The Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation recently shared results from 43 studies that looked into how effective cognitive rehabilitation is. These findings look promising and encourage more use of this therapy for brain injuries. Cognitive rehabilitation...
Year: 2023
Nonprobate assets and how they bypass the probate process
A part of estate planning is understanding how an individual’s assets are distributed when they pass. Usually, a decedent’s properties go through the probate process administered by an executor. If there is a will, the executor will distribute the properties according...
Why adults need to plan for incapacity, not just death
Estate planning is a very important act for the protection of an individual and their family members, but it is also a process that many people delay or avoid entirely. Even those who do decide that they need to have a will for the protection of their loved ones or...
What eye problems qualify for SSDI benefits?
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program grants financial aid to people with visual issues. If you suffer from blindness or low vision, you may qualify for SSDI benefits. However, you must meet particular Social Security Administration (SSA)...
What if workers’ comp is not enough to live on?
If you suffer a workplace injury, you probably need to take time off work while you recover. The good news is that most employees are eligible for workers' compensation. This benefit may provide them with some funds to offset lost wages, medical bills and other...
Apartment injuries: When is your landlord liable?
Picture yourself in the lobby of your apartment building, just picking up mail like any ordinary day. But as you walk away, the floor becomes extremely slippery, and you slip and fall. Your back hurts, you have bruises and you now require medical attention on top of...
Understanding Missouri’s Second Injury Fund
Workers' compensation is a form of insurance allowing workers to claim compensation for any work-related illnesses or injuries. However, there can be instances where a worker sustains a work-related injury that coincides with another earlier injury incurred outside of...
Could Missouri finally ban texting and driving? Sort of.
Forty-eight out of 50 states have some kind of law in place banning texting and driving. Missouri and Montana are the only states that permit this dangerous form of distracted driving. Now, in 2023, the Show Me State might finally join the rest of the U.S., though...
When can a car crash lead to a wrongful death claim in Missouri?
You’ve just arrived home after a fruitful day at work. Then your phone rings. It’s an emergency number. Someone you love dearly has been involved in a grisly car crash. And it is fatal. If a car accident leads to a loved one’s preventable death, you may hold the...
Should you include a spendthrift trust in your estate plan?
Estate planning requires people to take a hard, honest look at their situations — and those of their heirs and beneficiaries. As you may come to realize, not all heirs may be able to manage their inheritances with ease. Some people just are not financially savvy...