Soft tissue injuries include strains of muscle and tendon and sprains of ligament, graded by severity. They typically do not appear on standard imaging and are diagnosed clinically.
Most resolve within weeks to a few months.
Alternative Names:
Sprain and Strain, Musculoligamentous Injury
Why it Matters?
These are the highest-volume and lowest-value injury claims, and the disputes concern duration and treatment reasonableness rather than whether an injury occurred. Extended treatment courses without documented functional improvement, treatment financed by letter of protection, and passive modalities continuing for months are the recurring issues. Expected recovery timelines from the clinical literature supply the benchmark.
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