NY Workers Compensation New Medical Treatment Guidelines - Cervical Spine
THE NY WORKERS COMPENSATION BOARD'S NEW MEDICAL TREATMENT GUIDELINES - THE CERVICAL SPINE
The NY Workers Compensation Board is in the process of adopting new Cervical Spine Treatment Guidelines that are designed to assist in the treatment (diagnosis, treatment and care) of injured workers suffering from cervical spine injuries or industrial conditions. This is premised on supposedly leveling the playing field and avoiding uncessary delays usually imposed by insurance companies insisiting on approving every step in a treatment process, something that can certainly delay the process.
All parties, particularly Medical Practitioners, must familiarize themselves with these guides. The guides cover items such as:
Initial Diagnosis Procedures
history taking
physical examination
laboratory testing
imaging (x-ray's, MRIs and other)
Follow-up Diagnostic Imaging and Testing Procedures
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Computed Axial Tomography (CT)
Myelography
CT Myelogram
Lineal Tomography
Bone Scan (Radioisotope Bone Scanning)
Other Radioisotope scanning
Dynamic Fluoroscopy
Other tests such as Electrodiagnostic Testing, Injections, Thermography Provocation Discography
Therapeutic Procedures - Non-Operative
Accupuncture
Biofeedback
Injections
Trigger Points
Medications
Spinal Cord Programs
Orthotics
Patient Education
Restriction of Activities
Return-to-Work
Therapy Active and Passive
Therapeutic Procedures - Operative
Acute Fractures or Dislocartions
Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement
Disc Herniation and other Cervical Conditions
Percutaneous Radiofrequency Disc Decompression
Epiduroscopy and Epidural Lysis of Adhesions
Intraoperative Monitoring
Clearly this document coontains quite a lot of important information.
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