Please accept this week’s question from the accident lawyer from Boca Raton (injury lawyer Miami, accident attorney Aventura, attorney West Kendall, accident lawyer Coral Gables, injury attorney Downtown Miami, accident lawyer Cutler Ridge, injury lawyer Pinecrest).
Choosing a physician is a difficult decision and should be based on several factors. If someone has health insurance, you may be limited to which doctors to treat with based on you health insurance plan. For certain injuries, you will have other choices to make in terms of exactly which type of doctor to see.
This blog entry is not meant to be of medical nature but instead of from a case or legal perspective.
It clearly is a good idea to consult your family physician or primary care doctor. However, many people do not have these types of doctors. If you have gone to the hospital after the fall, commonly the hospital will refer you to a specialist or specialists based on your condition and clearly this would be a good starting point.
The most common injury that I see following fall cases are neck or back injuries. Many people go to chiropractors. Chiropractors are physicians that specialize in the spine. They are generally not medical doctors and cannot prescribe medication. Another common physician for neck or back injuries are orthopedic specialist, which are medical doctors which specialize in bones, muscles and joints. Neurologists or neurosurgeons are other medical doctors that specialize in brain and the spinal cord.
If you have been in an accident, please call Drucker Law Offices at 561-483-9199 (Boca Raton Main office) or 954-755-2120 (Coral Springs satellite office) or 305-981-1561 (Miami satellite office).
The next most common types of injuries are knee and shoulder injuries. Orthopedic surgeons with sports specialty are commonly the doctors that treat these injuries, although chiropractors treat these injuries as well as physical therapist (usually with a prescription from a medical doctor).
People with “head” injuries, headaches, loss of memory is another common injury. Here, people often treat with neurologist who specialize in post concussion type injuries and other “head” type injuries.
There are many other types of injuries and obviously you should do research to find the best physician for his accident.
Of course, every injury is different and you should see the physician best suited for your injury. In terms of the legal aspects of your case, please call for a free consultation. The law firm has offices in Boca Raton (principal office), Coral Springs, Miami, Boynton Beach and West Palm Beach. The law offices’ phone numbers are 561-483-9199 in Palm Beach County or 954-755-2120 in Broward County or 305-981-1561 in Miami-Dade County.
The advice in this blog is intended to be general in nature and should not to be construed as specific advice for a case, as the most slight difference in the facts could ultimately change the result. Also, this blog is, as the web site suggests, based on Florida law and the laws of any other states or country could vary significantly from Florida.
