Showing posts with label work injury. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work injury. Show all posts

Friday, July 28, 2017

The Importance of Chiropractic Care in the Latin Community from a Spanish Speaking Chiropractor in SE Portland

Increasingly, healthcare providers are reaching out to the Latino community to educate them about important matters that affect them.  A Spanish speaking chiropractor can provide services and related assistance to address patients' concerns and help them achieve maximum wellness.
Hispanics are one of the largest and fastest-growing populations in the country, yet only a small percentage of them utilize chiropractic services.  Practitioners are recognizing the importance of informing this group about alternatives to traditional medicine.  Frequently, information is readily available only to consumers who are fluent in English, so Spanish-speakers may not know about all the services available.
Even when non-English speakers can access healthcare services, they're often unable to understand doctors' instructions or explanations of medical conditions. Explanations may not even be provided when there's a language barrier.  The situation becomes especially problematic when patients need ongoing care. They encounter additional hurdles when attempting to complete paperwork related to health services and insurance coverage.  
A Spanish speaking chiropractor who has years of experience working with patients, especially those who have sustained auto accident or work-related injuries, can be extremely helpful to the Latin community when it comes to chiropractic care.  Just as they do for English-speakers, the chiropractor and his team would help Spanish-speaking patients fill out forms and understand their rights and responsibilities as they pertain to insurance claims and benefits.  Navigating all the paperwork can be confusing even when you speak and read the language it is written in; it's virtually impossible for patients trying to communicate in a language they're not familiar with.
If patients involved in an accident have retained an attorney, the office can work with him or her to explain the nature of the patient's injuries and the therapy regimen that has been recommended.
A Spanish speaking chiropractor in more than capable of providing patient-centered, culturally-appropriate care.  The practitioner knows that every patient's situation is unique and that dealing with auto accidents and on-the-job injuries can be incredibly stressful.  The doctor and his team provide patients with information and services in a language they understand, reducing some of the barriers to care, leaving them better able to focus on improving their health.

Friday, March 10, 2017

Learn About The Most Common Work Place Injuries from a SE Portland Chiropractor



Workplace injuries are extremely common, and can be debilitating and seriously affect our quality of life. An SE Portland chiropractor can help you to feel better, give you some important ergonomic advice to help reduce future injury, and can also help you with sometimes complicated Workman's Compensation paperwork.

Repetitive motion injuries resulting from typing, using a computer 24/7, or constantly repeating the same movement over and over again can cause carpal tunnel syndrome, vision problems, and strained tendons and muscles. Back pain and neck pain are very common with repetitive motion injuries. You may also experience burning and tingling sensations and numbness as well as clumsiness and dull aches and pain. An SE Portland chiropractor can carefully assess your situation, provide some gentle chiropractic adjustments, and help you to put together a plan to help you to minimize your current level of pain.

Many people suffer from overexertion injuries in the workplace, including injuries caused by lifting, pulling, pushing, carrying, holding, or throwing items. Such injuries may include strains, sprains, and bruising of the hip and lower back. Excessive lifting and bending can injure your spinal discs, causing pain radiating out to the hip, buttocks, and calf (sciatica), and most frequently, lower back pain. An SE Portland chiropractor can use advanced gentle spinal manipulation to help to alleviate the pain. Chiropractors are very experienced in relieving workplace injury pain.

Falls, slips, and trips in the workplace are very common. Many employees have fallen on slippery and wet floors, or tripped over something that's lying on a floor that was not meant to be there. Employers have to have safety guidelines in place to make sure that any spills are promptly cleaned and any debris removed. Any and all appropriate paperwork for a workplace injury of this can be filled out as well in the office of any SE Portland chiropractor.

Falls can cause spine misalignments, and trauma to joints, bones, ligaments, and muscles. A chiropractor can adjust your spine and help your body return to its normal state of health. They attend to soft tissue injuries with a drug-free and non-invasive approach.