If you spend a lot of time at work doing similar actions over and over again – such as typing at a keyboard for long periods – you may experience what is known as a repetitive stress injury (RSI). This type of workplace injury can become severe and can make your job...
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
COMPLICATIONS OF CLAIMING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
There are injuries that come naturally as we get older and then there are some that are accelerated due to our jobs. Injuries that come naturally are those like hearing loss or visibility loss. Eventually, our bodies do start to slow down and they process things at a...
HAVE YOU DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AT WORK?
We know that when you think about workplace injuries, your mind probably jumps to traumatic things that can happen like people falling multiple floors or getting hurt by a hand tool. Yes, there are many nonfatal work injuries and illnesses reported each year. Around...
NEW CARPAL TUNNEL STUDIES CAN HELP
According to a new study from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, women are three times more likely to suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome than men. In this article, they discuss the two definitive tests that can diagnose the syndrome, but it...
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND ITS GROSSLY INACCURATE STEREOTYPE
Our San Diego workers compensation attorneys see clients with many types of work related injuries, but one of the injuries we see most often is carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome is frequently brushed off as a little pain from too many years of typing, but...
NEW STUDY SHOWS MANY AT RISK OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Many people have heard of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but few really know exactly what it is. Most people just associate it with workers who type all day, but that is not the reality. A new CDC report shows that there are many more jobs than people realize...
REPETITIVE STRESS INJURIES ON THE RISE
We know that the last thing you want to think about is a work-related injury. You may not think about work injuries often, especially if you do not work in a high-risk industry such as construction or law enforcement. Unfortunately, though, workplace injuries arise in...