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Are They Calling Your Herniated Disc a Lumbar Strain?
By Jason Weinstock on March 22, 2013

There is a renewed trend among particular self-insured employers and third-party administrators (TPA’s) in Nevada to send a Notice of Claim Acceptance for "lumbar strain only" on  low back injury claims.  My fellow claimants’  attorneys are also noticing an increase in claims where adjusters are denying medical treatment for a herniated disc,  because the claim was accepted for … Continue reading Are They Calling Your Herniated Disc a Lumbar Strain?

More Unfair Tactics Against Nevada’s Injured Workers
By Jason Weinstock on March 2, 2013

 The most important benefit under the Nevada workers’ compensation system is the injured employee’s right to get medical treatment.  I have prior blog posts about the limitations on that right that are written into Nevada law, such as the limited right to choose a treating doctor.  I also just wrote about insurers’ attempts to deny … Continue reading More Unfair Tactics Against Nevada’s Injured Workers

Nurses and Attendants at Risk for Low Back Injuries
By Jason Weinstock on October 28, 2011

 Back injuries, followed closely by shoulder injuries, are the most common job-related injuries for my clients in the nursing field.  Nurses, and those employed as nursing attendants are at high risk for these injuries primarily because they must transfer patients from beds to gurneys or to wheel chairs, or to baths. A new law in California requires hopsitals to … Continue reading Nurses and Attendants at Risk for Low Back Injuries