You Can Get Workers Compensation for a Repetitive Use Injury

Sadly, most people who suffer from pain and physical discomfort do not realize that the cause of their uneasiness comes from years of repetitive-use or trauma in the workplace. What’s more, they don’t know that they may actually be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits from these problems. One fact about workers’ comp that many people do not know is that claiming workers’ compensation does not always mean sustaining one major injury during an isolated work accident. Repetitive trauma or repetitive-use injuries also merit workers’ compensation even though the injury is caused over an extended period of time. Repetitive-use injuries include ailments like carpal tunnel syndrome, shoulder injuries from overhead work, disc injuries from a constant bending motion, and knee injuries from ascending into and descending from truck cabs.

Cummings & Middlebrooks, LLP offers workers’ comp attorneys in Atlanta that understand the discomfort caused from a repetitive trauma and use that knowledge to get clients the proper compensation they deserve while out of work.

Could I Have a Repetitive Use Injury?

Repetitive use injuries are most often experienced by people who have jobs that involve repetitive duties, such as office jobs with a lot of typing, factory assembly jobs, delivery driver positions, and warehouse jobs.

These types of repetitive traumas often go unnoticed until the injury becomes a severe problem. Tingling or numbness in the arms, legs, hands or feet for an extended period of time frequently is not paid attention to until serious pain becomes apparent. If there is any question as to whether or not you are suffering from a repetitive-use injury, it is imperative that you contact a physician immediately followed by our law offices to ensure our Atlanta workers’ comp lawyers can guide you in the right direction.

If you do not know how to find a doctor, our workers comp attorneys in Atlanta can help. Employers are required by law to have a panel of physicians available to provide medical treatment for work-related injuries. If they fail to do so, or if you are unhappy with the physician they provided, we can assist by insuring you receive the medical treatment you need and to which you are entitled.