What are work injuries?
Work injuries are damages to your body that happen while you’re on the job. Any place of employment has unique risks for certain injuries, like carpal tunnel for people who work on a computer or shoulder impingement for painters. However, unanticipated injuries can happen in the workplace, too.
One distinct factor in workplace injuries as opposed to injuries that happen on your personal time is worker’s compensation. It’s a type of insurance that every employer carries that covers the medical costs and the expenses of missed work due to work injuries.
To access worker’s compensation, you must report the injury right away while on the job, and you must be unimpaired by alcohol or drugs when the injury happened. You must also get an independent medical examination so you get an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan for your injury.
What are some common work injuries?
Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Centers provides individualized care and recovery services for many of the most common musculoskeletal work injuries. Jobs that are physically demanding or involve repeated movements have an especially high risk for injuries, such as:
- Sprains
- Strains
- Fractures
- Joint dislocations
- Tendinitis
- Cartilage damage
During your first visit to Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Centers, your providers evaluate the injury with a physical exam. They might also perform other tests, like X-ray imaging, to view the damaged tissues and make their diagnosis.
How are work injuries treated?
Treating a work injury requires a strategy of treatment and rehabilitation that restores full function of the injured body part and gets you back on the job as soon as possible. Your orthopedists at Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Centers start your treatment with a conservative approach. In many cases, you can treat and recover from a work injury without surgery.
Your work injury treatment might consist of:
- Custom orthotics
- Casts or braces
- Steroid injections
- Prescription medications
- Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections
- Physical therapy
- Ultrasound therapy
- Orthopedic surgery
If you need surgery for a work injury, the orthopedic surgeons at Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Centers specialize in arthroscopic, computer-assisted, and open surgery techniques of various kinds.
To schedule a professional medical examination for work injuries, call Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Centers or schedule an appointment online today.