Carpal tunnel syndrome is a repetitive stress injury that occurs when there is extreme pressure on the median nerve in the wrist with repeated activity. Should you begin to suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome, you’ll soon notice that parts of your hand are falling...
Social Security Disability Benefits for Injuries
Signs of a spinal cord injury
After a spinal cord injury, quick medical treatment is incredibly important. That means that you need to identify the injury and take the proper steps to get to a medical center, and doing so means you must know what signs and symptoms to watch out for. It is not...
Can you get disability benefits when you don’t know what’s wrong?
It's frustrating when you can't find a reason for the pain and other physical symptoms you experience. You can end up going from doctor to doctor, hoping for an answer and a cure. It's entirely possible that you have an undiagnosed illness. Many people with rare...
Should you file for SSD or SSI?
You've heard that there are two types of disability benefits that you can get through the Social Security Administration: Social Security Disability benefits (SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). How do you know which one you're supposed to file for once you...
Do you have to go to a consultative exam for Social Security?
One you made the painful decision to file for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, it seemed like all you did was sit around and wait for months, hoping to hear something. When you finally did get a letter, it said that the claims examiner at the Disability...
How do you describe pain to your doctor?
When you file for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits due to any kind of illness that causes chronic pain, your pain is a significant part of your claim. In many cases, pain and fatigue (which may itself be caused by the pain you experience) will be the two most...
How do you prove you can’t do sedentary work?
It takes quite a bit of convincing before the Social Security Administration (SSA) will agree that someone is disabled and unable to earn a living. For most disability applicants, the biggest hurdle is getting past the question about whether or not they're capable of...
How Social Security Disability injury claims get stalled
A serious accident can leave you battered and broken -- and unable to work. At some point, it may become necessary to file a claim for Social Security Disability benefits. Under the rules used by the Social Security Administration (SSA), there's a very strict...
We can help people who have hard-to-measure injuries
It can actually be easier on a Houston resident who suffers an injury if he or she has some visible symptom. For instance, broken bones and spinal cord injuries may show up on an x-ray or another medical test, and CT Scans or MRIs can detect traumatic brain injuries....
What if my injury is my fault?
Many people in Texas suffer serious injuries at work, at home while traveling or even while at play. Although there is a lot of emphasis these days on who is to blame for these injuries, in many if not most cases, the injury is truly an accident or, at worst, is...
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Houston, TX 77002
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