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A cervical injury is

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also known as

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a neck injury.

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We see these commonly

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in work accidents,

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industrial accidents,

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car wrecks,

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truck wrecks.

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Unfortunately they are

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a common

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type of injury.

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Now the most common

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cervical injury that

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we all know

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about is whiplash.

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And whiplash is

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usually resolved

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through physical

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therapy, maybe

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chiropractic care.

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But cervical injuries

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can be a lot more

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extensive.

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For example, you can

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have disc herniations.

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And those require what

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we call a disc fusion

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or a cervical fusion.

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And typically what

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happens there is a

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surgeon goes in, be it

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an orthopedic

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surgeon or a

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neurosurgeon, and they

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remove the disc that

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is injured, plate the

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vertebrae, put in a

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spacer and take away

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the pain, the numbness

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and tingling that is

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running

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through a person's

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arms and their

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shoulders.

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Now the interesting

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thing about cervical

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injuries is this.

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The same neurological

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dermatone that goes

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through your shoulder

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goes to your neck.

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And so a lot of times

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we'll have people come

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in complaining of

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shoulder

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pain when it's

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actually a neck injury

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or vice versa.

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They may think, hey, I

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was in a car accident,

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I have whiplash, I was

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rear ended, and now

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I think I've herniated

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or hurt my neck.

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When in fact they've

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tore a rotator cuff in

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the shoulder.

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So you have to be very

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specific with your

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doctor as to

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where the pain is.

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Now throughout my

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career and Tom's

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career at McCutcheon

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and Hamner, we have

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worked extensively

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with neurosurgeons and

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orthopedic surgeons

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getting the

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appropriate care for

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our clients

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and ensuring that they

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look at, hey, is this

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a possibility of a

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shoulder

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injury or is this

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truly a neck injury?

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We work not only with

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the surgeons, we work

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with the insurance

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companies to make sure

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everything is covered

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through your health

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insurance.

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And then if you have

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long term care, short

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term disability

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policies, we

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make sure that

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those are in place to

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help you during your

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time of recovery.

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Now workers

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compensation is

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different obviously.

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If you're injured on

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the job and you have a

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cervical injury, we'll

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help you get to the

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doctor, we'll help you

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pick the best surgeon.

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Of course you'll draw

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a wage while you're

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out of work recovering

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and we'll help you

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if you're not able to

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get back to work or

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have what we call a

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future loss of earning

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capacity.

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We'll make sure that

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the insurance

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companies do

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right by you.