Are Chiropractors able to fill out forms for say a week of medical leave due to a car accident/back injury?

Question

I took a few days off after a rear end collision and after 3 days my work wants a "treating medical professional" to fill out some forms for a medical leave of absence. My family physician says I can go back after one week. My Chiropractor says I should not perform physical work for 3 weeks or until my pinched nerve/muscle spasms start to go away.
Can a Chiropractor make these decisions and fill out a medical leave form??
I'm not lazy.....I just dont want to aggravate an ongoing back issue!

Answer 1

I agree with the answer at the top, but you must fill out an accident questionaire while you are at the office and also return for appointments should it ever be brought up in an arbitration or in court. If you miss any appointments it may be misconstrued. If you are using your PIP for payment please be sure to follow through with appointments and get the Chiro. treatment you need.
A Chiropractor CAN give you a "leave of absence" but they hesitate to give you long-term because of their position in the medical community and the lack of respect brought on by long term "backward thinking".

Good Luck

Answer 2

I practice in Idaho and I do things like that frequently. 3 weeks is a little longer than I usually write notes, but I would not anticipate any problems if I did. Yes is the answer to your question. If the treating "medical professional" happens to be a DC (s)he should write the note.

Answer 3

some docs are reluctant to point a chiropractor... why might want to or not this is different for vets. My chiro easily basically were given qualified to address canine and horses. He has committed particular days for his 4-legged sufferers. If i change into in a automobile twist of destiny with my canine and spoke of her strolling humorous i might want to genuinely take her to him. he's truly sturdy. He is conscious the position i'm tight and harm after a short (a million minute) exam, and that i do no longer ought to inform him. i began seeing him upon getting whip lash in a automobile twist of destiny. because canine can no longer allow you to already know in the adventure that they harm or experience more effective powerful you should discover someone you've faith. otherwise the chiro might want to take income of you by potential of telling you your canine desires to go back in 3 circumstances a week for clinical care. easily i understand a human chiropractor who advised my grandmother this. She believed him too. yet with animals i imagine it will be more straightforward to get scammed into doing more effective treatments because you already know the way you experience after an adjustment and how lengthy it very last.

Answer 4

Chiropractors are licensed primary care doctors, so yes, they can prescribe medical leave and other medical restrictions.