Cross-Examination and Pain

• Author: Dorothy Clay Sims
• Pages: 871-894

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CROSS-EXAMINATION

AND PAIN

CHAPTER 18

CROSSEXAMINATION AND PAIN

I. GOVERNING PRINCIPLES

§18:01 What Is Pain?

§18:01.1 Acute Pain

§18:01.2 Chronic Pain

§18:01.3 Pain Medication—Addiction v. Dependence

§18:02 Proving Pain

[§§18:03 – 18:04 Reserved]

II. OVERCOMING TYPICAL DEFENSES

§18:05 Overview

§18:06 Defense #1: Failure to Give Pain Scales

§18:07 Defense #2: Plaintiff Is Exaggerating/Malingering

§18:08 Defense #3: Plaintiff’s Condition Does Not Cause This Much Pain or This Type of Pain

§18:09 Defense #4: Plaintiff Should Be Pain-Free by Now

[§18:10 Reserved]

III. SAMPLE QUESTIONS

§18:11 Background

§18:12 Case Preparation, Research

§18:13 Basic Medical Knowledge of Pain

§18:14 Knowledge of Pain as Related to Client’s Condition

§18:15 Exaggerated Pain

§18:16 Treatment With Narcotics

§18:17 Causation

APPENDICES

Appendix 18-A: Blank Pain Form

Appendix 18-B: Pain Drawing by Patient (Herniated Lumbar Disc, Left Side)

Appendix 18-C: Pain Drawing by Patient (Whole Body)

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CROSS-EXAMINATION

AND PAIN