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Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
OWCP 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 Ratings. The doctor must be able to use the AMA Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment to perform a Schedule Award Impairment Rating.
Unfortunately, very few doctors know how to perform Schedule Award Impairment Ratings because they are too complicated and require such specialized training and knowledge. For this reason, it is advisable that federal injured workers being treated in OWCP workers comp programs ask their doctor if they are trained and knowledgeable about Schedule Award Impairment Ratings. If the doctor can’t answer “yes” to this, injured workers should find a doctor who is trained and knowledgeable. With that said, WOLMED doctors are trained and knowledgeable about Schedule Award Impairment Ratings as we have performed countless numbers of them over the years.
Have you reached Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) in your OWCP federal workers comp claim? Is your OWCP doctor trained and knowledgeable about Schedule Award Impairment Ratings? If you want to be certain that your Schedule Award will give you the correct “final settlement” that is due to you by law, then call the OWCP DOL doctors at WOLMED, who are experts in Schedule Award Impairment Ratings. We want to be your OWCP doctor.
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Thursday, April 11th, 2013
Federal 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 the treatment of injured DOL patients. In fact, for the calendar year 2012, WOLMED helped over 180 injured OWCP workers comp patients from federal agencies around the DFW metroplex and north into Denton. Through intense training, the DOL doctors in WOLMED Denton and WOLMED Dallas have become the premier doctors for the treatment of injured federal employees. We were pleased to help injured federal DOL employees from the following agencies in 2012: USPS, TSA, VA, SSA, Federal Prisons – just to name a few.
The satisfaction ratings by these OWCP injured workers has been off the charts, and we at WOLMED look forward to our continued excellent relationship with federal injured employees in the coming months and years.
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Whether you are young and indestructible and think nothing can hurt you, or you are an adult in relatively good health and feel like you will never get old, I have news for you; pain isn’t just for the old. (more…)
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Thursday, February 16th, 2012
How many times have you heard the term “pain in the neck?” You’ve probably heard it more times than you care to remember. With this term being used so much, it’s only emphasizes the fact that millions of people are affected by neck pain every day. To add insult to injury, throw in morning stiffness and it creates a never ending recipe for chronic neck pain. Studies have shown that developing increased strength and flexibility in the neck can help decrease chronic neck pain. Listed below are 6 basic neck exercises that are designed to restore flexibility to the joints and muscles of the neck. Before trying these exercises always consult your DC to see if they are safe for you to try.
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Monday, January 30th, 2012
Before I answer any questions, you should ask yourself a couple. Have you ever had pain that lasted so long that it never seemed to end? Are you unable to spend quality time with friends and family because of pain? Do your pain pills make it harder and harder to do the things you love? Do you feel depressed and anxious because of pain? Does it feel like you’ve tried everything but you’re still in pain? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, you could benefit from Pain Management. Just because it can help doesn’t mean you want to rush out and get it without knowing what it is first. That’s where I step in and answer the question, “what is Pain Management and do I need it?”
Wikipedia says Pain Management (also called pain medicine by definition), “is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with pain.”
Doctors specializing in pain management know the complex nature of pain, and will approach the problem from several different directions. Treatment of long term pain may include pharmacologic measures, interventional procedures (epidural steroid injections), physical therapy, application of ice or heat, and psychological measures. Whatever method is used to treat your pain you can be assured that it’s always with your best interest and comfort in mind.
Now that you understand the benefits of Pain Management a little better, if you or a loved one lives in the DFW area and has answered yes to any of the questions above, contact WOLMED Back & Neck Pain Center and see how Pain Management can help you change your life.
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Thursday, January 12th, 2012
We’ve all heard it before, often accompanied by a tone of irritation: “what a pain in the neck.” Analogies and phrases like this are always used to describe something very unpleasant, because neck pain is just that – unpleasant. The degree of discomfort may always vary based on the type of injury from simply sleeping in an awkward position to sprains or even because of chronic neck pain from the result of an accident. (more…)
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Have you ever been injured on the job and didn’t know what to do next? If you answered yes to this question then you are not alone. Many people don’t know what to do next because they don’t understand how workers compensation works, and to understand how it works you first have to know what workers compensation is, so let’s start off by defining it. (more…)
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Monday, April 18th, 2011
The sad fact is that while many people get injured or sick while on the job in the United States, many people don’t know that they qualify for workers compensation. This is due to the fact that many people don’t understand what workers compensation is. The definition from the Texas Department of Insurance states, “workers’ compensation laws provide benefits to workers who are injured or become ill because of their job “regardless of who was at fault for his or her accident or illness. (more…)
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