Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Posted by Michele Lewane | Types of Injuries and Illnesses, Working With A Doctor
Victims of severe work injuries are at risk for chronic pain disorders that can be debilitating. I have seen several injured workers who, during the course of their recovery, develop pain that is in another area of the body. Sometimes, the pain can seem to be unrelated and even unexplained until the patient is properly diagnosed. …
Virginia Work Injuries Involving the Hand and Fingers
Posted by Michele Lewane | Types of Injuries and Illnesses
Injuries to the hands and fingers can be especially troublesome because we use our hands for so much. Can you imagine not being able to use one or both of your hands when you take a shower or use the restroom? Or, the possibility that you can’t even write your own name? I help countless …
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Treatment for Severe Burns
Posted by Michele Lewane | Types of Injuries and Illnesses
Burns can be extremely painful and treatment methods for them can depend on several factors (cause, location, size). Please remember that this information provided only to educate injured workers and is not medical advice. …
Mild or Severe Burns After a Work Injury
Posted by Michele Lewane | Types of Injuries and Illnesses
I recently spoke to a woman who had her hand severely burned at work but she delayed medical care because she thought it was “ok.” Now, not only is she trying to handle the added stress dealing with the Virginia workers’ compensation system, she is also faced with the possibility that her hand will never …
Types of Serious Neck Injuries
Posted by Michele Lewane | Types of Injuries and Illnesses
Neck injuries affect the lives of hundreds of injured workers across Virginia. Serious neck injuries can be the result of workplace collisions, falling objects, or accidents that cause severe whiplash. Workers who are required to operate machinery or vehicles as part of their duties are at risk of whiplash injuries on the job. People may …
Pain and Phantom Sensations After an Amputation
Posted by Michele Lewane | Types of Injuries and Illnesses
It is hard to imagine what it would be like to lose part of your body. Many people struggle with the initial physical pain, the emotional pain of losing part of their body, and then some people have to deal with pain after the injured body part has been removed – this is also known …
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Diagnostic Testing After a Work Related Neck Injury
Posted by Michele Lewane | Types of Injuries and Illnesses
I have represented many folks who have suffered a neck injury as the result of a work place accident. Neck injuries are unpleasant and injuries to the neck can often be difficult to diagnose without diagnostic imaging or testing. Often, workers’ compensation doctors will order physical therapy before any diagnostic imaging as a less invasive, …
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How do you Recover Mentally from an Amputation?
Posted by Michele Lewane | Types of Injuries and Illnesses
After a severe work injury that results in an amputation, injured workers are left to pick up the pieces. There is a lot of information out there on a person’s physical recovery but not a lot on dealing with the mental and emotional toll that an amputation can take a patient. I found some great …
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When a Work Injury Leads to Amputation
Posted by Michele Lewane | Types of Injuries and Illnesses
I have helped many injured workers recover benefits after suffering an injury that led to an amputation of one or more of their body parts. “Amputation is the surgical removal of all or part of a limb or extremity such as an arm, leg, foot, hand, toe, or finger.” (taken from www.webmd.com) “About 1.8 million …
Work Injuries Can Lead to RSD
Posted by Michele Lewane | Types of Injuries and Illnesses
Many people who suffer from a serious work injury can later develop Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy or RSD. RSD is defined as “a malfunction of the central nervous systems, which causes pain and additional symptoms,” (taken from www.rsdawareness.com). RSD is a condition that is recognized by Virginia Workers’ Compensation when it is caused as the result …