Work Injury Rehabilitation

Injured workers are a lot like injured athletes; only the playing field is different. And like an athlete’s injury, doctors typically recommend Chiropractic Care and/or Physical Therapy to treat a work injury. If you need therapy for a work injury, workman’s compensation should cover the costs for treatment. 

Common Worker’s Compensation Injuries

Disc injuries to the spine and over exertion are a couple of the top one most common work injury. It’s most often seen in construction jobs and factory jobs. Typically, a muscle is pulled or a joint is forced beyond its anatomical ability. Slip and falls are also very common in the workplace. Groundskeepers, store clerks and security workers often fall prey to this due to wet floors or snowy walkways. Falling to a lower level occurs when a worker falls down a flight of stairs or off of a roof. In addition, a bodily reaction to a fall or slip can result in a sprained or broken ankle. It’s not uncommon for retail workers or factory workers to be struck by an object when it falls off a shelf. Office workers and factory workers can incur an injury when struck against an object. The person falls into a stationary object. For truck drivers, highway accidents are one of the top causes of injury. It’s also common among police officers and business representatives.

In businesses with heavy machinery, machinery accidents are common. This is seen with construction workers and in factories. Repetitive motion injuries are also in the top 10 most common worker’s compensation claims. Lifting boxes, working on an assembly line, sitting at a computer and even using a mouse can cause a repetitive motion injury like bursitis, tendonitis and carpal tunnel. Workplace violence is another cause of workplace injuries. The injury may be caused by a coworker or outsider on the premises. While no one expects violence in the workplace, the reality is that is does happen.

Of course, there are other types of workplace injuries. The key is to report the injury to your employer as soon as possible and to get medical treatment as soon as possible. These two steps will help ensure a successful worker’s compensation claim.