Work-related Injuries

Accidents at work could involve acute damage after a fall or collision or long-term overuse pain. If you suffer an injury at work, visit Barry Schapiro, MD, and the team at Full Orthopedics Urgent Care in Aventura / North Miami Beach, Florida. They specialize in diagnosing and treating work injuries and dealing with workers’ compensation cases. At Full Orthopedics, you don’t need to call to book an appointment because the team warmly welcomes walk-in patients. However, you can always call ahead to help the team prepare for your arrival. 

What are work injuries?

Work injuries could be any damage that happens to you while performing your job. Common examples include:

• Crush injuries
• Slips, trips, and falls
• Strains (muscle and tendon injuries)
• Sprains (ligament injuries)
• Fractures and dislocations
• Repetitive strain injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome

Full Orthopedics Urgent Care specializes in treating back and neck, foot and ankle, knee and hip, hand and wrist, and shoulder and elbow work injuries.

Is it important to see a doctor for work injuries? 

If you suffer any injury at work, you must report it to your supervisor and seek medical attention, even if the problem seems minor.

This procedure is required to claim workers’ compensation, which provides cash and medical benefits for people injured during their employment if they can’t work.

You can claim workers’ comp regardless of who’s to blame for the injury. Over 90% of workers’ compensation claims are musculoskeletal, requiring specialty orthopedic care.

Full Orthopedics provides the support you need to get back on your feet and return to work quickly. The team’s experts specialize in diagnosing and treating work injuries and are fully versed in the Florida workers’ comp rules and regulations.

What services are available for patients with work injuries?

The Full Orthopedics Urgent Care team delivers the following services to patients with work injuries:

Accurate diagnosis

Seeing an orthopedic specialist ensures you get an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. Onsite digital X-rays are available.

Experienced onsite orthopedic clinicians

Full Orthopedics’s orthopedic clinicians have treated thousands of patients. They’re familiar with the challenges of balancing the employee’s need to minimize lost work time and make an optimal recovery when employers and insurance providers aim to contain medical costs.

Conservative treatment

Full Orthopedics is committed to conservative care, restoring patients as completely as possible quickly and cost-effectively. Many people with work injuries leave successfully treated after their first visit, often in under an hour.

Comprehensive care

Onsite treatments include physical therapy, injection therapy, vitamin injections or supplements, and patient education for those with acute and chronic workplace injuries.

Full Orthopedics Urgent Care welcomes patients with work injuries to visit whenever convenient; no appointment is required. You can call first to inform the team you’re on your way or simply go straight to the office.