Personal Injury

What are personal injuries?

Personal injuries often happen when you least expect it. They might result from a car accident, motorcycle accident, or fall. Personal injuries range in severity from mild to severe and can be short-lived or long-lasting. If you have a personal injury that’s painful or doesn’t subside with at-home care, see the experts at L.A. Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine for relief.

What are common personal injuries?

Common personal injuries you or your child might encounter include:

·         Fractures

·         Joint dislocation

·         Sprains or strains

·         Muscle, tendon, or ligament tears

·         Head trauma

·         Ruptured discs

·         Joint pain or stiffness

·         Decreased range of motion

·         Back, neck, or shoulder pain

·         Knee or hip pain

·         Tendinitis

·         Open wounds

Signs of a personal injury can include swelling, stiffness, bruising, pain, and decreased range of motion or mobility.

Even if you don’t experience symptoms of an injury immediately after an accident, getting evaluated by specialists at L.A. Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine can detect personal injuries so you can get compensated when necessary.

What should I expect during my appointment?

During urgent care appointments at L.A. Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine, you’re greeted by welcoming medical staff. They check your blood pressure, weight, pulse, and other vital signs. Your provider reviews your medical and accident history and asks questions about pain or other symptoms you experience.

Your primary care specialist evaluates your eyes, ears, throat, breathing, heartbeat, reflexes, abdomen, limbs, and other parts of your body affected by an injury.

L.A. Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine offers in-house digital X-rays. Your provider might also recommend blood tests, urine tests, pulmonary function tests, an electrocardiogram (EKG), or additional diagnostic imaging procedures.

Which personal injury treatments are available?

Your personal injury treatment plan depends on the type and severity of your injury. Experts at L.A. Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine might recommend:

·         Rest, ice, elevation, compression (RICE) therapy

·         Casting or bracing

·         Other types of fracture care

·         Wound care

·         Chiropractic therapy

·         Acupuncture

·         Physical therapy

·         Vitamin injections

·         Anti-inflammatory injections

·         Surgery in severe cases

L.A. Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine providers take an integrative, holistic approach to care. They recommend conservative treatments over pain medication and surgery whenever possible.

Don’t live with chronic or severe pain associated with personal injuries when highly effective treatments are available at L.A. Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine. Schedule an appointment by phone, or simply walk in today!