{"id":1645,"date":"2021-04-30T19:43:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T19:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law888.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/30\/repetitive-motion-injuries\/"},"modified":"2021-04-30T19:43:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T19:43:50","slug":"repetitive-motion-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law888.com\/?p=1645","title":{"rendered":"Repetitive Motion Injuries at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]No one expects or wants to suffer an on the job injury, but injuries do happen; it is why employers are required by law to provide workers’ compensation coverage for their workers.\u00a0 Workers’ compensation insurance is designed to provide benefits to injured workers when a work injury<\/a> occurs.\u00a0 Most workers understand that if they suffer an injury as the result of a sudden workplace accident, such as a fall from a ladder<\/a>, car accident<\/a> while on duty, or slip and fall<\/a>, that they will be covered.\u00a0 However, many workers overlook the possibility of an injury that occurs over time.<\/p>\n

Injuries that develop over time after continuously performing a task for weeks, months, or years are called repetitive motion injuries.\u00a0 The most well-known type of repetitive motion injury is likely Capral Tunnel Syndrome, which can cause weakness, numbing, or tingling in the hand because of nerve pressure stemming from typing or writing. Other common types of repetitive injuries include tendinitis (inflammation of the tendons) and bursitis (inflammation of the bursae), both of which can affect many areas of the body, including the neck, shoulder, elbow, hips, and knees.<\/p>\n

Repetitive motion injuries can manifest as pain, discomfort, swelling, tingling, numbness, or weakness without any visible sign of injury or inflammation.\u00a0 Due to their nature, many workers do not identify or report their repetitive motion injury early on and continue to perform their assigned tasks, further aggravating the injury.\u00a0 Many workers only report the injury when the injury becomes painful and the discomfort become unbearable.\u00a0 The delay in reporting the injury also makes the injury more difficult to treat.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for workers, repetitive motion injuries are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits.\u00a0 If a worker suspects that he or she is developing a repetitive motion injury it is important to report it and seek treatment as early as possible, before it becomes a chronic problem.\u00a0 The Law Offices of Scott Warmuth helps injured workers navigate the complex California workers’ compensation system.\u00a0 We can help you seek treatment and compensation for lost wages.\u00a0 We offer 100% free consultations and will not charge any fees if we cannot recover for you.\u00a0 Call us today at 888-517-9888.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Injuries that develop over time after continuously performing a task for weeks, months, or years are called repetitive motion injuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-workers-compensation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/law888.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/law888.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/law888.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/law888.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/law888.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/law888.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/law888.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/law888.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/law888.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/law888.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}