Our Patient Suzanne OBrien detailed how our Pain Management program was able to help her: When I first came to WOLMED, I was in a lot of pain. Consequently, I wasn’t one of the nicer patients and couldn’t do much for myself. After the first 80 hours, I was able to walk more. Also, I [...]
Read more ...WOLMED: A Pain Management Success Story
May 2nd, 2013
Schedule Award Impairment Ratings for OWCP DOL Federal Workers Comp in Dallas and Denton, TX
April 17th, 2013OWCP Federal Workers Comp allows injured federal workers a chance to receive a sort of “final settlement” after they have reached maximum medical improvement of their DOL workers comp injury. This “final settlement” is called a Schedule Award and it requires a final impairment rating by a doctor who is trained in Schedule Award Impairment [...]
Read more ...WOLMED Work Hardening Success Story
April 12th, 2013The following is a success story from David Boyd, one of our patients: On June 14, 2012, I suffered an on the job injury, resulting in partial amputation of 2 fingers on my right hand. I had surgery that morning, and went home in bandages and pain. After a few weeks at home, I received acute [...]
Read more ...OWCP Federal Workers Comp Doctor: Dallas and Denton
April 11th, 2013Federal Employees suffer tens of thousands of on the job injuries every year. These injuries are covered by the OWCP workers comp program. Regardless of the agency where the injured employee works, all DOL Federal Employees can choose their own OWCP federal workers compensation doctor. In Dallas, the OWCP doctors at WOLMED are experts in [...]
Read more ...Is your Family Doctor a DOL OWCP Workers Comp Expert?
April 8th, 2013Most people have a Doctor who is their Family Doctor. A family doctor is exactly the doctor you want helping you and your family’s medical needs when you’re sick. Family Doctors specialize in family illness and family wellness. For this reason, family doctors are a crucial part of healthcare. If you’re like a lot of [...]
Read more ...Back Pain? Could You Be Suffering From Vertebral Subluxations?
March 7th, 2013Do you suffer from chronic back pain? Do you have difficulties managing your pain? Do you feel like you are older than you actually are? Chances are that you could be suffering from vertebral subluxations What are Vertebral Subluxations? Vertebral subluxations occur when one or more vertebrae in the spine moves out of place, creating pressure [...]
Read more ...Healthy Breakfast Options
March 5th, 2013Most experts agree that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but finding the time and motivation can be difficult. Various factors can lead to someone skipping breakfast. While they vary from person to person, getting a late start or family obligations is the most commonplace. Leaving the house with a breakfast sized hole in your stomach can easily lead the temptation to [...]
Read more ...Emotional Exercises To Get You Smiling
February 18th, 2013Material possessions have increasingly become the means by which we measure happiness. When times get desperate, many people turn to a secured loan or a spot of retail therapy in order to cheer up. Whilst there is nothing wrong with this, the answer to happiness may just lie in our own two hands. Emotional Roller [...]
Read more ...Is Your Smart Phone Giving You The iFLU?
January 29th, 2013The precautions on how best to protect yourself from the flu have been well documented. Wash your hands Flu Shot Cover your mouth Dress for the weather Sanitize your home and office Everyone is well aware of these precautions, many of them have been ingrained in our heads since we were little. Technology such as [...]
Read more ...Proper Stretching Can Ease Back Pain
January 10th, 2013Back pain can be one of the most irritating things around. Regardless of whether you’re sitting or standing for the majority of your day, a pain in your back can seriously hinder getting your job done efficiently and effectively. There are many things that can cause back pain, including injuries, the way your spine [...]
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