Work injuries are not from serious accidents, but injuries from overuse and repetitive stress. Since there are many different ways to get hurt on the job and each working environment has it own constraints, many people put off seeking medical help. But, don't wait to be seen by a doctor until you work injury requires more serious intervention or leads to an untreatable problem.
This article talks about some of the risk factors involved with common work injuries and how chiropractic care can help you to heal from them.
Repetitive Stress and Overuse Injuries
As mentioned above, the most common forms of work injury are from repetitive stress and overuse. Small tasks done with poor posture can create big problems over time. Twisting and turning while moving boxes or even continuous typing can cause both acute and chronic pain to arise. Even if you are using correct posture, the simple act of doing the same movement day in and day out can create major problems over time. Here are some of the common repetitive stress injuries:
The list goes on. Even if you are just at the beginning of an overuse injury, or you are concerned that you may start to develop one because of the nature of your work, it is important to start preventative and early treatment to ensure the issue does not progress to something more problematic.
Work Injuries and Your Spine
Whether you have had an accident at work, or are injured from repetitive stress, it is very common for the bone structure and particularly the spinal column to be impacted, and to be the source of the pain you are experiencing. When the vertebrae and other joints become misaligned they will often put pressure on the nerves that pass through them and cause pain that radiates out from the source of the injury to other parts of the body. Furthermore, when the bones are not properly aligned, the flow of communication, blood, and oxygen can become impeded, leading to a decrease in your sense of well-being in the short-term, and damage to the related systems in the long-term.
Chiropractic Care for Work Injuries
Our award-winning Chiropractors have great success when it come to treating work related injuries. We offer safe, effective, non-invasive treatments options. Our doctors of chiropractic will perform a thorough evaluation in order to assess your condition and find the exact source of your pain. Thereafter, they will work with you to develop an individualized treatment plan to provide you relief that last.
Don't let an injury at work stop you from doing what you love, contact the Chiropractic Company team today to discovery how we can help you recover from any work injury.