[Scott in Fenton]

WC has decided to send me to an orthopedic Dr. I really have no choice, of course, but I'm wondering if anybody here has had a good result from an Ortho? I can't imagine how this will help.

[Jomar]

Do you have pain in other parts of your body?
If so maybe that is what they are trying to address...

Is it for an IME/QME?
Or for treatment?

[rmschaver]

An orthopedic Dr can address any issues with your neck and or spine. Sometimes when things get out whack it can cause referenced pain. Referenced pain manifests in a location other than where the dysfunction is. How were you injured? Also if your c-spine has been injured it can cause headaches which will not resolve.

[Scott in Fenton]

that makes sense, I was hit on the back of the head/neck area, pretty much right above the occipital nerve. No pain anywhere but the neck and headaches, biggest problem still is light/sound sensitivity. I get overstimulated easily by doing basically nothing. When WC tried to dump me earlier this year, I was off any kind of meds for a couple months and had an episode of Belle's Palsy which came with a severe stabbing pain in the neck. It took 2 rounds of steroids to get rid of it, and I don't think it would have stayed away even then until I got with my current neurologist and got on meds again.

[Mark in Idaho]

Hopefully, the orthopedist will not rule out any cervical injuries. They often are not skilled enough to diagnose the minute injuries that can cause a radiculopathy. Hopefully, he has very fine manipulative skills and other cervical diagnostic skills.

[Scott in Fenton]

who other than an orthopedist would be good with radiculopathy?

[Mark in Idaho]

You might check for an upper cervical chiropractor. www.nucca.org is a place to check for a referral. There is also http://www.atlasorthogonality.com/

They have superior skills at x-raying the upper cervical vertebra.