When you first injured your back in a worksite accident, the pain was immediate and acute. You got medical care right away, and hopefully, you will recover.
But what if you don’t get better? Sure, some of the soreness may leave, and you might get back to your duties, but are you truly 100% healed? As it turns out, industry professionals concur that many patients are left with adverse consequences of their injuries that can include:
- Chronic pain that limits activities
- Ongoing disabilities
- Depression, Anxiety and other mental health conditions
- Uptake in provider visits
- Increase in prescribed medications
Of all aftereffects, the most serious one might be the first one above. You might not notice now, but will your chronically aching back prevent you from dancing with your daughter on her wedding day or tossing a giggling grandchild in the air before quickly catching them?
Or what about being intimate with your spouse? An injured 30-year-old is just starting out in life. What if this most intimate act is now denied to the back-injury victim? The marital fallout alone can be devastating.
You don’t have to face it alone
Now, it’s time to focus on your future and rectifying the damage that was done to you and your present and future lifestyle. After getting treatment initially, you will need to continue your medical treatment for your workplace accident until you are released by your treatment providers.
Don’t feel bad for making claims
Your workplace carries workers’ compensation to abide by the law and to pay out legitimate claims. There should be no shame in accessing benefits to which you are entitled.
