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The 7 Minimum Documentation Categories 

These Are The 7 Minimum Injury Award Documentation Categories that Determine the Strength of the Case and Support the Injury Award

Mechanism of Injury

  1. Establish Cause and Effect Relationship
  2. Determines Financial Liability

Subjective Findings at Maximum Medical Improvement

  1. Primary Findings: directly related to the injury
  2. Secondary Findings: indirectly related to the injury
  3. Multiple Subjective Categories

Hybrid Findings at Maximum Medical Improvement

  1. Primary Evidence
  2. Secondary Evidence
  3. Multiple Hybrid Categories

Objective Findings at Maximum Medical Improvement

  1. Primary Evidence
  2. Secondary Evidence
  3. Multiple Objective Categories

Maximum Medical Improvement

  1. Based on the Science of the 3 Phases Healing
  2. Determines When to Give Impairment Rating
  3. Determines When to Give Impairment Indexes Documenting the Pain and Restrictions of Activities of Daily Living

Impairment

  1. Impairment Rating
  2. Impairment Indexes (ADL Pain and Restrictions)

Prognosis and Need for Future Care

Additional Objective Diagnostic Procedures that Support the Soft Tissue Spinal Injury

We offer objective diagnostic testing to support the soft tissue spinal injury diagnosis and permanent impairment injury award.

Computerized Mensuration Radiographic Analysis

Objectively documents permanent pathological spinal ligament lesions

DynaROM

Objectively documents permanent pathological muscle spasms

J-Tech

Objectively documents permanent pathological muscle weakness

Mild Concussion Blood Test

Objectively documents permanent pathological mild concussion

C-Reactive Protein Blood Test

Blood test that objectively documents inflammation in the body

Sedimentation Rate Blood Test

Blood test that objectively documents inflammation in the body

Impairment Ratings

AMA Guides to Permanent Impairment Ratings

Impairment Indexes: Loss of Enjoyment of Lifetime Activities

Documents permanent pain and restrictions with activities of daily living

Impairment Indexes: Duties Under Duress

Documents permanent pain and restrictions with activities of daily living

MRI Variable:

MRI imaging slicing at 2mm without a gap and no bone for higher quality

The 7 Minimum Documentation Categories 

The 7 minimum documentation categories that determine the strength of the case.