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

2. 724.8
C3-C4
C4-C5
C5-C6

3. 728.4 This is a 28% Whole Person Impairment C3-4 C4-5 C5-6
AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 6th Edition

5. 5% - 8% Impairment 15% - 18% Impairment Muscle guarding or spasm
Assymetric loss of ROM
Non-verifiable radiculopathy
NO AOMSI
15% - 18% Impairment
Radicular pain or sensory loss
Loss of relevant reflexes
Weakness or unilateral atrophy
Verified neurological loss, Or
Radicular symptoms w/ MRI
Improved after non-surgical care

6. 25% - 28% Impairment AOMSI or Bilateral or Multilevel radiculopathy
AOMSI is defined as:
>3.5mm translation of one vertebra
on another in both flexion and
extension (added together)

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