the term slip and fall accident often conjures an image of a frail old grandmother falling down in the cookie aisle of her local grocery store. In reality, slip and fall injuries often cause severe and painful injuries and usually stem from negligence on someone else’s part. Slip and fall injury treatments are usually prescribed by a doctor. Among the kinds of slip and fall injury treatments are lacerations, joint pain, neck pain, back pain, and torn muscle recovery.

The most common cause of slip and fall accidents is the presence of a foreign substance or object on the floor making a normally stable surface unsafe to tread. Slip and fall injury physical therapy in Miami can vary from icing a swollen knee, to a full range physical therapy program designed with restoring your mobility in mind.

Injuries in places such as grocery stores and restaurants due to carelessness on the owners side have become less prevalent thanks to businesses taking precautions to ensure common areas are safe for all. While sometimes people fall, dust themselves off and continue shopping unscathed, others don’t feel pain until the following day.

Who is responsible for the damages following a slip and fall accident? Slip and fall accident cases flood small claims courts each year; however simply because there is a wet floor in a grocery store, does not necessarily mean the property owner is going to found responsible. In order to have solid footing in your slip and fall case, you must be able to prove negligence on behalf of the property owner.

Regardless of who is ultimately held liable for your accident, you should seek medical attention immediately, depending on the severity. The staff of professionals at ZenCare Health and Rehabilitation is here to ensure you heal and emerge from treatment as strong and flexible as possible.

One moment you may be walking along Ocean Drive whistling your favorite tune on a bright and sunny Miami day, the next moment you may be lying on the floor writhing in pain. Accidents by definition are unpredictable, but the kind of injuries sustained during a slip and fall accidents are easily quantified. Slips trips and falls resulting in injury are categorized as soft tissue injuries, hard injuries, broken bones, head injury, wounds, and permanent damage to the spine.

Knee injury from fall is amongst the common slip and fall injuries, as most of us tend to fall forward and land on our knees. Stretching or ripping of the fragile ligaments of the knee can be classified as a sprain or tear. The physical therapists at ZenCare work to manage knee sprains with the goal of encouraging the body’s natural healing process while working to restore strength and mobility to the afflicted area. Studies have shown that non-operative care, when applied gradually and consistently, can yield excellent results.

Knee injury from fall can also result in a muscle strain where the muscles and tendons of the knee are affected due to hyperextension, hyperflexion, or overuse. Inflammation of the area immediately following a fall usually means a more severe injury, such as a fracture or tear, has occurred. Home care following a minor knee injury from fall may also help to alleviate pain and reduce the chances of re-injury. If you decide to forego medical treatment, the RICE technique: rest, ice, compression and elevation, should help alleviate pain before you are able to begin physical therapy.

Other injuries

Aside from injury to the knees, slips, trips, and falls can be categorized as: hard injuries, broken bones, head injuries, dislocations and tears, wounds, and spinal disk or vertebrae damage. In cases going through the small claims legal process, each of these injuries is assigned a different value. Should you experience dizziness, loss of consciousness, or any other serious symptoms, do not hesitate, seek emergency medical treatment.

We are here to help our patients regain mobility, strength, and flexibility by aiding the body’s natural healing processes, this often means treatment following surgery. If you exhibit any of the following symptoms after a slip and fall, please dial 911, or see a medical professional as soon as possible:

ZenCare Health and Rehabilitation is no ordinary accident injury clinic; we provide full service rehabilitation services by means of combining in-office rehabilitation and prescribed at home exercises for best results. Please beware accident injury clinics and injury chiropractors who may contact you following an accident promising to get you “up to 10,000 in compensation”. These predatory offices often offer both medical and legal advice without specializing in either field with one goal in mind: to bilk you and the insurance companies out of thousands if not millions of dollars without offering their patients compensation care for the injuries suffered.

Chiroprator services

Physical therapy and chiropractic treatments are similar in many ways but are distinctly different. Chiropractic care focuses on treatment and manipulation of the spine based on the theory that proper alignment of the spine kick starts the body’s natural healing processes. Many chiropractors also treat other kinds of pains and ailments of the body, their strength lies in providing immediate relief of pain, especially in the case of back pain. Manipulation of the spine following an accident may cause additional injury, especially if performed by an inexperienced injury chiropractor.

Physical therapists focus on permanent improvement of mobility and long term relief of pain and discomfort in all tissues and structures of the body. Where chiropractic treatments also work to alleviate disorders of the nervous system in addition to musculoskeletal complaints, physical therapists work to maintain, restore, and improve movement and to slow or reverse physical disability.

In the event you or a loved one suffers a slip and fall injury in Miami due to the negligence of another, you may be entitled to compensation for medical costs, lost wages, and more, depending the nature of the accident.

Get medical attention. If you are exhibiting symptoms such as dizziness, loss of mobility, broken bones or lacerations, please seek emergency medical attention as your injury may be severe or deadly.

In the event of minor injuries, we still encourage you to be checked out by your doctor. If you are filing an insurance claim or a lawsuit, you may be required to provide a medical diagnosis as evidence of an injury and prescription of treatment.

Take a look around you when you fall. What caused you to fall? Was the floor wet, littered or damaged? Take notes if possible as the cause of your fall.

Get acquainted with witnesses at the scene. Insurance companies will be interested in interviewing witnesses on your behalf as well as on behalf of the property owner. Collect names and phone numbers as soon as possible after an accident.

Be cooperative and follow protocol. If your slip and fall accident occurred in a place of business, you should cooperate with management as the complete documentation such as an accident report while on property.

Take pictures and video. Whether you file an insurance claim or a lawsuit, the more documentation you have, the easier the process will be for all parties involved. Take photos and video while on the scene as quickly as possible and be prepared to use them as evidence of the cause of your slip and fall injury.

On average, Americans spend one third of their life at work, that’s about 30 years spent at the workplace! It’s no surprise that many slip and fall accidents occur in the workplace; however patients can lose time mistakenly attempting to sue their employer instead of initiating a worker’s compensation claim. Worker’s comp insurance is in place precisely to provide coverage for medical expenses and lost wages for employees who are hurt in the workplace. At ZenCare Health and Rehabilitation we work with insurance companies and provide care for those patients who suffered a workplace injury.

Stress and wellness go hand in hand. Not knowing whether your slip and fall injury rehabilitative treatment is going to be covered by insurance is the biggest stressor our patients face. Failing to comply with insurance may delay processing times which could in turn delay your recovery, or hurt you financially. We advise you become acquainted with your employer’s workers compensation insurance coverage, as well as your health insurance. Knowing how to obtain coverage and being prepared in the may prevent unnecessary stress and delays should you or a loved one be faced with a slip and fall accident

Slip and fall injury treatment can be highly effective in the hands of a dedicated, compassionate medical professional like the ones ready to help you heal at our physical therapy center. We are passionate of restoring your mobility and flexibility and strive for our patients to leave treatment stronger than before their accident or injury. Trauma to soft tissues, joints, and muscles can cause chronic lifelong pain when left untreated, forcing many Americans to rely on narcotic medications to temporarily muffle their pain, while others do their best to endure their pain. People attempting to manage pain on their own often fail to realize that living with an injury can bring about pains in other areas of the body, as well as hinder your daily activities.

ZenCare creates a wellness plan with each patient comprised of outpatient in office physical therapy injury treatment which works first to alleviate pain and discomfort, then restore mobility and flexibility, as well as at home exercises designed to restore strength to the afflicted area to prevent re-injury.

No one can foresee an accident, and while being conscious of your surroundings will prevent many slip and fall injuries; injuries in places such as grocery stores and restaurants due to carelessness on the owners may be inevitable. Should you suffer a slip and fall accident we hope you get right back up, dust yourself off and continue unscathed. Should you require slip and fall injury treatment in Miami, contact our team. We will work with all parties involved to ensure you receive their care you need in a timely manner.