The Office and the Store: The Unexpected Places to Get a Workplace Injury
When most people hear the words "workplace injury," they think of some sort of obviously-dangerous environments like a heavy industrial factory or a construction site. While these places are indeed hazardous, the fact is that any work location can have harmful situations arise. Even being an office clerk or a cashier in a grocery store can result in injuries that result in weeks away from the job. Here are some of the injuries that you might not think of until they happen:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
This is a repetitive motion injury that results from friction between a nerve in the wrist and its sheath. The sheath is the "tunnel" referenced in the name. It causes pain, tingling, numbness and other symptoms in the wrist and hand. The repetitive motion of the hand is typically the cause, and this makes it one of the most common injuries suffered by office workers, cashiers, and others whose jobs seem totally safe.
Treatment of the condition rarely requires surgery. Instead, limiting motion of the hand and wrist, and getting non-surgical therapy, will often allow it to heal.
Unexpected Accidents
In many workplaces, there are situations that become hazardous simply because they are taken for granted. A rolling file cabinet, for example, can easily be rolled over your foot. This furniture likely won't be heavy enough to break a foot bone, but it can damage its ligaments and knock the bones a bit out of alignment. If something like this happens, it's worth it to come see us here at Atlantic Chiropractic & Rehab. Our Dr. Santjer will help get those bones back into their proper positions so your foot heals quickly.
Back Problems
An office or light industrial factory can have an amazing number of situations that require you to lift things. Whether those things are boxes of copier paper or piles of bricks makes no difference to your back, and if you do it often or with improper procedures, it's likely that you're due for a visit to our chiropractor in Chesapeake, VA.
No matter how you've gotten a workplace injury, we can help speed your recovery. Just contact us at (757) 547-4325 to set up a consultation.