Monthly Archives: July 2016


The Basics Of Workers’ Compensation

Many people are not familiar with workers’ compensation or how the process works when you sustain an injury at work.  Workers’ compensation is an insurance your employer is required to have, which helps to reimburse the healthcare costs of employees who are injured at work.  For federal employees, the federal government regulates the workers’ compensation […]


Understanding Trigger Point Injections

Tender knots in muscles that are causing a patient general muscle pain when touched and aching in the area surrounding the knot are referred to as a ‘trigger point.’ If you have ever given a massage you may have noticed that sometimes muscles feel tighter in certain areas, normally where someone is complaining of soreness, […]


3 Common Causes Of Knee Pain

Knee pain is a manageable condition that millions of Americans suffer from every day. Finding an Orthopaedic physician is the first step in managing your pain. There are many treatments available to patients, and a physician can help you find out what conditions may be triggering problems and making your knee pain worse. Here are […]


Work-Related Repetitive Motion Injury Causes, Treatments, and Prevention

Repetitive motion injuries are one of the most common Workers’ Compensation injuries.  Often these injuries happen to those who do factory or assembly line work where they are doing the same thing over and over, or by using a tool that causes vibrations or shaking.  Repetitive motions can lead to carpal tunnel, neck, back, foot, […]