Somatoform disorder is not quite the same as Hypochondria although at first glance it may seem to be.


[Somatoform pain disorder is pain that is severe enough to disrupt a person's everyday life.

The pain is like that of a physical disorder, but no physical cause is found. The pain is thought to be due to psychological problems.

The pain that people with this disorder feel is real. It is not created or faked on purpose (malingering).]
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/000922.htm


[Hypochondria is a belief that physical symptoms are signs of a serious illness, even when there is no medical evidence to support the presence of an illness.

People with hypochondria are overly focused on their physical health. They have an unrealistic fear of having a serious disease.]
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/001236.htm

L&I (work comp) always tries to find some way to pass the cause of the injury off or to minimize the injury. More so when it becomes a chronic or long term thing...
Hope you have a good wc atty & very good drs on your side.

Have you explored our Layoffs, Unemployment and Worker's Compensation forum?
For discussion of any topic related to one's employment and unemployment, worker's compensation, and job.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum30.html
searching the posts there should be helpful as well as the sticky threads.