News Category: Pain Management
Tips for Healthcare Workers Treating Injured Workers
At some point in their medical practice, most healthcare workers will treat a patient who was injured on the job. But many doctors, physicians’ assistants and nurses find that while they can help these patients with their medical problems and physical recovery, treating someone with a work injury presents a unique set of challenges – not all of them medical. Indeed, injured workers and their families must deal with a host of issues as they try to heal and rebuild their lives after being hurt on the job. There are emotional and finan ...
Read More | No CommentsAlternative Health Series: Yoga Useful for Stress Release, Exercise and Pain Management
This is the latest in a series of blog articles about alternative therapies for injuries and pain management. This time, we turn to yoga, the ancient Indian mind-body practice that has become a mainstream form of exercise, stress release and pain management. Future articles in this series will explore massage, Pilates, Reiki and other alternative treatments and pain-management techniques. You can access all articles in the Alternative Therapies Series by clicking here. This article is presented for informational purposes only. As always, please ...
Read More | One CommentAlternative Therapies Series: Acupuncture for Pain Management
This is the first in the Deuterman Law Group's series of blog articles about alternative therapies for back injuries and pain management. In this article, we’ll explore acupuncture, a centuries-old Chinese medicine technique that has been used to treat pain chronic pain, nausea, migraines and other painful conditions. Future articles in this series will explore reiki, massage, yoga, Pilates and other alternative treatments and pain-management techniques. This article is presented for informational purposes only. As always, please c ...
Read More | No CommentsDepression can slow recovery from work injury
Many injured and disabled workers also will develop depression – creating a double whammy of physical and emotional pain that can prolong recovery and lead to additional health problems. The stress and financial burdens of being out of work combined with physical pain and the loss of identity that many out-of-work people injured people experience quite often leads to associated depression, according to medical research and our own experience with clients at the Deuterman Law Group. Unfortunately, so-called secondary depression is o ...
Read More | No CommentsMassage may offer relief for ‘BlackBerry Thumb’ pain
They've been called Crackberries and for good reason. People who own BlackBerry devices can't seem to put them down. They're constantly typing and texting friends, family, the office. But handy devices such as the BlackBerry, Sidekicks, and Treos that make our hectic lives more manageable are wreaking havoc on our thumbs. Pain, numbness, swelling and tendinitis are symptoms of what is commonly referred to as "BlackBerry Thumb," which is now an officially recognized diagnosis by the American Physical Therapy Association. The ...
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