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May
11

St. Louis Car Accident Lawyer Josh Myers Discusses What Types of Doctors To See After A Car Accident

By Josh Myers

As a St. Louis, Missouri personal injury lawyer, one of the biggest mistakes I see people make after they have been in a car accident is to treat only with their family doctor. The reason that this is such a big mistake is because a general practitioner will often just prescribe some pain medication and muscle relaxers and have you come back in six weeks.  However, these first weeks after the accident are the most crucial in terms of what the insurance adjusters will look at when evaluating the value of your case.   In fact, most large insurance companies use software programs to determine how much your case is worth. It is determined by different variables which are input into the program. These include things such as how long of a gap there is in your treatment, what type of doctor you treated with, and whether the doctor is a specialist.  Thus, no matter your injuries, the person who immediately treats with a specialist and has consistent treatment in the weeks after the accident, will receive a higher settlement than those that do not do these things.

I often recommend that immediately following the car wreck, you treat with a board-certified pain management specialist and/or a board-certified orthopedic specialist. Essentially, we want these doctors to order an MRI right away. The x-rays taken at emergency rooms cannot show anything to help determine if there is a herniated her bulging disc.  Insurance companies will pay much more to settle a case when there is a diagnosed herniated disc as opposed to muscle sprains/strains.

In addition to the injury itself, another factor that affects settlement value is the type of doctor that diagnoses the injury. I see many cases settle for pennies on the dollar because you had a chiropractor diagnosing you with a herniated disc as opposed to an orthopedic back specialist.

Often times, people do not know what doctors they should go see. We have developed a relationship with a number of doctors throughout the area who we are always comfortable in suggesting that our car accident clients see. In fact, many of these doctors will agree to treat our auto accident clients even if they do not have insurance. Moreover, they do not require payment up front but will agree to be paid out of the settlement.

If you’re injured in a car accident and would like to speak with a St. Louis, Missouri car accident lawyer, feel free to call Josh Myers at 314-720-2706 or toll-free at 888-956-2487. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, our firm handles serious car accident injuries throughout all of Missouri and Illinois. There is never any fee to discuss your case and there’s also no fee to retain us. Rather, our fees will be taken out of a percentage of the recovery. Essentially, we do not get paid until you do.

Joshua P. Myers is a founding partner of Schultz & Myers LLC. He has been inducted into the American Trials Lawyers Association, limited to the top 100 trial attorneys in each state. Additionally, he is a member of The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which comprises less than 1% of attorneys. Membership is limited solely to those attorneys that have achieved a multimillion dollar recovery.

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