Medical Doctor Specialties
This type of doctor can perform spinal surgeries
What is neurosurgeon or orthopedic spine surgeon?
When an injury was symptomatic at the time of a crash, but gets worse after.
What is aggravation?
The process of "burning a nerve" to dull the pain receptors.
What is radiofrequency ablation?
A medical imaging tool that uses radiation to "shoot" through a permeable barrier to create an outline of what is inside.
What is an X-Ray?
This condition is often described by the acronym "PTSD."
What is post traumatic stress disorder?
This type of surgeon specializes in the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
What is an orthopedic surgeon?
When an injury was not symptomatic and was dormant at the time of a crash, but became symptomatic because of the crash.
What is "light up?"
A chiropractic and physical therapy technique in which the spine is "stretched" to provide relief, often with the aid of a mechanical tool such as a table.
What is traction?
This test is ordinarily reserved for diseases and infections, though there are some emerging experimental forms that may detect mild traumatic brain injury.
What is a blood test?
This is the manual that contains diagnostic criteria for psychologists diagnosing mental health conditions.
What is the DSM V?
This type of doctor specializes in rehabilitation and physical medicine but cannot perform surgery.
What is a physiatrist?
This is the old term is that refers to the requirement that Defendant find the Plaintiff as they come -- meaning they need to accept injuries even if the Plaintiff is unusually sensitive.
What is "eggshell Plaintiff"?
The process of removing a patient's own blood, spinning it in a centrifuge to isolate the plasma, and then reinjecting it into an injured area.
What is PRP?
This test uses a large magnetic chamber to produce a more precise image of the inside of the human body.
What is an MRI?
This is the key difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist.
What is the ability to prescribe medicine?
This type of doctor diagnoses, treats and manages disorders of the brain and nervous system.
What is a neurologist?
In order to be awarded as damages, the actual bills must meet this standard.
What is "reasonable in amount?"
Oftentimes the last form of injection tried for spinal injury, delivered to a small joint at the back of the spinal column
What are facet injections?
This type of test is no longer indicated for treatment in mild traumatic brain injury cases.
What is a CT scan?
This class of medications is used to treat depression and other mental health conditions such as anxiety.
What are SSRIs or SNRIs?
This doctor's training allows them to perform the same functions of a doctor, including surgery, but also includes manual manipulation of the human body.
What is a D.O.?
This is the legal standard required to prove causation for medical treatment.
What is treatment that is necessary to treat or diagnose injuries related to the subject event?
This is a process of rapid eye movement to desensitize an injured person to a traumatic event.
What is EMDR therapy?
This test measures the strength of nerve signals originating from the spine through the body's limbs.
What is an NCV/EMG?
This mental health condition is the diagnosis given when someone experiences pain disproportionate to the physical injury.
What is Somatic Symptom Disorder?