- 3 - Petitioner’s Medical History Petitioner has a history of physical injuries sustained while working for Southern Cal. In 1987, petitioner had surgery for his back. In 1989, petitioner started to notice pain in his left shoulder while performing his regular job duties. The physician diagnosed him with bursitis (shoulder tendonitis) which was likely a result of repetitive use of his left upper extremity, required while lifting, pushing, and pulling heavy materials, including pumps, valves, flat plates, and other parts of the boilers. Since that time, petitioner has been self- treating with medications as well as applications of heat and ice. In 2003, petitioner received an injection of steroids for his left shoulder to ease the pain. In February of 2001, petitioner sustained a work-related injury to his left knee. Petitioner had knee surgery, took a leave of absence, and has not worked since his knee injury in 2001. Although petitioner has a full range of motion for his left knee, he suffers pain to his knee with movement and weight bearing. As a result of his knee injury in 2001, petitioner started having complications with his back, and he received a series of epidural steroid injections to ease the pain to his lumbar spine. In 2003, petitioner was diagnosed with arthritis in the left knee, lumbar radiculopathy (pain in the lower extremities), epidural fibrosis of the lumbar spine (scar tissue near the nervePage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next
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