Doctors of chiropractic provide drug-free, non-invasive treatment for many types of painful conditions, including acute and chronic back pain, neck pain, joint pain and headaches. For more information about chiropractic care, or to find a doctor of chiropractic near you, visit the American Chiropractic Associations website.
For example, individuals with lupus often experience pain in their joints or muscles, or in the form of migraines. Systemic lupus erythematosus is included in the SSAs Listing of Impairments and is considered a medically determinable severe impairment. Another common example is lower back pain due to a condition that meets the SSA listing of disorders of the spine.
"Because pain is subjective, the presence of a medically determinable severe impairment lends credibility to the pain, Swierczek said. It is important for individuals to inform their treating physicians each time they experience pain, and to document the presence of the pain at each office visit, if the pain is present."
Any measures, other than treatment, the individual uses or has used to relieve pain (or other symptomse.g., lying flat on his/her back, standing for 15 to 20 minutes every hour or sleeping on a board).
Any other factors concerning the individuals functional limitations and restrictions due to pain (or other symptoms).