Spinal Cord Stimulation (“SCS”) has been shown to be an effective treatment modality for some people who have unremitting, chronic back pain as the result of a car crash, scaffold fall and other trauma to the spine. SCS is a covered benefit under Medicare and other governmental health care programs, and most Workers’ Compensation programs…
Continue readingOnce again the INOVA Health System is providing free medical information to the public. At a time when treating doctors spend precious little time with their own patients, this is a welcome public service. Doug Landau was shocked and dismayed to find out that a famous local orthopedic surgeon and professional sports team doctor sees…
Continue readingThe American Academy of Pain Medicine (“AAPM“) has come out as supporting SCS. AAPM members represent a variety of medical specialties that combine their focus on the diagnosis, treatment and management of pain. Doug Landau and the team at the Herndon Reston injury law firm ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., have worked with a variety of pain…
Continue readingNeurological and psychiatric disorders such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, autism, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and chronic pain affect well over a billion people worldwide. These disorders steal away not only life span, but also our selves and identities. More than $1,000,000,000,000 is spent yearly in the battle against these disorders, even in…
Continue readingBecause we represent many people injured in car wrecks, bike crashes and other accidents involving head injury, our Herndon Reston area law firm sees a number of victims who have suffered concussions. I was intrigued by a recent New York Times article about several retired N.F.L players who are planning to give their brains to…
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