Pennsylvania Repetitive Motion Injury Attorney
It is easy to understand some injuries. A violent impact upon your arm and the tissues are badly bruised. If the impact is strong and focused enough, then your bone may be broken. But you don’t remember doing anything unusual with your shoulder in the past few days, and it hurts more than you think it ever has.
This is the confounding thing about one of the most insidious and prevalent types of work-related injury, repetitive motion injuries. Repetitive motion injuries take their toll over time, as many incidences of minor muscle and tissue damage begin to accumulate and are not allowed to properly heal before sustaining further damage. Some of the more common diagnoses that may be given include:
If you have been diagnosed with a repetitive motion injury attributable to your occupational tasks, contact the Pennsylvania workers’ compensation lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., at 610-667-7511.
Understanding Repetitive Motion Injuries
Because repetitive motion injuries are somewhat hard to understand, it may help to consider an analogy. If you swing an axe at a tree with enough force, you will see the point of impact and even the depth of the cut immediately. This would be analogous to the injury you would sustain if you suffered a singular injury by overexerting a muscle in an attempt to lift a heavy weight.
A repetitive motion injury is more like the process of sawing timber. With repeated movement of the saw blade’s teeth against the wood, sawdust begins to be ejected from the trunk, and a groove begins to appear, gradually deepening until the tree can no longer stand. When your muscles and tissues are put through the same motion on such a frequent and recurring basis, each repetition places a stress on those parts, causing cumulative damage over time.
A repetitive motion injury is more like the process of sawing timber. With repeated movement of the saw blade’s teeth against the wood, sawdust begins to be ejected from the trunk, and a groove begins to appear, gradually deepening until the tree can no longer stand. When your muscles and tissues are put through the same motion on such a frequent and recurring basis, each repetition places a stress on those parts, causing cumulative damage over time.
Because of this gradual damage, catching repetitive motion injuries early is difficult. Most RMIs go unnoticed until the damage has become severe enough that you may be forced to miss time at work in order for proper healing and recovery to take place. The Pennsylvania workers’ compensation lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. have experience representing workers in your situation and can help you to claim the workers’ compensation benefits you may be due for your work injury.
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When you have had enough of the daily pain caused by your repetitive motion injury and you need to seek compensation for your medical care and lost wages, contact Pennsylvania workers’ compensation lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 610-667-7511.