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There are many of time when a client comes to me in an automobile accident case and they are treated by a doctor who has not ordered any diagnosis testing.

Randall Nemerovski, M.D., who specializes in physical medical rehabilitation at Advocate Aurora Health, Kenosha and Racine, WI, believes putting up the tree can be problematic for back pain.

For many people, the holidays really are are “the most wonderful time of the year.” But for others, it's not all hot chocolate and snow angels. Depression, anxiety, and even suicide tend to rise during the holiday season, and if mental health issues in yourself or a loved one come to the fore, resources are available.

Again, it is because this law has been established for over 50 years. The insurance company has the right to control your medical care by listing on the panel at your place of employment the doctors who can treat you when you are injured on the job.

You have the right to change doctors one time from the list of doctors listed on the panel of physicians. Do not change to another clinic. Look for a good doctor on the panel of doctors.

If you don't own a home, you have a small apartment, no savings, and just began to work, then minimum insurance coverage may be for you.

MRI is a very good diagnostic tool to determine if you have a real medical problem in your spine or in your joints. MRI's are not that expensive. However, clinics like Concentra and Caduceus and Peachtree Immediate Care do not order MRI's because the insurance company directs them not to order an MRI for injured workers.

Your lawyer should be able to file a Petition for Medical Treatment with the State Board of Workers' Compensation in certain limited cases. This is a new process for moving medical treatment forward quickly. However, the medical treatment recommendation must come from your authorized doctor.

I have been handling injured workers claims for 41 years as Leslie just stated. It amazes me every day how slow the process is for my injured workers clients is to receive approval for their medical care by the workers' compensation system.

Spondylolysis is a unilateral or bilateral bony defect in the pars interarticular is (or isthmus) of the vertebra. The terms comes from the Greek words SPONDYLOS (vertebra) and LYSIS (defect).