| When most of us think of medical malpractice, | | | | your legal right to seek financial compensation. |
| we think of dramatic surgical errors, birth injuries, | | | | Some facts about lawsuits against rehabilitation |
| or radical, dangerous treatments. In reality, | | | | therapists: |
| though, medical malpractice extends to every | | | | - There were approximately 650 medical |
| facet of the medical field, including physical | | | | malpractice lawsuits filed against physical |
| therapy. While an error committed by a physical | | | | therapists between 1990 and 2004. |
| therapist is usually less serious than one | | | | - These reports extend beyond the therapists |
| committed by a surgeon, they can still have | | | | themselves. During the same period, there were |
| painful and wide-ranging effects on your life. If | | | | 54 malpractice reports filed against therapy |
| you've been the victim of physical therapy | | | | assistants. |
| malpractice, it's your legal right to seek financial | | | | The Consequences |
| compensation. You shouldn't go through the pain | | | | Unlike surgical or prescription errors, physical |
| alone. | | | | therapy errors are unlikely to result in death. |
| The Numbers | | | | However, these errors can extend the amount of |
| While cases of physical therapy are still quite rare, | | | | time the required in therapy, can undo progress, |
| they do happen. Consider some of the numbers: | | | | and can increase the pain the patient feels. When |
| - A total of 729 physical therapists and related | | | | therapists and their assistants commit malpractice, |
| medical professionals had malpractice reports | | | | they risk causing their patients lifelong chronic pain. |
| made against them from 1990-2003. | | | | There is no room for errors in medical treatment. |
| - There were a total of 769 reports made | | | | The consequences are too great. If you've been |
| against physical therapists during the same time | | | | injured as the result of medical treatment, you |
| period, accounting for approximately 0.2% of the | | | | should discuss your case with an experienced |
| total number of malpractice cases. | | | | medical malpractice personal injury attorney. They |
| - While these numbers may seem low, there | | | | may be able to secure you the compensation you |
| were approximately 1.05 malpractice reports filed | | | | deserve following your injury. |
| per physical therapist. | | | | If you're interested in learning more about your |
| - In 2003, 83 physicians practicing in the field had | | | | legal options following an injury caused by a |
| reports made against them. | | | | medical professional, visit the Philadelphia medical |
| If you or someone you love has been injured as | | | | malpractice attorneys of Lowenthal & |
| the result of improper physical rehabilitation, it is | | | | Abrams, P.C., today. |