DOI: 06/06/2007. The patient is a 51-year-old right-hand dominant female assembler who sustained injury to multiple body parts when she slipped on wet floor while moving some boxes.
As per progress report dated 4/14/16, patient is currently prescribed with Norco and Prilosec.
Based on the progress report dated 07/28/16, the patient presents for flare-up in lumbar spine symptoms. Lumbar spine pain is rated as 5-6/10 with bilateral lower extremities radicular pain, numbness and tingling. Left lower extremities symptoms are greater. Patient declines injection Norco is helpful for pain and Prilosec is helpful for gastritis. Patient is unable to take oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) due to gastritis. Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) report showed sole provider of medications. It was noted that the patient has only received 2
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Patient has no treatment since the last visit. There is increased pain and weakness. The patient presents in mild distress. The patient has difficulty rising from sitting. The patient moves with stiffness. There is mild tenderness on the lumbar, lumbar-sacral and sacral with spasms. Gait is antalgic. Bilateral straight leg raise is present. Lumbar spine range of motion shows flexion 30 degrees, flexion 10 degrees, and right and left lateral 10 degrees with pain.
Patient was diagnosed with lumbar intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region other intervertebral disc displacement, sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine, and spinal stenosis, lumbar region.
Treatment plan includes chiropractic treatment 2x a week for 3 weeks for the lumbar spine flare up post P & S and CMP to evaluate liver dysfunction due to prolonged use of narcotics.
Patient was prescribed with Norco 10/325 mg and Prilosec 20 mg.
Requested verification form the provider’s office; however, no callback/report was received prior to sending this case to
Per medical report dated 01/23/15, the patient reported of middle and lower back pain and bilateral leg pain with tingling. He was diagnosed with thoracic compression fracture and lumbar spondylolisthesis.
Per progress report dated 03/04/16, the patient complains of pain of pain in the neck and lower back. Current medication is for Norco and Gabapentin.
There is pain with lumbar flexion and extension. There is no aberrant behavior. The patient feels that he can perform increased activities of daily living with his current medications.
10/30/15 Medical Evaluation reported neck, low back, and left sacroiliac pain. Physical examination of the lumbar spine revealed decreased ROM on
Per the medical report dated 03/29/2016 by Dr. Waghmarae, the patient believes that her left buttock pain has increased over the last month. She describes her pain as aching, throbbing and stabbing. She rates her pain symptoms as 8/10. Pain is relieved by medication, heat, ice and use of a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS) unit, and is increased by movement and standing for long periods of time. She states that her bilateral legs have also increased in pain severity over the last month. She believes because she is doing a lot of standing and trying to clean up her house. She states that pain is increasing in her left buttock. She is not involved in physical therapy, chiropractic, massage therapy or acupuncture. Palpation of the lumbosacral spine reveals abnormalities along the bilateral facet joints. There is pain in her axial lower back in all planes of lumbar motion that is
On examination, he has moderate pain to palpation to the lumbar spine and paravertebral muscles over the bilateral facet joints at L4-L5-S1. He has a positive straight leg raise test to the right.
Based on the medical report dated 01/20/16, the patient reports that his low back pain is rated as 9/10 into the right lower extremity. It’s experienced between 76% and all of the time he is awake. Some of the patient’s daily activities are being prevented by this symptom. He reports numbness and tingling in his right lower extremity.
O: Slow but normal gait, sitting upright on the examination table without any support, able to get up and down without any assistance on the exam table; no grimace on his face, limited lumbar spine range of motion (per TM); no muscle spasm; no impairment of NVS; no muscle atrophy noted; intact reflexes, + 5 strength to lower and upper extremities, peripheral pulses +3, sensation intact; Straight leg test was negative.
He reports no major changes in his condition, since his last visit. His pain is rated as 3-6/10, described as dull, hard, aching or worse. Pain is increased with sitting, standing, walking, lifting, looking up and down, turning to the sides, bending, and twisting. He is unable to work. He is very limited physically. He has to modify or avoid social and recreational activities to manage the pain. He feels like his quality of life is severely affected. His pain is 80% in the neck and 20% in the upper extremities, mostly on the
Stand and gait is normal, pain in dermatome L5 and S1 both side , local pain in the lower lumbar area , sensation intact ,no muscle weakness , reflex status normal .
He was prescribed with the following: Neurontin 600mg 3 tablets daily #90 as it decreases numbness, improves walking and activity tolerance and has no side effects; Zanaflex 4mg, 1 tablet daily as needed #5; Zohydro 10mg, 1 tablet daily #30 with 1 refill as it decreases pain from 9/10 to 6/10, improves walking and activity tolerance, no side effects, no abuse or aberrant behavior, consistent urine drug screen, signed medication agreement and receives pain medication from a single provider; Norflex 100mg, 1 tablet daily as needed #25 with 1 refill as it relieves muscle spasm episodes which allows for increase in walking, exercise, and activities of daily living; Vistaril 25 mg decreased to 1 tablet at bedtime #25 as it improves sleep and increases daytime activity tolerance (2 months supply). Patient will follow-up in 2
Treatment plan includes cognitive behavioral therapy evaluation eight sessions, physical therapy for the left knee, neurologic consultation for neurologic complaints and medication monitoring program with urine drug screen.
As per medical report dated 3/24/16, patient complains of lumbar pain and left hip pain. The pain is describes as mild to moderate pain that is occurring occasionally. Pain is said to be faint. It was noted that the patient is feeling the same since the last visit. Treatment was followed and was tolerated. The patient has paresthesia, weakness, and radiation to right hip. Tenderness, restricted range of motion of the back, and weakness of lower extremities are noted. The patient is placed on modified duty. Patient is
According to the progress report on 10/15/15, the patient is still having neck and left-sided upper extremity complaints. She has some complaints on the right side, as well. The patient’s hip seems to be causing her mild complaints only. She has not been able to get back to work. On examination, the patient has negative Spurling’s and foraminal compression tests on her right side; she only had neck pain with that. Her foraminal compression test on the left side
Based on the visit note dated 01/04/16, the patient presents for neck pain and lower backache. Pain in the lower back radiates into the bilateral feet. The pain is sharp and shooting and there is numbness, tingling and weakness in the bilateral lower extremities. The majority of pain is in extremities in the form of radicular neuropathy. Pain is worse with neck extension and prolonged walking, standing, and sitting.