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The course, “Soft Tissue Injury Cases” contains content designed to enhance the knowledge, understanding, and/or professional competence of the student regarding common issues in soft tissue injury cases and trial strategies.

The course is designed to familiarize attendees with the important aspects of soft tissue injury claims from a legal and medical standpoint. The module is presented by David Bub, Principal of Brown & James, P.C.

David Bub begins by defining what constitutes a soft tissue injury and outlining common soft tissue injuries and their treatments. Next, he defines what is chiropractic medicine and summarizes some common types of chiropractic care. He also provides an overview of the state regulations on chiropractic care as well as other attempts to standardize chiropractic medicine. He then reviews six less common conditions in soft tissue injury cases. Finally, he outlines the objectives in discovery and trial of soft tissue injury cases.

After completing the course, the attendee should be able to define what is soft tissue; outline the common types of soft tissue injury cases; identify common treatments for soft tissue injuries; define what is chiropractic medicine; locate state chiropractic regulations; list common types of chiropractic care; outline guidelines which provide standards for length of chiropractic treatment; describe less common soft tissue injury conditions; establish objectives in discovery and trial of soft tissue injury cases; and review pre-trial activities and strategies.

The course is designed for practitioners and insurance professionals working in the area of casualty insurance coverage and litigation.

What CE Credit is available?

Note: To qualify for credit, you must submit completion (including a passed final exam if required) within five days of completing the last quiz. No partial credits will be awarded.

State:
Adjuster General CE Hours:
Adjuster Ethics CE Hours:
Attorney General CLE Hours:
State's Course ID:
NH 2.0 468800
TX (classroom equivalent) 2.0 137739
NC 2.0 C06029
FL * ( Provider Number: 364169 ) 2.0 1197158
IL 2.0 485556
WY 2.0 35604
OK 2.0 1025584

* This course has been approved by the Florida Department of Financial Services for insurance continuing education credit.

Course Content

What are Soft Tissue Injuries?
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Lesson Content

1) Introduction to the topic
a) Types of claims discussed
b) Use of technology to get information
2) What is soft tissue?
a) Skin
b) Muscles
c) Nervous system
d) Connective tissues
3) Common types of soft tissue injury cases
a) Sprains
b) Ruptures
c) Bruise/contusion
d) Whiplash
4) Facts about soft tissue injuries
5) Common treatments for…
a) Ruptures/tears
b) Bruises/contusions
c) Whiplash
6) Recap

What to do about Soft Tissue Injury Cases
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Lesson Content

1) What is chiropractic medicine
2) State chiropractic regulations
3) Common types of chiropractic care
a) Adjustments
b) Massage therapy
c) Muscle stretching and relaxation
4) Length of treatment
5) Attempts to standardize Chiropractic care [Mercy Guidelines]
a) Basic principles
b) Length of treatment
i. Acute/uncomplicated injury
ii. Sub-acute/complicated injury
6) Recap

Chiropractic Care and Less Common Conditions
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Lesson Content

1) How to investigate and defend claims of Chiropractic care
2) Less common conditions
a) Fibromyalgia
i. What this condition entails
ii. Common symptoms and treatments
iii. Can it be causally related to the accident
b) Carpal tunnel
i. What this condition entails
ii. Common symptoms and treatments
iii. Can it be causally related to the accident
3) Recap

Less Common Soft Tissue Conditions Continued
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Lesson Content

1) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy [RSD]
a) Causes
b) Diagnosis
c) Common treatments
d) Can it be causally related to the accident
2) Chronic Pain Syndrome [CPS]
a) What this condition entails
b) Common symptoms and treatments
c) Can it be causally related to the accident
3) Tinnitus
a) What this condition entails
b) Common symptoms and treatments
c) Can it be causally related to the accident
4) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder [PTSD]
a) What this condition entails
b) Common symptoms and treatments
c) Can it be causally related to the accident
5) Recap

Objectives in Discovery and Trial of Soft Tissue Injury Cases
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Lesson Content

1) Introduction
2) Objectives in discovery
a) Written discovery: Medical
i. Medical records
ii. HIPAA
b) Written discovery: Non-medical
i. Photographs and video
ii. Repair bills
3) Depositions
a) Videotaping of depositions
b) Focus on accident severity
c) Non-medical experts
4) Recap

Pre-Trial Activities and Strategies
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Lesson Content

1) Deposition of claimant
a) Examination of injuries
b) Examination of medical treatment
c) Examination of effects on life
d) Judgment calls – inconsistencies
2) Post-deposition activities
3) Deposition of the plaintiff’s medical providers
4) Investigating Chiropractor billing practices
5) Use of experts
a) Medical experts
b) Non-medical experts
i. Accident reconstructionists
ii. Biomechanical engineers
6) Trial strategies
7) Recap

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