thanks beth, this is helpful.
actually withthe feds. it goes in steps. right now, they must be convienced
that one, i have an injury and 2 the job substactially contributed to it.
and the doctors treatment plan. that puts me into a catagory of having a
work related illness. they then start paying medical expenses and for time
off for treatment. later if the doctor come back and says, the plan did not
work he is not responding. it is already established that the injury was
work related. then the doc has to write up a justification that i could no
longer do the job. but essentially it gets to the same place, if you are
indeed not able to work.
yes, this is helpfull.
-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth H. Thiers [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 5:27 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: hellppp!!!! medical types ,,, Beth the ot even
What you want to do is convince someone that you are no longer able to do
your job, that it is because of something that happened at your job, a brief
description of any interventions by your doctor and if applicable any
adaptations that you needed. You'll also want a part of this to explain how
has this effected your work performance. Start with a description of work
requirements (helps is you have a job description or other proof of projects
and requirements), how are you not able to complete your job functions?
What job functions are impacted by the pain? Include in your job
description how often you must maintain positions such as sitting, standing,
typing with your fingers bent, were your neck, shoulder, major joints are.
You should mention how long you maintain positions but, also how often
during the day you must maintain that position, and how much of your day you
maintain that position (eg. 5 minutes of standing on my head, 2x-3x day, I
stand on my head 20 minutes a day). You especially want to mention any
weight that you need to carry, push, drag, etc. Any positions that place
added strain on your body close up work, bent over, kneeling, weird head
positions (beating your head on the wall because of supervisors does not
count)
Stay away from any diagnosis such as tendinitis, Repetitive Stress Disorder,
Carpal Tunnel, etc. Describe duration, type of pain (burning, stinging,
sharp, dull, spreading, intensity on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the
worse). When does the pain occur, at night, during work, etc. Keep to the
large joints. Honestly and truly your doctor should send you to an OT or PT
trained in Industrial rehab/workman's comp to do a job evaluation and let
them write this up for you. Let me know if that gets you started.
Beth T. the OT
-----Original Message-----
From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Yvonne Craig
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 12:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: hellppp!!!! medical types ,,, Beth the ot even
Hi, Ken:
Here are a couple of links for you to check out. The first has a nice =
overview of the anatomy of the hand/wrist and links to info on ortho =
problems. The second will give you descriptions, names and functions of =
the various muscle groups in the lower arms. The third has some cool x-ray =
shots of the upper limbs.
http://www.scoi.com/handanat.htm
http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/musclearms.html#hand=20
http://www.cid.ch/DAVID/ulim.html
FWIW, I think your doc should be doing this. You can write up a draft but =
he should be filling in all the medical jargon at the very least! :-)
Hope this helps.
Yvonne
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