Do you have an injury you received at work that’s gotten worse over time? Do you perform the same motions, day after day, for hours on end at your job, which led to your condition? Cumulative trauma or repetitive motion injuries are a genuine health hazard. They can happen to so many folks in practically any injury. Unfortunately, they can sometimes lead to irreversible damage.
If you suffered a cumulative trauma injury at work, a Pasadena cumulative trauma injury lawyer at Oktanyan Law, APC can help. There is a 1 year statute of limitations on these cases from the date of injury or the date at which you first became aware of your injury. So, you don’t want to wait too long. Talk to an experienced catastrophic workers’ compensation attorney right away, especially if the pain you are experiencing is happening in the course of you performing your job duties and you are pretty certain it is work-related.
What Is a Cumulative Trauma Injury?
These are injuries that come from repetitive motions that you make again and again in the course of doing your job. Many of them involve fingers, from typing, clicking, and the like. However, they can include so much more than that as well, like the Neck, Back, Shoulders, Arms, Elbows, Hands, Hips, Legs, Knees, and Feet. Often, what happens is that the worker puts excessive wear and tear on their muscles over an extended period of time.
Some Examples of Cumulative Trauma Injuries
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, of course, is perhaps the best known and maybe the most common of the Cumulative Trauma Injury types. It comes from pressure on a nerve on your wrist, which affects the feeling and movement in your thumb as well as the first three fingers of your hand. The symptoms of this can be pain, tingling, numbness, an inability to hold objects, and more. This happens to so many due to typing, as well as typing in unnatural positions as well.
“Trigger Finger”
So-called “Trigger Finger” is another all too common Cumulative Trauma Injury. This is one where your fingers get stuck into a bent position where it may be difficult (or even impossible) to get them out of that. If you do, they make a snapping sound you can hear – hence the name, as it sounds like a trigger being pulled.
Excessive Lower Back Pain
Another very common type of Cumulative Trauma Injury is excessive lower back pain. Of course, plenty of folks get this pain who work in warehouses, factory plants, agricultural farms, construction sites, hospitals, or other environments where they’re expected to carry heavy loads for a long period of time across great distances.But, again, it’s just as easy to get neck and lower back pain cumulative trauma injury from working in an office, too. After all, if you sit without adequate support for hours on end in an unnatural posture in the course of doing your job, that can put plenty of stress on your lower back, too.No matter what kind of injury you have or how you received it at work, we can help you to get the compensation you deserve.
Cumulative Trauma from Your Work Environment
The above covers injuries that can occur due to how you work in your environment, what you do and how you carry yourself. However, those are far from the only ways that these injuries occur. For example, so many of them come about because of the work environment itself, what the employee works in. Often, this is due to circumstances that they have no control over. For example, if you work in an environment where, through the course of your work, you are exposed to toxic chemicals, gasses, vapors, and the like, then that very well could lead to CTDs. It could be that you’re surrounded by exhaust fumes, even fiber mist and excessive dust – all of those can lead to injuries just through you working your job. You shouldn’t be on the hook financially for medical care and more from injuries you have that arise due to your work environment. You didn’t control that, you didn’t have a say. All you did was your job. Our Pasadena cumulative trauma injury attorneys have helped so many in these exact circumstances to receive the compensation that they deserve.
Who Often Gets These Injuries
Who gets them are those that work jobs where there are repetitive motions that have to be made again and again, often under great stress and for long periods of time. So, those who work as clerks in grocery stores, janitors and cleaners, healthcare technicians and nurses, administrative professionals and office clerks, and the like absolutely get these injuries. That said, we also have those who make deliveries, chauffeur for a living, work in hospitals, teachers, HVAC techs, auto mechanics, engineers, machinists, plant workers, warehouse workers, stockers, department store clerks, travel agents, and more. Over the years, we’ve had plenty of clients from essentially every walk of life, any industry that you can imagine. One thing that has stayed the same: our dedicated cumulative trauma injury lawyers in Pasadena managed to get them what they deserve for what they’ve had to go through.
How Do You Know if You Have One of These Injuries?
Simply put, pay attention to your body. YOU know your body, you know when you’re hurt, and moreover, you know when you’re straining, when you’re working too hard. Yes, we all want to do our jobs well, to be the person that stands out, that does things right. But, if you start to feel minor symptoms that something’s wrong with your body, listen to that.
If you feel persistent symptoms, don’t just keep working. Instead, report them to your employer. Then, get medical attention. That’s the best way to take care of yourself and those who care about you.
Reach Out to a Pasadena Cumulative Trauma Injury Attorney for Help
Here at Oktanyan Law, APC, we’ve helped so many folks who were in the exact position that you are now to receive the maximum amount of compensation for their injuries.
To schedule a free consultation with us to see how our Pasadena cumulative trauma injury lawyer can help, call us at (818) 798-3388.