Welcome to part six in our series on musculoskeletal disorders.
Today we’re going to talk about treatment. If you’ve been following these posts, you already know why treatment is important if you are considering applying for social security disability benefits – it acts as a record showing the existence, duration, and severity of your impairment. Moreover, anything that has been officially entered into your medical record regarding your disability has to be considered by the SSA before they can make a ruling.
But what we haven’t really gone into is what effects the treatment may have on you.
Good and Bad Effects of Musculoskeletal Treatment
Before undergoing any treatment, it’s vital that you know both the potential benefits and possible negative side effects that could result. These have to be considered on an individual basis, because everyone responds differently. While it’s possible that a given type of treatment may alleviate some of the symptoms, signs, and abnormalities your disorder causes you, it could also end up limiting you further.
Some may take a pain medication and feel complete relief. Others, however, will feel nothing, and a few may even suffer from side effects like dizziness or sleepiness that harm their ability to live like a normal, healthy adult. And, of course, there are people who at first experience relief from a particular treatment only to have their impairment return full force after a short time.
That’s why it’s so important to work with medical professionals who have dealt with conditions like yours before. This gives them a better sense of which kinds of treatment are worth trying with you and which are not.
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It All Comes Back to the Record
Ultimately, when you’re applying for SSA disability benefits, it all comes back to the official medical record of your treatment. Going to a medical professional means that you have a documented record, regardless of whether you end up undergoing certain kinds of treatment or not. When SSA officials are looking at your case, they’ll be able to see the rationale behind what was done and how it helped – or didn’t. The more well-documented your issue is, the better chance you have at getting the benefits you need.
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