| One of the most commonly listed
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| | the wrong way as I got out, because as I
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| impairments on social security disability
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| | was closing my front door I could feel
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| and ssi disability applications is lower
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| | pain tingling down my right leg. Thirty
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| back pain. Why is this condition so
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| | minutes later at a christmas eve party I
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| "common"? Well, it's simply due to the
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| | was on the floor and unable to move. I
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| way humans are built. The lower back area
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| | spent the next three days in bed, on
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| (particularly L5-S1) is the point at
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| | flexeril and pain killers, unable to move
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| which we bend to pick up things and we
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| | much at all. Getting up to go to the
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| often use it as a fulcrum to lift heavy
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| | bathroom felt like a spike was being
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| objects.Unfortunately, because
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| | hammered into my tailbone.How does this
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| lower back problems are seen so often on
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| | personal bit of information relate? When
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| disability applications, they tend to be
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| | I got back to the job (DDS), I tended to
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| viewed by disability examiners in a
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| | look at back cases a lot differently than
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| dismissive way. The typical examiner will
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| | before. Even though my condition had been
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| look at a disability app that lists back
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| | relatively short-lived, the memory of the
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| pain as the only allegation and will
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| | awful pain I felt in those three days
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| think to themselves, "Back pain, is that
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| | made me more acutely aware of how
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| all?". From day one, when the file lands
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| | debilitating back pain can be. And how
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| on the examiner's desk, the examiner will
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| | restrictive and limiting a back condition
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| have it in
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| | can be for people who have chronic and
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| his or her mind that the case will
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| | ongoing back pain.Now, why am I writing
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| ultimately be denied.Having been an
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| | this particular post today? Well, once
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| examiner, I am sad to say that this is
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| | again I find myself in bed, on percocet
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| how the evaulation process usually begins
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| | and flexeril, after simply crouching
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| for such cases. And it sucks. Extreme
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| | (this was a crouch, not a stoop, which
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| lower back pain (I don't mean simply
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| | you would think would be safer) down to
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| "pain". I mean pain
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| | do something. As before, neither the
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| of the kind that prevents you from even
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| | muscle relaxant nor the pain pill seem to
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| being able to get off the bed and onto
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| | do the trick (though I wonder how bad it
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| your feet to go to the bathroom without
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| | would feel without these meds) and I
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| breaking into a sweat and wanting to
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| | expect the situation to last for probably
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| scream) is something that one cannot
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| | 2-3 days.Am I disabled? No, of course,
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| imagine...unless one has experienced it
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| | not. The likelihood is that sometime in
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| firsthand. And without having experienced
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| | the next 24-48 hours I will be able to
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| it personally, it is difficult for others
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| | walk again, with some residual pain.
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| to really understand how back pain can be
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| | But...what if I had a condition that
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| so severe that it impairs a person's
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| | caused this level of pain, yet was
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| ability to work.Unfortunately, most DDS
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| | chronic and ongoing? Frankly, I don't
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| examiners--the individuals who slap
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| | know what I would do. I certainly
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| decisions on ssd and ssi claims--are
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| | wouldn't be able to work. And feeling
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| relatively young people who have NEVER
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| | that kind of pain for so long would
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| experienced this kind of pain. Typically,
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| | undoubtedly make me depressed and anxious
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| probably due to relatively low pay, most
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| | (a lot of claimants with back problems
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| examiners in a DDS unit will be in their
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| | also cite depression as an impairment).
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| early to late twenties. Yes, you do see
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| | And, for me, knowing what I know about
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| people in their thirties, forties, even
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| | the disability system, the situation
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| fifties at a DDS, but most DDS units will
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| | would seem even more depressing because
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| be composed of younger workers.I have no
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| | "pain" is given very little consideration
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| doubt in my mind that this fact alone has
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| | in the disability evaulation process.What
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| a bearing on the decisions rendered for
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| | do you do if your major allegation on a
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| some claims. I mean, how can a person
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| | claim is back-related? Here's a tip that
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| understand how debilitating or painful a
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| | really applies to all cases. Seek regular
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| situation can be if
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| | medical care and try to make sure your
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| they've never experienced at least
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| | physician fully documents all the
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| something similar? I'm sure they can't.
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| | limitations you have as a result of your
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| And with so many examiners belonging to a
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| | condition. Medical record documentation
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| relativly young age-set, this "builds" a
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| | on a federal disability claim is
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| certain insensitivity into the
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| | essentially the gas that powers the
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| process.I'll give you an example of what
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| | engine.The author of this article is
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| I mean. About eight years ago, I injured
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| | Timothy Moore, who, in addition to being
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| my back and was out for 3 straight days.
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| | a former food stamp caseworker, medicaid
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| How did this happen? I simply got out of
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| | caseworker and AFDC caseworker, is a
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| the shower. I must have stepped
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| | former disability claims examiner.
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