{"id":1438,"date":"2010-02-23T18:57:33","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T18:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joemillerinjurylaw.net\/?page_id=1438"},"modified":"2015-03-17T19:23:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T19:23:12","slug":"keys-to-getting-medical-treatment-for-your-injuries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/general-injury-articles\/keys-to-getting-medical-treatment-for-your-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Keys to Getting Medical Treatment for Your Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Keys to Getting Medical Treatment for Your Injuries<\/h1>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re in a car accident or have a worker&#8217;s compensation claim, you will need to work with your doctors to recover and to document your injuries. Here are some keys in choosing and working with your doctor:<\/p>\n<h2>RESEARCH YOUR DOCTOR<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Examine your doctor&#8217;s credentials: Check their Medical school, where they interned, what hospitals they&#8217;re associated with and are they board certified.<\/li>\n<li>Do they work alone or with other doctors? If they work alone, who covers for them when they&#8217;re unavailable?<\/li>\n<li>Are they a general doctor\/family physician or a specialist?<\/li>\n<li>Does anyone you know have any experience with the doctor? Does the doctor have any testimonials?<\/li>\n<li>Does the doctor do research?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>TELL YOUR DOCTOR YOUR FULL HISTORY<\/h2>\n<p>Doctors normally take an oral history before they physically examine you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tell the doctor all your aches and pains.<\/li>\n<li>Have a preset list of questions so you don&#8217;t forget to ask anything. Put your questions in writing and bring the written list with you.<\/li>\n<li>Ask about the diagnosis (what&#8217;s wrong), the prognosis (what&#8217;s likely to happen; will you get better?) and treatment (what can you do to get better?). Get written instructions for any treatment.<\/li>\n<li>Know that you&#8217;re the client \u2013 the doctor is there to help you.<\/li>\n<li>Consider having a family member of friend be with you during the examination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>DON&#8217;T DELAY<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>See your doctor as early as you can. Get treatment the first day you have pain, not the second.<\/li>\n<li>Delay can directly your ability to recover.<\/li>\n<li>Delay can be seen as a sign (to insurance companies and opposing lawyers) that you&#8217;re not really hurt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>HOW OUR FIRM CAN HELP<\/h2>\n<p>Anyone who has been in an accident because of someone\u2019s carelessness or because of a worker&#8217;s compensation case, and who has received injuries, needs to have legal help. <a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/contact-us\/\"><b>Contact Virginia and North Carolina<\/b>\u00a0Injury Lawyer Joe Miller online<\/a>\u00a0<b>or <a href=\"tel:\/\/888-694-1671\" title=\"888-694-1671\">888-694-1671<\/a><\/b> for more information on how to proceed, how to work with your doctors, and whether you might have a significant recovery of money coming your way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keys to Getting Medical Treatment for Your Injuries Whether you&#8217;re in a car accident or have a worker&#8217;s compensation claim, you will need to work with your doctors to recover and to document your injuries. 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