1. Nerve Impairments Stop saying, “Patient has residuals.”
Please…
Colossus only recognizes
“Impairments”
from the AMA Guides

2. Peripheral Nerves 1% to 10% Impairment 11% to 25% Impairment
Normal sensation except for pain or
Decreased sensation w/ or w/out pain
and the pain is forgotten during activity
11% to 25% Impairment
Normal sensation except for pain or
Decreased sensation w/ or w/out pain
and the pain or decreased sensation
is present during activity.

4. No more “Residuals”
No more “Residuals”
No more “Residuals”
Only “Impairments”
Only “Impairments”
Only “Impairments”

5. Occasional Numbness & Tingling
Document the Peripheral Nerve Impairment
Get an MD involved in the case (true for all impairments)
Have the MD make the final Impairment Rating

6. More Impairments Chronic Pain Shoulder Elbow Wrist Hand Knee Ankle
Foot
If you find one for this in the AMA Guides,
it to me…