Lumbar Spine: A Case Study

This is a 52-year-old male with a 8/21/2014 date of injury. IW is a milker, who was pushing cows, when one backed

His symptoms included pain in his neck, mid back, upper back, lower back, and left knee pain. Plaintiff described his neck pain as a 3 on the pain scale, his back pain as a 5 and his knee pain as a 6 on the pain scale. Plaintiff was prescribed 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks of physical therapy.

This is a 63-year-old male with a 6/13/1992 date of injury, when he fell off the roof of a building.

On 03/16/2017, the claimant presented with a constant low back pain, worse on the right side than the left, radiating into the left leg and left foot. She had needle EMG and nerve conduction velocity studies of the bilateral lower extremities to evaluate her lumbar radiculopathy. The studies showed findings compatible with mild bilateral L5 radiculopathies and a left S1 radiculopathy.

DOI: 12/19/2015. Patient is a 23-year-old male field technician who sustained injury while removing a ladder from a truck. Per OMNI, he was initially diagnosed with back sprain/strain.

Based on the progress report dated 11/10/16, the patient complains of constant lumbar spine pain, rated as 2/10. Pain is described as sharp, stabbing and throbbing. Pain is aggravated by prolonged sitting, standing and walking, and relieved by rest.

DOI: 8/10/2016. Patient is a 38-year-old female retail specialist who sustained a work-related injury to her back when she was moving boxes.

DOI: 2/14/2011. The patient is a 52-year-old female clinical nurse who sustained a work-related injury to her low back from carrying a baby to the mother.

Based on the progress report dated 08/25/16 by Dr. Ahmed, the patient complains of left shoulder pain, neck pain, low back pain, and right ankle pain. IW have received certification for 12 visits of physical therapy to the lumbar spine and right ankle. Overall, the pain and symptoms remain the same. Patient also complains of difficulty sleeping due to

Based on the medical report dated 07/14/16, the patient complains of pain and discomforted all the time. Patient states, “It gets worse longer I remain sitting and with any time of movement that requires my back muscles to work, it is very painful and uncomfortable.” The patient complains of constant moderate to 6/10 sharp, stabbing low back pain radiating to left leg with numbness, tingling and weakness.

DOI: 1/5/2007. Patient is a 51-year-old male supervisor who sustained a low back injury while lifting a platform scale with another employee. Per OMNI, he is status post lumbar surgery and right hip strain/pain. On the QME report by Dr. Raskin dated 2/3/2009, the IW was deemed to have reached P & S status with 16% partial disability. Future medical care includes: medications, physical therapy, MRI, and injection. MRI of the lumbar spine dated 10/16/2012 revealed possible partial left laminectomy at L4 and L5; L3-4. A 2.9 mm disc bulge which mildly impresses on the thecal sac and produces mild bilateral neural foraminal narrowing; L4-5, a 5.0 mm broad-based disc protrusion which moderately impresses on the thecal sac; and L5-S1, a 3.5 mm circumferential

MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dated 07/14/16 revealed a 5 mm right paracentral protrusion at L5-S1, with moderate right lateral recess stenosis. Abutment of the descending right S1 nerve root was seen. Clinical correlation for right S1 radiculopathy was recommended. Mild right foraminal stenosis was seen. At L4-5, central and right foraminal disc protrusions were noted with an annular bulge eccentric to the right. Mild bilateral foraminal

DOI: 1/12/2004. Patient is a 57-year old male hospital employee who sustained a low back injury due to moving a stack of medical charts.

DOI: 8/21/2007. Patient is a 58-year-old male ramp agent who sustained a work-related injury to his lower back while he was trying to push and pull heavy dolly carts in order to connect them together. As per OMNI, the patient also had hernia and dermatitis.

This is a 42-year-old male with a 1/3/2007 date of injury. He was working in a farm milking some cows, when he got push against the laminate wall and injured his neck and right.