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Don’t Suffer in Silence From Stress Related Injuries

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Don’t Suffer in Silence From Stress Related Injuries

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Many workers don’t consider filing a worker’s compensation case unless they’ve experienced a sudden accident that causes an acute injury. However, these aren’t the only cases that you can make. Repetitive stress injuries cumulate over time and are just as valid as injuries caused by accidents. If you aren’t sure if you’re suffering from repetitive stress injury, here are some of the risk factors and injuries associated with them.

 Factors

 There are a lot of factors behind repetitive stress injuries. While these are some of the more common factors, they absolutely aren’t limited to these:

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Awkward movementsChemical ExposureBendingRepetitive Movements ( typing, cashier work,

assembly lines etc.) 

Any part of your job that can cause an injury to appear over time can constitute as a factor.

 Injuries

 

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Just as there are many caused for these kinds of injuries, there is also a variety of injuries that are considered to be repetitive stress related. These include:

 Carpal Tunnel SyndromeChronic Back PainHerniated DiskTendonitisBursitis 

You should always take these kinds of injuries seriously. Repetitive injuries can severely limit your quality of life.

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If you have had medical bills or limited work because of these injuries, it is especially important to contact a lawyer. For more information about a repetitive stress injury attorney in Wilmington, follow to this website.