Pathology In Primary Care

Primary care providers are often asked to provide an opinion on causation for patients that are under their treatment for spine related symptoms. The opinion is typically requested in the form of a medical legal report especially if the symptoms may have come about due to the wrongful act or tort of another person.
A tort consists of a wrongful acts or injury that leads to physical, emotional, or financial damage to a person in which another person could be held legally responsible.
In medical practise patients commonly present with signs and symptoms that may suggest pathology originating in the spine. Depending on the clinical presentation, these patients are evaluated clinically and often worked up with diagnostic imaging modalities. A