Service
Work-injury exam and care plan
A first exam and a written plan for workers hurt on the job, with the notes your payer and employer ask for.
Your doctor asks how you were hurt and what your job involves, examines you and writes a plan you can read. The exam is where work limits, such as lifting, driving or time on your feet, are first put on paper.
What a visit includes
What happens at the visit
Your story and your job
How you were hurt, what you do all day and what you have already tried, written down in your words.
An exam
Movement, strength and feeling are checked. X-rays are taken only when medically necessary.
A plan and a work-status note
The plan, your work limits and who gets a copy, before you leave.
Plainly
How long and how often, and what we do not claim
How long and how often
Your doctor sets a plan after the exam and reviews it as you go. We don't promise a number of visits or a return date, because both depend on you, your job and your claim.
What we do not claim
We do not promise a result or a recovery date.
We do not decide your claim; the payer does.
We do not replace your primary care physician or an emergency room.
How it is paid
How this visit is paid
On an allowed work-injury claim we bill the payer. For anything else you get a written estimate before the visit.
Questions
Questions about work-injury exam
Do I need my claim number for the exam?
Bring it if you have it, along with your employer's name and the date you were hurt. If the claim isn't filed yet, we tell you what to ask your employer and the payer.
Who gets the work-status note?
The payer on your claim, and your employer if you ask us to send it. Your doctor writes only what you can and can't do at work.
What if I am also seeing my own doctor?
Tell us. With your permission we share notes, and your own doctor stays in charge of anything outside chiropractic care.
- A sudden severe headache or neck pain, dizziness, trouble speaking or seeing, new weakness or numbness, numbness in the groin or saddle area (between the legs and buttocks), or new bladder or bowel trouble needs emergency care now. Call 911 or go to an emergency room.