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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.

Read them today! The Cervical Spine Medical Treatment Guidelines

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