Areas of Expertise
Where the examination matters most.
As a board-certified physiatrist, Dr. Brzusek's independent opinions center on function, impairment, and the musculoskeletal and neurological conditions that drive personal-injury, disability, and workers' compensation matters.
Musculoskeletal Injury
Objective assessment of soft-tissue, orthopedic, and functional impairment across body systems.
Spine & Low-Back Pain
Evaluation of lumbar, cervical, and thoracic conditions, including post-injury degeneration and radiculopathy.
Whiplash & Cervical
Whiplash-associated disorders and complications of manipulation, with careful mechanism analysis.
Knee Injuries
Traumatic and degenerative knee conditions, including post-operative and osteoarthritis disputes.
Shoulder & Hip
Assessment of rotator-cuff, labral, and joint-injury claims and their functional impact.
Pain Medicine
Opinions on chronic pain, medication, and injection therapies grounded in current guidelines.
Disability
Impairment and disability ratings with reasoned, well-supported conclusions.
Auto-Accident Injury
Independent evaluation of injuries arising from motor-vehicle collisions.
On-the-Job Injuries
Workers' compensation and industrial injury examinations, including the aging workforce.
Breadth of perspective
Clinical care informs the examination.
Decades of active physiatric practice mean Dr. Brzusek evaluates function the way a treating physician does, then separates objective findings from advocacy. That clinical grounding is what makes an opinion credible on the stand.
See how he engagesWhy physiatry
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation focuses on function and impairment across the whole person. For medico-legal matters, that lens keeps the examination anchored in what the evidence supports.
- Function-first, evidence-based evaluation
- Musculoskeletal & neurological focus
- Impairment & disability reasoning