On 10/24/16 I met Mr. Russell at the Covenant Occupational medicine clinic. Mr. Russell reports his pain remains a 1-2. He said when he bends or twists his pain will increase. As we waited to be seen Mr. Russell changed positions frequently. He has completed the Functional Capacity Evaluation.…
He is tender to palpation diffusely along the lateral and posterior lateral aspects of the ankle. No deltoid tenderness is noted. He has a negative Drawer 's test of the ankle. Motion is…
He reports left ankle pain rated as 3-4/10 and feels stiff. He has a pulling pain on the left posterior knee with grinding sensation. He is unable to kneel. On examination of the left knee, there is tracking of the lateral patella.…
Acupuncture needling was performed on this visit, as well as gentle stretches performed after the treatment. IW will continue acupuncture and PT. Based on the medical report dated 12/29/16, the patient complains of active lumbar pain, rated 6-7/10 with active and worse right leg radiculopathy, rated 6-8/10. Right leg is noted to have weakness, with history of buckling.…
Dear ___ [NAME] Thank you for the kind referral of ___ [NAME] who I caught up with this week with regard to her left os naviculare injury which she has been having now for three to four months but slowly worsening on return to support. She occasionally has a stabbing pain when she is sitting or just walking around with no shoes on and as you are well aware with her scan presenting with some tibialis posterior tendonopathy and os naviculare information. As in general history background ___ [NAME] told me that she has had a left knee arthroscope in recent times which she still rehabbing with a physiotherapist at this present time currently wearing New Balance 761 tennis shoes and walking and jogging around in her New Balance 1080 neutral runners.…
I attended a hearing on your behalf in the above-referenced matter before Judge O’Connor in Menands, New York on 05/11/17. The claimant was present and represented by attorney Kayla Seger. I note this file originally was assigned to your in house counsel, Joe Buttridge, but he had a conflict on this case. He asked to appear and report directly back to you. This case has been established for an injury to the left foot with an average weekly wage of $820.45.…
On 2/6/17 I met Mr. Abraham at the office of Dr. Yacisen. Mr. Abraham said he just wanted to make sure everything was going okay. He reports he walks with a limp, he has an ache in the knee, and the knee is stiff when he gets out of bed or out of a car. He denied any locking or giving out. He reports he wears his brace when he is at work or doing any strenuous work at home.…
Upon assessment, she progressed with stabilization exercise and required continual cueing to engage abdominal muscles and serratus anterior. On 01/13/2017, the claimant presented with low back pain. Her thoracic spine pain was much better. Upon assessment, the claimant gained a significant improvement as evidenced by a decreased pain following STM.…
Assessment of the Injured Ankle I. Injury Situation: A female volleyball player was in practice and was involved in a blocking drill. When she made the attempt to block the attacker on the other side of the net, they both landed on the center line causing her to come down on the attacker’s foot. This caused the ankle to roll over the outside of her foot. II. Evaluation of the Injury: pain and swelling is localized to the lateral side of the ankle, some inability to bear weight after injury can bear slight weight, tenderness and slight bruising.…
On my third deployment on COB Speicher, Iraq in 2012 my right ankle injury occurred on an incline while ruck marching. The following week I took a record APFT, on the final even I felt a pop and sharp pain in my right leg. After finishing the 2 mile run I was driven to the local medical center to be looked at. The medical examiner told me that it was just a high sprain and proscribed Motrin and crutches. Upon redeployment at the SRP center I was reexamined by the provider.…
Since the last reporting period I have spoken with Mrs. Rasak several times. Per Mrs. Rasak there really is not much change in his pain level. The topical cream they tried did not help to reduce pain. Due to his prior experience with pain medications he is only taking Tylenol. He is able to do some driving, and walking distance is difficult.…
On 8/9/17 I was contacted by Chesaning Rehab. Ms. Perez had an issue with her abdominal wound. There was continued bleeding after a wound vacuum change. She also had her blood drop so she was sent to the hospital.…
Published in 1958, Elie Wiesel’s piece of literature, Night, describes his experiences surviving torturous concentration camps which eventually altered his life. Wiesel felt bound by his surroundings, but overcame his trials to create a hopeful, promising future. In the same way, today’s society becomes overwhelmed by devastating events that transform into something advantageous for their being. While these occurrences are ultimately beneficial, enduring major knee surgery and imprisonment overcame Wiesel and myself physically and emotionally.…
Jennifer McNab of Pioneer State Mutual Insurance Company referred this file for medical case management. Instructions were given to meet with Susan Iversen and assist with coordination of appropriate and related medical care, and identify needs to facilitate recovery. INTERVIEW SETTING On 10/24/16 I met Ms. Iversen at her home. She is alert and oriented.…
The patient is a 92-year-old female with a history of several falls several weeks ago. She was initially seen in Hackensack in the ED where allegedly there were no fractures found and she was sent home. However the patient patient is languished at home, increasing pain, inability to walk resulting in further falling and worsening of her symptoms including anorexia, constipation. She was seen initially St. Joe's ER on 12/18/2016 and workup was done and patient was placed at the discretion of Dr. Porter in observation status.…