Tag Archives: degenerative disc disease

Degenerative Disc Disease Doesn’t Mean You Don’t Have A Work Comp Case

By Mike Helfand on June 13, 2024 Posted in Injuries

A great piece of advice for anyone who may have an Illinois workers’ compensation case is to not take every medical term that you hear literally or to assume what one means. A lot of medical terms can be confusing or not apply to work comp law in Illinois the way you’d think they would. … Continue Reading

Winning IL Work Comp When You Already Have Degenerative Disc Disease

By Mike Helfand on February 9, 2023 Posted in Benefits

One of the most common ways an Illinois workers compensation insurance company tries to deny benefits to an injured worker is by saying that you have a pre-existing condition. It’s not that these prior problems aren’t relevant. They can be. But they are not the be-all and end-all scenarios that insurance companies make them out … Continue Reading

Illinois Work Comp and Degenerative Disc Disease

By Mike Helfand on February 2, 2018 Posted in Injuries

Degenerative disk disease is caused by wear and tear on the spinal disks. This condition appears when a person’s disks lose the ability to absorb shock naturally over time. Typically found either in the lower back or upper neck this disease is known to cause chronic pain, weakness and numbness. While it may sound like … Continue Reading

Degenerative Disc Disease & Illinois Work Injuries

By Mike Helfand on June 1, 2016 Posted in Injuries

A lot of terms come up in Illinois workers’ compensation cases which can be confusing or misleading. Degenerative disc disease is one such term. Degenerative disc disease (“DDD”) is not just a condition for older individuals. Degenerative disc disease is a condition that causes extreme back pain that sometimes also includes pain that travels from … Continue Reading