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Today, 12:04 PM
rbrdly3
Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 12
should i contact doctor or file suit?
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Nevada:
I was involved in a motor vehicle accident back in September and injured my back and shoulder. My treating doctor sent me to a physical therapist that put me on heat and electrical stimulation. On 3 seperate visits i was severly jolted with electricity from the pads connected to my back. The first time the secretary hooked up the pads and asked me to tell her when i felt anything. When i finally felt it i was severly jolted causing me to arch my back. My friend that was with me in therapy also witnessed this. She thought i was joking and turned it back on and did this again. When she noticed my pain she said she was sorry. When i came back the next time the male therapist informed me that there was a short in the cable. This happened again about 3 visits later and he informed me that the short was inside the divice. After the 3rd time i refused to go back. The problem is that i hurt my back in 1990 and had a back fusion. I was using a tens machine to electricaly stimulate my back, but now am afraid to use it after being shocked. Can i sue this office? Now they are charging the insurance over 3300 dollars that will come out of my settlement. And i now am unable to use my tens machine for my own treatment.
