An IME is supposed to be an objective assessment of your medical condition, including what treatment you need, whether you have a permanent impairment and to what degree, and your ability to work in the future. However, whether your IME is truly objective may depend, in part, on how the IME doctor is selected.
For their album of that name, see Kinks (album). For other uses, see Kink. The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most important and influential rock bands of the era.
Shank can refer to: a protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached. Shank (weapon), a slang for a makeshift knife usually crafted from scrap metal, or (as a verb) the use of such a weapon. Beef shank, a cut of beef from the lower part of a cow, namely the extremities. Sheepshank, a knot used to shorten a rope. In ballet, the shank is the part of a pointe shoe used to support the arch of one's foot when dancing en pointe.