Can a Chiropractor Help with a Work Injury in Jacksonville?
Yes. A chiropractor can help with a work injury in Jacksonville, and chiropractic is one of the most appropriate first-line treatments for the musculoskeletal injuries that workplace incidents most commonly produce.
A patient came to us from a logistics company near the Jacksonville International Airport after straining her lower back moving freight. She had been seen at an occupational health clinic on the day of the injury, given anti-inflammatories, and told to rest. Three days later she was significantly worse with radiating right leg pain that made it difficult to stand for more than a few minutes. She came to us with a workers comp authorization. Dr. Muren assessed her and found an acute L4-L5 disc irritation with right nerve root involvement from the lifting mechanism. He began a course of Activator and Thompson drop-table adjustments appropriate for disc presentations alongside spinal decompression to reduce the nerve root pressure. She was back to modified duty in ten days and full duty in four weeks. The occupational health visit had addressed the acute pain. The chiropractic care addressed the structural injury that caused it.
Work Injuries That Respond Well to Chiropractic
Lumbar strain and disc irritation from lifting are the most common work injuries we treat. The mechanism is usually a combination of load, flexion, and rotation that stresses the disc and surrounding structures at the moment of lift. Chiropractic for work injuries addresses the joint restriction and disc stress that results. Cervical and thoracic injuries from repetitive reaching, overhead work, or sustained postures respond well to adjustment combined with soft tissue work. Slip-and-fall injuries that produce spinal compression and paraspinal guarding are another frequent presentation. We also treat repetitive strain injuries of the shoulder, forearm, and wrist that develop from cumulative occupational loading.
Return-to-Work Focus
Work injury treatment has a specific goal that recreational injury treatment does not always have: return to the specific physical demands of your job. Dr. Muren assesses your job requirements and designs your treatment plan with your return-to-work timeline as a clinical target. Functional capacity is measured at each visit. Modified duty recommendations are based on objective findings, not patient-reported pain alone. The documentation we provide supports your workers comp claim and gives your employer the objective data they need for modified duty determinations.
Workers Comp Accepted
Full Swing Healthcare accepts workers compensation authorizations for work-related injuries. Call us at (904) 539-3352 with your claim information and authorization. 13770 Beach Blvd #4, Jacksonville FL 32224.