Workplace Injury

Work Injury Treatment in St. Paul

Helping the injured get well with effective, gentle chiropractic care

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Have you or a loved one been recently injured at work? Being injured at work can be frightening, especially if it interferes with returning to work. 

The risk of acute pain becoming chronic pain is high if it is not diagnosed and treated correctly at the beginning.

Twin Cities Headache Neck & Back in St. Paul, MN, is here to help offer you relief from pain, improved function, and recovery to return to work.



Common reasons why people are injured at work:

Common reasons people are injured at work include:

  • Slip and falls
  • Injured while driving a work vehicle
  • Lifting
  • Repetitive movements

Pain from a work injury is the result of tissue damage, and it is the role of the doctor to determine what tissues were injured. 

Seeing the wrong doctor can result in an incomplete diagnosis, wrong treatment, and persistent pain with poor recovery or no recovery.


Our Approach to Treating Work-Related Injuries

Patients want to recover as fast as possible. At Twin Cities Headache Neck & Back, this begins with compassionate listening to how you were injured at work and what your current symptoms are by the doctor. 

This is followed by a detailed physical exam using orthopedic, neurological, and musculoskeletal examination testing. 

Based on the symptoms and examination, the injuries may require imaging, such as a plain film X-ray or MRI, in order to fully visualize the nature and extent of tissue damage. 

At Twin Cities Headache Neck & Back, we will perform a comprehensive history and exam to arrive at a complete diagnosis and will order any necessary imaging and special tests that may be required.



Common Work-Related Injuries Include

  • Spinal joint sprains 
  • Head injuries
  • Back muscle strains
  • Disc injuries
  • Nerve injuries/radiculopathy
  • Shoulder injuries

Following a proper diagnosis, then an evidence-based treatment plan can be created to maximize patient recovery.


How Chiropractic Care Can Help You Find Relief from Work-Related Injuries

Chiropractic treatment has been shown scientifically to be effective in reducing pain and improving function with these injuries. 

Scientific research supports this. Cifuentes et. al (2011) concluded the research by stating, ” After controlling for demographic factors and multiple severity indicators, patients suffering nonspecific work-related LBP who received health services mostly or only from a chiropractor had a lower risk of recurrent disability than the risk of any other provider type”.

They specifically noted the following:

  • 24% Decrease in disability duration of the first episode compared to physical therapy
  • 250% Decrease in disability duration of the first episode compared to medical physician’s care
  • 5.9% Decrease in opioid (narcotic) use during maintenance care compared to physical therapy care
  • 30.3% Decrease in opioid (narcotic) use during maintenance care compared to medical physician’s care
  • 19% Decrease in average weekly cost of medical expenses during disability episodes compared to physical therapy care
  • 43% Decrease in average weekly cost of medical expenses during disability episodes compared to medical physician’s care

Our Treatment Approach

It is important, to begin with an accurate evaluation locating all the bodily damage to determine a complete diagnosis. 

Those with work injuries are often reluctant to see a Doctor of Chiropractic as they are worried about beginning any treatment without a proper workup. This is understandable. No injury should be treated without a complete evaluation to diagnose what was injured and how badly injured.

At Twin Cities Headache Neck & Back, we don’t begin with the treatment. We begin with a complete exam to reach a complete diagnosis. This starts with compassionate listening to your history and symptoms by the doctor. This is followed by a detailed physical exam using orthopedic, neurological, and musculoskeletal examination testing. 

Based on the symptoms and your examination, the injuries may require imaging, such as a plain film X-ray or MRI, in order to fully visualize the nature and extent of tissue damage. At our St. Paul chiropractic clinic, we will perform a comprehensive history and exam to arrive at a complete diagnosis and will order any necessary imaging and special tests that may be required.


Rapid Pain Relief

Following a proper diagnosis, then an evidence-based treatment plan can be created to maximize patient recovery.

Common treatment includes:


You don’t have to live with pain.


Medical Comanagement

Most, if not all, patients will require medical care in conjunction with chiropractic care to speed up pain recovery and maximize recovery. Common medical referrals may include:

  • Radiology 
  • Neurology 
  • Sports Medicine
  • Interventional pain medicine/injections
  • Orthopedic surgery 
  • Neurosurgery 

At Twin Cities Headache Neck & Back in St. Paul, MN, we will make any referrals needed to appropriate medical providers to accelerate your recovery from your work injury.

If you or someone you know has been injured at work, get examined right away! 

At our St. Paul, MN chiropractic clinic, we are here to help you. Call (651) 925-5530 today to schedule an examination.






Contact Us

Twin Cities Headache Neck & Back


245 Ruth St. N #205
St Paul, MN 55119

(651) 925-5530

Our chiropractic office is located on the south side of Highway 94 at 245 North Ruth Street, on the corner of Ruth & Burns.




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