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Reduction and Fixation of Sacroiliac joint Dislocation by the Combined Use of S1 Pedicle Screws and an Iliac Rod
Published in Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Donald L. Wise, Debra J. Trantolo, Michael J. Yaszemski, Augustus A. White, Advances in Spinal Fusion, 2003
Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Donald L. Wise, Debra J. Trantolo, Michael J. Yaszemski, Augustus A. White
A 46-year-old male patient was evaluated in 1992 for the complaint of disabling back pain. He had injured his back in 1987 carrying a heavy load while working in a meatpacking plant. He had prior lumbar surgery, including discectomy at L5-S1 in 1988, but received no benefit from this surgery. His pain was described as unbearable. His walking was limited to two blocks. He was unable to participate in activities outside the home and he required assistance with dressing. He was receiving Medicaid and Medicare disability benefits. A lateral x-ray showed mild decrease in disc space height at L4-5 and L5-S1 (Figure 9). An MRI scan showed extensive degenerative change (Figure 10).
Insights from the Field
Published in Joan Ifland, Marianne T. Marcus, Harry G. Preuss, Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment, and Recovery, 2017
Joan Ifland, H. Theresa Wright
For clients on disability, the ability to earn income may be limited because it puts their disability benefits at risk. Nonetheless, clients can be gently encouraged to begin exercising simple skills such as writing. They may be able to regain reading comprehension skills. Practitioners may have small volunteer jobs for clients such as welcoming new group members, encouraging group members, answering questions, etc. Gradually clients may branch out into a volunteer job for a few hours per week. As mobility returns, they may be able to babysit or care for a pet in their homes.
Examining the relevance of employment integration policies on disability benefit receipt: a multilevel analysis of older working age adults in 16 countries
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2020
Disability benefits provide income replacements to those who are unable to work due to a work-limiting mental or physical condition. In many of the advanced economies, the proportion of the working-age population receiving disability benefits has grown, including in the USA where the proportion has more than doubled since the late 1970s [1,2]. Reducing the early retirement on disability benefits of older workers, who represent a disproportionate share of benefit recipients, is one path by which countries can reduce the fiscal pressure that results from population aging. Substantial policy attention is thus now focused on identifying the reasons for disability benefit growth and developing strategies that are designed to help workers with disabilities to either stay in or return to employment [2,3].
Work capacity assessments and efforts to achieve a job match for claimants in a social security setting: an international inventory
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2022
Johan H. Sengers, Femke I. Abma, Christian Ståhl, Sandra Brouwer
Based on the information collected, the adjudicator with the help of the medical consultant, determines whether the claimant is able to perform his/her past relevant work, and if not, whether he/she is able to do other work, considering his RFC, age, education, and work experience. If no work is possible, the claimant is found eligible for disability benefits.