Personal Injury Examination: Causation, Missed Diagnoses, and Documentation That Holds Up

Course overview

Explain why thorough, unhurried personal injury examinations are essential for supporting causation, case management, and continuity of care with other providers. Identify commonly missed traumatic injuries such as SLAP lesions, rotator cuff tears, TBI, and lower-extremity injuries using specific objective findings rather than vague diagnoses. Describe how to document palpation findings, muscle spasms, trigger points, and range-of-motion severity drivers to substantiate TBI and overall case value. Demonstrate proper use of ROM measuring devices, provocative orthopedic tests, and a complete neuro exam including cranial nerve one and cerebellar testing.