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Chronic Pain Case Studies
A 39 year old man was injured when a forklift truck reversed into him and knocked him over. It was established that his employer was liable for the accident in which he suffered a back injury. He suffered from chronic back pain. He could not return to his previous employment and was limited in relation to DIY. It was felt that the injury was not likely to be permanent. He would benefit from a pain management course and would have to perform clerical work in the future.
The Judge preferred the opinion of the Claimant’s expert, a medically qualified consultant in pain management, and rejected the Defendant’s expert’s view that degenerative changes were the cause of the pain. This man was suffering with a chronic pain syndrome and he was awarded £195,831.
This man was 42 when he lost his balance on a ladder and fell to the ground, landing heavily on his right foot. The accident was the employer’s fault and in that accident the Claimant sustained a fracture to his right heel.
He was in hospital for 48 hours and had to avoid bearing weight on the injury for 6 weeks. He had physiotherapy input to be able to walk unaided but this was unsuccessful. He developed a chronic pain syndrome and underwent a joint fusion. That also failed to reduce the pain and he relied heavily on crutches to walk. He also suffered from reactive depression and chronic illness behaviour syndrome. He would never be able to return to his former position and his dependence on strong medication meant that he would have difficulty coping with sedentary and non-manual occupations.
The Claimant won an out of Court settlement of £425,000.
Links
Arthritis
Arthritis Research Campaign
Copeman House
St Mary's Court
St Mary's Gate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire S41 7TD
Tel: 0870 850 5000
www.arc.org.uk
Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA)
Bride House
18-20 Bride Lane
London
EC4Y 8EE
Tel: 020 7842 0910/11
www.arma.uk.net
Arthritis Care
18 Stephenson Way
London
NW1 2HD
T: 020 7380 6555
Helpline 0808 800 4050
Helpline for those under 26: 0808 808 2000
www.arthritiscare.org.uk
Offers self-management courses
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society
Unit B4 Westacott Business Centre
Westacott Way
Littlewick Green
Maidenhead
Berks. SL6 3RT
Tel: 01628 823524
Helpline: 0845 458 3969
www.rheumatoid.org.uk
Back Pain
BackCare
16 Elmtree Road
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 8ST
Tel: 020 8977 5474
Helpline: 0870 950 0275
www.backcare.org.uk
Think-Back
PO Box 6323
CM1 2FX
Tel: 07811 222 044
www.think-back.org.uk
Think-Back is not a registered charity
Disability
DIAL UK
St Catherine's
Tickhill Road
Doncaster
DN4 8QN
Tel: 01302 310 123
www.dialuk.org.uk
RADAR (Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation)
12 City Forum
250 City Road
London
EC1V 8AF
Tel: 020 7250 3222
Minicom: 020 7250 4119
www.radar.org.uk
IBS
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Network
Unit 5
53 Mowbray Street
Sheffield S3 8EN
Tel: 0114 272 32 53
www.ibsnetwork.org.uk
Lupus
Lupus UK
St James' House
Eastern Rd
Romford
Essex RM1 1BA
Tel: 01708 731 251
www.lupusuk.org.uk
Osteoperosis
National Osteoporosis Society
Manor Farm, Skinners Hill,
Camerton, Bath BA2 0PJ
Helpline 0845 450 0230
www.nos.org.uk
Pain
Action on Pain
20 Necton Road
Little Dunham
Norfolk PE32 2DN
Tel: 01760 725993
Helpline: 0845 603 1593
www.action-on-pain.co.uk
Pain Concern
PO Box 13256
Haddington EH41 4YD
Tel: 01620 822572
www.painconcern.org.uk
The Pain Relief Foundation
Clinical Sciences Centre
University Hospital Aintree
Lower Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
Tel: 0151 529 5820
www.painrelieffoundation.org.uk
SMILE
8 Oxford Road
Bootle
Merseyside
L20 9HW
Tel: 0151 284 3822
