is anyone unable to work because of vertebral subluxation?
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You would be better off trying to get disability if you were properly diagnosed with a more legitimate problem rather than vertebral subluxation.  Vertebral subluxation is a vague diagnosis perpetuated by the less than credible chiropractic "profession".\n\nCheck out the following links to learn the truth about subluxations.\n\nhttp://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/chirosub.html\nhttp://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/chiroasst.html\nhttp://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.656/healthissue_detail.asp\nhttp://www.chirobase.org/01General/chirosham.html\n\nMany chiropractors claim that research justifies their form of practice but this is really not the case.  See the following;\n\nResearch Findings\n\nDuring the past few years, two reports about the treatment of low-back pain have placed chiropractic in a favorable light. One, issued by the RAND Corporation, concluded that spinal manipulation was appropriate for some cases of low-back pain. The other, produced by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), judged manipulation useful for controlling symptoms while awaiting the spontaneous recovery that occurs within a month in most patients with low-back problems.\nAlthough chiropractors have promoted these reports as endorsements of chiropractic, they are not. They merely support the use of manipulation in carefully selected patients. Only a few of the research studies on which their conclusions were based involved manipulation by chiropractors; most were done by medical doctors and physical therapists whose practices are not identical to those of chiropractors. Most chiropractors manipulate the vast majority of patients who walk through their door, some use techniques that have not been studied scientifically, and many urge all of their patients to undergo monthly or even weekly "preventive maintenance" visits throughout their life. In addition, many chiropractors emphasize a technique that is more vigorous (and therefore less safe) than the controlled manipulation used by other practitioners. The only places where "chiropractic" and "chiropractors" are mentioned in the body of the AHCPR report are in the passages about the make-up of the AHCPR expert panel.
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You must contact your GP. If its convenient take a friend along for support. As far as I know back-dated sickness lines are valid- after all you could have been in a coma for the previous week. Failing that, insist on a home visit from your GP. 'Phone or write to your employer-they may be unsympathetic but it shows you have been trying to manage the conduct of your abscence. Assuming you get a long-term sickness note, (even two weeks), use the time to make a note of the demands made on you and why you consider them unreasonable. Contact your union rep or professional representative- they should be able to give you legal advice and support in any tribunal. It is the duty of your employer to ensure safe and secure working conditions for you and this certainly includes work-related stress. You will probably not lose your job, so do not worry on that account. So get in touch with your GP first, you'll feel alot better having made that first step. Remember stress is an illness, as much as flu, measles, chickenpox etc, it can and does happen to anyone and its NOT a sign of weakness! Good Luck!
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In most states an employer is not required to allow you to come back to work for a non-work related injury without a full release.  In my opinion your employer is being fool hardy allowing you to come back and not accommodating your restrictions.  You can push the issue but you may well end up sitting at home with no pay check until you fully recover. And your employer is well within his rights to do this.
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Fill out all the forms, and submit - you have nothing to loose, and if your application is Rejected! - see a good lawyer - you have tons of them in the US that specialize in just Your Question. Good Luck, there is nothing more debilitating then a bad back! you have my sympathy. (in the meantime, see a Acupuncturist, they work wonders, I know and I walk pain free to this day!
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I don't think SSI will consider that a long term disability. There are surgeries for carpal tunnel.... it is a tough road to file for disability. More illnesses need to be diagnosed for permanent disability and SSI.\nGood Luck with your illness...........  :o)
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Hi Ash.  Please consider seeing your family Chiropractor.  You may have a spinal subluxation, a rib fixation, myofascial triggerpoints, a hiatal hernia, or lots of other things that Chiropractors are able to diagnose and correct.\n\nBest wishes and good luck.
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Yes, if you were injured and unable to work and not compensated by your employer.\n\nAlso, if you weren't employed but hired someone to do your household chores you could claim that cost.
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I'm sorry that you've been suffering for so long, and since neither surgery nor medication has helped, I would suggest seeing a chiropractor. Chiropractic is founded in the belief that the Central Nervous System (brain, spinal cord, and nerves) is responsible for controlling EVERY function in our bodies, and when the vertebrae are misaligned (what chiropractic calls a subluxation), they can pinch/damage the nerves running out between them and cause pain, numbness/tingling, or any type of general malfunction to that nerve's corresponding body part.\n\nA good chiropractic technique for scoliosis is Chiropractic Biophysics - CBP, which combines adjustments, traction, and exercise to correct spinal misalignment. The adjustments remove subluxations and allow the nerves to conduct impulses properly. The traction works to correct the curve, or at least prevent it from getting worse, and the exercises strengthen the ligaments so they can support the new posture. Since CBP is a technique that aims to make relatively drastic changes to spinal column but in a gradual, safe way, your CBP chiropractor will probably want to see you 3 times a week for 8-10 weeks (with maintenance care to follow). \n\nBut no doctor can guarantee a cure. So it would be in your best interest to ask around, talk to family or friends for recommendations, visit a few offices and choose the doctor you are most comfortable with (I still recommend a CBP chiropractor, but you don't have to stick with that technique). No matter what you decide to do, I hope everything works out for the best!
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I hear ya. I see people who are on disability, with not a thing wrong with them! I was at dfacs one day (I don't receive help, don't remember why I was there tho!) And this woman was so mad that they told her that she had to get a job! People are just lazy!
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My Dr. and I just discusses this last week. Not all people who go through that are going through it due to being lazy. I have limited things i can do as of exercise as i was a passenger in a car accident that almost broke my neck. My feet are bad and i can't walk much or use a tread mill.\n\nDr. talked about this due to trying to help me lower my blood pressure, diabetes, high cholestrol, ect.\n\n I will review all the info here and all the sites you listed and talk to my Dr. again. Thank you Ziggy for your information.
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I really sympathize with you, this past summer I had horrible side effects with medication and also need to file bankruptcy because of the affect it had on my ability to work. Unfortunately, unless you have insurance they may be able to refuse you. The Hippocratic oath is only for life/death emergencies or other catastrophic events. Best of luck in your rebuilding process.
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JS,\nI'm somewhat familiar with your situation as I'm pretty much in the same boat.  I'm 54 and have degenerative disk disease (DDD) with 11 herniated and/or bulging disks in my upper and lower back.  It sounds like you might have the same thing along with the scoliosis.  Have you had an MRI of your upper back?  It's not a big deal knowing it, since there's no cure or treatment for DDD, in fact they're not sure what causes it.  The bottom line with DDD is there's nothing they can do but treat the pain.  Injuries to the spinal cord or the nerves that attach to the spinal cord do not heal themselves nor will they "reroute" themselves as other nerves in your body sometimes can.  With spinal nerve damage, once it happens, you've got it forever.\n\nI've got a damaged nerve on the left side of the T3/T4 disk that's been causing me constant pain for over 3 years now.  I was coughing, of all things, and blew the disk out, which crushed or dented the nerve.  I've been in constant, terrible pain ever since.  Every hour, every day, it hasn't let up, not even for a second.  There's no "comfortable position," no way to ease that "ice pick in the back" pain I have.  It just "is" and it takes over every aspect of your life.  Sometimes I do something, move a certain way, and bingo, the pain shoots up near the top of the scale.  Sometimes it goes back to "normal" (around a 3 or 4 on the pain scale) after a few minutes and sometimes it stays up there around an 8 or 9 for two or three days. Sometimes I can do some particular thing without making it worse and then I do the same thing a week later and I'm back in the jackpot.  It seems there's no reason or rhyme to it.  \n\nI've had 5 Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI), which unfortunately did nothing but give me diabetes, one more thing I have to deal with.  Ok, I should say that the docs think the ESI *did* work, in that it caused the disk to shrink just as it was supposed to, but unfortunately the physical damage to the nerve was already done and that's what is causing the chronic pain.  \n\nI'm taking some pretty strong pain killers, morphine and codeine (can you spell "addict"?), plus I've just started Lyrica.  I tried Neurontin a couple of years ago but it didn't help.  I'm hoping the Lyrica will help this time and maybe I can get off the morphine, which, for one thing doesn't work all that well but also it has some bad side effects.  Mine aren't as bad as some I've talked to, but they're bad enough.  Yes, I know it could be worse and while I have a great deal of sympathy for others that are worse off than me, hearing about the plight of someone else doesn't make me feel any better.\n  \nI'm also taking some stuff called Zanaflex (generic name: Tizanidine) which, while it has some side effects, really helped when I started getting extremely sharp, radiating pains that went from the damaged nerve at the T3/T4 site, down the back of my left arm and up the back of my neck.  The Zanaflex stopped the pain right away and it's one of the best meds I've ever taken when it comes to doing what it's supposed to.  I stopped taking it for a day and the pains came back, so I know it's working.  Zanaflex is a muscle relaxer and apparently the pain in my arm and neck were the result of muscle spasms generated by the nerve damage in my back.\n\nThe biggest problem I have with it is that it knocks me out cold!  I've talked to others that have had different, intolerable, side effects, so it's not going to work for everyone.  I'm supposed to take 4mg three times a day but instead I take two of them (8mg) before I go to bed.  It has a dual effect of stopping the pain plus it's a fantastic sleep aid - but you better not change your mind about sleeping after you take it!  \n\nOne of the best things about it is that it
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Yes, but only after they return to work. Cannot use sickness as a reason, but can create a reason at a later date. Sad but true.
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It can be a disability depending on many factors. Is it wrong for not informing employers? This may sound harsh but definitely, how would he/she feel if they severely injured someone or even themselves if they had a seizure during the course of their job and in this sad culture of litigation the financial implications could be enormous. Employers should be informed so they can perform an accurate risk assessment that ultimately will not only benefit the person but the whole workforce at large.
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Yes.\n\nWill working jeapordize the status of your claim for past lost wages and medical benefits?  No.  \n\nWill working jeapordize the status of your claim if you're claiming you're unable to work, and want future lost wages?  Yes.
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Hi Stephen.  I am sorry to hear about your suffering.  I have a couple of thoughts/suggestions.  \n\nFirst, have your been properly tested for vitamin B12 deficiency?  This is a common cause of peripheral neuropathy and most doctors do not know how to properly test for deficiency.  Usually doctors order a serum B12 test, however this can be normal even with deficiency.  The best laboratory tests for B12 status are serum Homocysteine and urinary Methylmalonic acid.  So, be sure this is not an issue.\n\nSecond, I would like to suggest a powerful book by Sherry Rogers, M.D.  It is called: "Pain-free in 6 Weeks".  She is an expert in environmental medicine.  In the book Dr. Rogers explains many, many causes of chronic pain that are not well understood (or even known) by most doctors.  The book is available at Amazon.com.  I highly recommend it.\n\nLast thought, how many Chiropractic evaluations have you had?  Have you ever had a neck injury (e.g. whiplash, sports injury, fall, etc.)?  It is not common, but an upper cervical subluxation could cause your symptoms.\n\nI hope this has been helpful for you.  Best wishes and good luck.
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I would take a hard look at all factors that keep you from holding a job.  Anxiety can be easily treated with medication and relaxation techniques, depending on how advanced the condition is.  Before you decide to take the "easy way out" and apply for ss disability, be aware this takes months.  They are looking for proof that other avenues have been tried and the anxiety you experience is a life-altering condition that may be terminal.  I know, because it has been over a year trying to get my husband disability for his bipolar--part of which is the manic state (anxiety at its best).  There are a lot of factors to consider.  And other jobs to explore.