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Physical Therapy after Auto Accident
DIR By: CardioFlexTherapy
Date: August 1, 2018, 10:21 am
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For people involved in auto accidents, it can be a difficult
time for them trying to navigate the system finding the right
medical providers. Oftentimes they will just listen to their
attorneys, if a lawsuit is involved, to direct them to Physical
Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and doctors. Attorneys
usually tend to refer their clients to providers that they have
an arrangement with, instead of sending them to the top
providers in the area. What so many patients don’t realize
is that they have absolute freedom to choose their own medical
providers, whether their attorney is friends with them or not.
Doing proactive research is a great way to discover top
providers in the area, in order to get the best medical care
possible. All medical providers work with attorney’s
offices in the case they need paperwork, treatment notes, and
all documents necessary for potential litigation or settlements.
But not all medical offices can offer the highest standard of
care that is sufficient to each individual patient. So
it’s up to the patient to attempt to figure out who are
the top providers in the area for their individual condition and
their overall needs.
Patients involved in car wrecks typically have spinal injuries
that can take several weeks to several months to recover from.
Injuries that are commonly seen following a car accident include
herniated discs, fractured vertebrae, reversed curvature,
ruptured tendons, ruptured ligaments, osteoarthritis, facet
joint pain, whiplash, osteoarthritis. cervical pain, thoracic
pain, lumbar pain, sacral pain, and sacroiliac joint pain. Even
soft tissue spinal injuries in the muscles, tendons, and
ligaments surrounding the spinal cord can be difficult to rehab,
as severe strains or sprains can be the same as small partial
tears. Joint breakdown, cartilage damage, and resulting
osteoarthritis can be observed in spinal discs, facet joints,
and in the sacroiliac joints.
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