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Sadly, when it comes to having a Worker’s Compensation claim accepted, things are not that black and white. The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) has a very specific set of rules and standards for making the connection between what happened at work and an injury. If you are a mail carrier and a dog

Filing a Florida work claim can be difficult, even if you’ve had to do so in the past. The process is full of things that, if not handled correctly, can cause your claim to be delayed or even denied outright. Furthermore, an incorrectly filed workers’ compensation claim can actually make some benefits that you are

Many of the work injury cases that I treat are among the different types of repetitive strain injury (RSI) that happen to people while at work. Carpal tunnel, Bursitis, tendonitis, and tennis elbow are some of the most common, though RSIs can happen practically anywhere on the body. The cause of such an injury is,

Workplace injuries can come at a high cost. Often costs for Federal and Florida State Government employees increase because they don’t seek out experienced workers’ comp doctors. Many people don’t know they need a DOL doctor (Department of Labor) to show their injury in the right light. By hiring a doctor with no DOL experience,

Back pain happens to a lot of different people for many reasons. No reason is so pernicious, though, as back injuries. Fortunately, a simple, noninvasive treatment can help you manage and perhaps completely stop your back pain: spinal disc decompression therapy. A patient of mine used to work as a firefighter. One day he and

So, you were injured on the job? Is the Office of Workers’ Compensation Program (OWCP) is giving you a hard time with your claim. What to do? Your job has become difficult. Perhaps it is even impossible, because of your work injury. Still, you have to keep working to meet your financial responsibilities. It’s a

Saying that chronic pain is your body’s way of letting you know something is wrong doesn’t make it any easier to endure. Whether you suffer from nerve pain, low back pain, joint pain, or neck pain. Knowing as much may help you find relief, and not just for the pain itself but the underlying condition,

Workers Compensation When you hear the words “work-related injury” or “workers compensation,” you probably think of professionals like construction workers or others in the manual labor fields. Consider that nearly 13% of construction workers in 2014 were injured seriously enough to miss one or more days of work. It’s no surprise that the building sector

Neck pain is an issue that affects millions of people across the world alone. Unfortunately, there are so many disparate causes of neck pain. Short of surgery, many neck pain patients feel it is almost impossible to cure because of its reputation. Many of these people feel that strong pain medication or a same day

Most working adults have desk jobs. And when they aren’t sitting at their desks, they’re sitting in the car on the drive home, or at the computer desk at home, or the dinner table, or on the couch watching TV. Americans spend more time sitting than ever before. What they might not know is how