Islandia or East Islip: picking an office from Brentwood

From Brentwood the two closest offices are almost the same distance away: Islandia at about 4.5 miles and East Islip at about 4.8 miles, both measured in a straight line. Smithtown, at about 5.4 miles, is a third choice. Because the distances are so close, the practical question is which drive you would rather make. If your job or regular errands take you in one direction, the office on that side usually makes follow-up visits easier to keep.

Orthopedic physicians see patients at every one of the seven offices, all listed on the locations page. Families in neighbouring Bay Shore and Deer Park face a similar choice.

Who Injury Recovery MD treats, and what the orthopedic visit adds

Injury Recovery MD is an injury practice. Its patients were hurt either in a motor vehicle crash, covered by New York No-Fault, or at work, covered by workers’ compensation. The orthopedic physician’s part is the diagnosis: a hands-on examination of the injured area and the joints around it, testing of nerves, strength and reflexes where relevant, and a decision about imaging — digital X-ray on site, with MRI, CT or nerve studies ordered when the examination calls for them.

You leave with a working diagnosis and a written plan. The plan might coordinate physical therapy, chiropractic care, bracing or pain management, and it changes when re-examination shows it should. Each body area has its own page: shoulder, hand, wrist and elbow, neck and back, hip, knee, and foot and ankle.

Crashes on the Expressway, the Sagtikos and local roads

The Long Island Expressway (I-495) crosses the northern part of Brentwood, the Sagtikos State Parkway passes through, and Route 111 and the Long Island Motor Parkway run along the hamlet’s edges. Merging traffic and sudden braking on roads like these produce rear-end and sideswipe collisions, and the forces involved can injure the neck, shoulders, knees and wrists even when the car looks only lightly damaged. Orthopedic care after a car accident explains how each of those areas is examined.

From South Shore University Hospital or Good Samaritan to orthopedic follow-up

Hospitals that serve Brentwood include South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore and Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, both with emergency departments. If you were taken to either after a crash or a fall at work, the emergency team’s focus was on anything life- or limb-threatening. Once that is settled, the questions shift: which structure is injured, whether it needs more imaging, and what treatment should come next.

That is the job of the orthopedic follow-up. Bring your discharge instructions and any imaging results. Your physician reviews what was already done so it is not needlessly repeated, then fills in what an emergency visit is not designed to cover. If you are unsure whether a new symptom needs the emergency department instead, ER or urgent care after a car accident? can help you decide.

If you were told you might need surgery

Injury Recovery MD does not perform surgery. What its orthopedic physicians do is establish whether surgery is a real question, using examination and imaging. If it is, you are referred for a surgical opinion and choose your own surgeon; the practice sends along the documentation that surgeon will want. Should you have an operation, the surgeon who performed it sets the rehabilitation protocol, and your therapy here follows it. For an outline of the procedures involved, see surgery after a car accident or work injury.

What you pay

For covered patients the answer is $0 out of pocket. Injury Recovery MD bills No-Fault directly for car-accident care and the workers’ comp carrier directly for job injuries; workers’ comp orthopedic care explains the work-injury side. After a crash, send in your No-Fault application within 30 days of the accident — see the No-Fault 30-day deadline. If you were hurt in a vehicle while working, No-Fault vs. workers’ comp sorts out which coverage applies. You choose your own treating provider. Under workers’ comp, that choice is among providers authorized by the New York Workers’ Compensation Board, and Injury Recovery MD is one.

Orthopedic physicians near Brentwood

• Islandia office1717 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Suite 100, Islandia, NY 11749About 4.5 straight-line miles from Brentwood
• East Islip office11 Carleton Ave, East Islip, NY 11730About 4.8 straight-line miles from Brentwood
• Smithtown office732 Smithtown Bypass, Suite 200, Smithtown, NY 11787About 5.4 straight-line miles from Brentwood

Orthopedic physicians see patients at every Injury Recovery MD office. Distances are straight-line, not driving. See all offices on the locations page. Call (631) 560-8357 — answered 24/7.

Frequently asked questions

Should I go to the Islandia or East Islip office from Brentwood?

Either works. In a straight line the Islandia office is about 4.5 miles from Brentwood and East Islip about 4.8 miles, so the difference is small. Choose the one that fits your usual routes, because follow-up visits are easier to keep when the office is on your way. Orthopedic physicians see patients at both, and at the Smithtown office about 5.4 miles away.

I was hurt while driving for work. Is that No-Fault or workers’ comp?

It depends on whether you were doing your job at the time of the crash. Tell the scheduler both facts when you call, and bring any claim numbers you have from either carrier. Injury Recovery MD bills both No-Fault and workers’ compensation directly, so care is $0 out of pocket for covered patients whichever one applies.

What happens at a first orthopedic appointment after an accident?

The physician asks how the injury happened and what hurts, then examines the injured area, the joints around it and the nerves that supply it. A digital X-ray may be taken on site, and an MRI, CT or nerve test may be ordered if the examination points to something an X-ray cannot show. The visit ends with a working diagnosis and a written treatment plan.

Does Injury Recovery MD do knee or shoulder surgery?

No. Injury Recovery MD does not operate. Its orthopedic physicians diagnose knee, shoulder and other injuries and treat them without surgery. If an operation may be needed, you receive a referral for a surgical opinion and choose your own surgeon, and rehabilitation afterwards can take place at Injury Recovery MD under the protocol the operating surgeon sets.