reading, certain types of work or specific hobbies can lead to stress in the neck that causes headaches. Identifying the culprits and either eliminating them or modifying them helps greatly in controlling your headaches.
The bottom line is that neck pain and muscle tension headaches are closely related and often successfully treated with chiropractic care.
Writers Bio
Dr. Steven R. Jones is a licensed Chiropractor in the state of California. He received his doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in Sunnyvale, California. Dr. Jones has treated his patients for over 15 years at his own San Diego Chiropractic practice.
Dr. Jones is accepting new patients and would be happy to consult with you regarding your chiropractic needs.
Call Steve Jones at
(619) 280 0554
San Diego Chiropractic
Ergonomic Office Equipment Website to learn more about or Buy Ergo Nav, the Ergonomic Mouse Pad
or Visit Ergonomic Blog, "Ergonomically Yours" And read the latest News in the Ergonomic World.
Better Health Steve Jones
Do you seem to get headaches whenever you get neck pain?
If so, you are dealing with a very common problem. My San Diego chiropractic office sees people on a regular basis who suffer from these symptoms. Neck pain is often accompanied by headaches because of the muscle tension that is so often present with neck problems.
I am sure that many of you have heard of muscle tension headaches. More often than not, muscle tension headaches begin in the neck where tightness has developed for a variety of reasons. Sometimes neck injuries such as those from auto accidents or postural stress secondary to sitting in front of a computer all day will cause the neck muscles to tighten up.
Tight muscles in the neck cause muscle tension on the back of the head. This tension causes the muscles that cover your skull to spasm. Between the aggravation of tight muscles and neck pain, headaches will often become a companion to your neck pain.
Treating muscle tension headaches often requires a multifaceted approach. Chiropractic care will help relieve a great deal of the muscle tension and spasm. Chiropractic adjustments relax muscles, restore normal joint motion and eliminate the associated neck pain. In addition to chiropractic manipulations, therapies including electric muscle stimulation, ultrasound and ice packs are beneficial to help reduce the muscle spasms that help cause the tension headaches.
Another important part of elimination or reducing the number of muscle tension headaches that you experience is to identify what sets them off. Postural stresses associated with computer work, reading, certain types of work or specific hobbies can lead to stress in the neck that causes headaches. Identifying the culprits and either eliminating them or modifying them helps greatly in controlling your headaches.
The bottom line is that neck pain and muscle tension headaches are closely related and often successfully treated with chiropractic care.
Writers Bio
Dr. Steven R. Jones is a licensed Chiropractor in the state of California. He received his doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in Sunnyvale, California. Dr. Jones has treated his patients for over 15 years at his own San Diego Chiropractic practice.
Dr. Jones is accepting new patients and would be happy to consult with you regarding your chiropractic needs.
Call Steve Jones at
(619) 280 0554
San Diego Chiropractic
Ergonomic Office Equipment Website to learn more about or Buy Ergo Nav, the Ergonomic Mouse Pad
or Visit Ergonomic Blog, "Ergonomically Yours" And read the latest News in the Ergonomic World.
Better Health Steve Jones
Friday, April 9, 2010
Yoga and Chiropractic
Yoga and Chiropractic
My sister is a long time chiropractic patient. Not my patient, she lives 700 miles away from my chiropractic practice in San Diego, so she does not get free care from her little brother, she has to pay for it.
About ten years ago, my sister took up Yoga – about nine years ago she called me one day and said “Hey Steve, this Yoga thing is great, I bet that if all of your patients took up Yoga that they wouldn’t need you anymore!” I actually took this as a compliment because I had originally encouraged her to do Yoga – and now she was feeling better because of it.
While I know that the practice of Yoga is a wonderful method for keeping your muscles stretched and your spine flexible, it is a compliment for chiropractic, not a substitute.
Many of my peers consider my philosophy regarding the management of my chiropractic patients a bit odd. Instead of placing my patients on long term care programs, I prefer to get my patients out of pain as quickly as possible and then give them a combination of stretches and exercises that they can do at home that will help stabilize their area of pain.
Those of you who have not tried Yoga should do so. Yoga is a discipline that constantly challenges your physical being. The positions used in Yoga routines test your body and mind with combinations of stretching, strength training and balance that very few other disciplines can offer.
From a purely physical standpoint, Yoga helps even your muscle tone, improve your balance and coordination, build strength, prevent injury, focus your breathing, improve your posture and elongate muscles. Mentally, Yoga allows to focus on the “now” which helps reduce stress and consequently, reduce muscle spasms among other things.
It is because of all of the benefits of Yoga that I recommend it to most of my friends and patients. Combining the benefits of Chiropractic care’s ability to break down scar tissue and adhesions that limit or alter normal joint motion and Yoga’s benefits as discussed above makes for an exceptional approach to treating neck pain, back pain and many other musculoskeletal conditions that I see in my office.
Writers Bio
Dr. Steven R. Jones is a licensed Chiropractor in the state of California. He received his doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in Sunnyvale, California. Dr. Jones has treated his patients for over 15 years at his own San Diego Chiropractic practice.
Dr. Jones is accepting new patients and would be happy to consult with you regarding your chiropractic needs.
Call Steve Jones at
(619) 280 0554
San Diego Chiropractic
Ergonomic Office Equipment Website to learn more about or Buy Ergo Nav, the Ergonomic Mouse Pad
or Visit Ergonomic Blog, "Ergonomically Yours" And read the latest News in the Ergonomic World.
Better Health Steve Jones
My sister is a long time chiropractic patient. Not my patient, she lives 700 miles away from my chiropractic practice in San Diego, so she does not get free care from her little brother, she has to pay for it.
About ten years ago, my sister took up Yoga – about nine years ago she called me one day and said “Hey Steve, this Yoga thing is great, I bet that if all of your patients took up Yoga that they wouldn’t need you anymore!” I actually took this as a compliment because I had originally encouraged her to do Yoga – and now she was feeling better because of it.
While I know that the practice of Yoga is a wonderful method for keeping your muscles stretched and your spine flexible, it is a compliment for chiropractic, not a substitute.
Many of my peers consider my philosophy regarding the management of my chiropractic patients a bit odd. Instead of placing my patients on long term care programs, I prefer to get my patients out of pain as quickly as possible and then give them a combination of stretches and exercises that they can do at home that will help stabilize their area of pain.
Those of you who have not tried Yoga should do so. Yoga is a discipline that constantly challenges your physical being. The positions used in Yoga routines test your body and mind with combinations of stretching, strength training and balance that very few other disciplines can offer.
From a purely physical standpoint, Yoga helps even your muscle tone, improve your balance and coordination, build strength, prevent injury, focus your breathing, improve your posture and elongate muscles. Mentally, Yoga allows to focus on the “now” which helps reduce stress and consequently, reduce muscle spasms among other things.
It is because of all of the benefits of Yoga that I recommend it to most of my friends and patients. Combining the benefits of Chiropractic care’s ability to break down scar tissue and adhesions that limit or alter normal joint motion and Yoga’s benefits as discussed above makes for an exceptional approach to treating neck pain, back pain and many other musculoskeletal conditions that I see in my office.
Writers Bio
Dr. Steven R. Jones is a licensed Chiropractor in the state of California. He received his doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in Sunnyvale, California. Dr. Jones has treated his patients for over 15 years at his own San Diego Chiropractic practice.
Dr. Jones is accepting new patients and would be happy to consult with you regarding your chiropractic needs.
Call Steve Jones at
(619) 280 0554
San Diego Chiropractic
Ergonomic Office Equipment Website to learn more about or Buy Ergo Nav, the Ergonomic Mouse Pad
or Visit Ergonomic Blog, "Ergonomically Yours" And read the latest News in the Ergonomic World.
Better Health Steve Jones
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