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A work injury may arise from repetitive work activities and/or poor ergonomics, resulting in a repetitive strain injury. Find out what injuries are considered repetitive strain injuries, the risk factors for repetitive strain injuries and factors that may or may not support a repetitive strain injury claim.
A work injury may arise from repetitive work activities and/or poor ergonomics, resulting in a repetitive strain injury. These injuries can result in pain, fatigue and a decline in work performance.
Repetitive strain injuries include, but are not limited to:
There are three major risk factors for repetitive strain injuries in the workplace:
Daily job duties can lead to a workplace repetitive strain injury if there is a high repetition and force in your daily tasks. Poor ergonomics can increase this risk even further.
| Risk factors for repetitive strain injuries | |
|---|---|
| Factors that may support a repetitive strain injury claim* | Factors that do not support a repetitive strain injury claim* |
| a precise symptom onset during a work activity | symptom onset away from employment |
| new activities in your job | activities performed for many years |
| recent increase in activities at work | recent increase in activities outside of work |
| your age and years of activity | other medical considerations, such as medications or therapies |
| improved symptoms away from work | bilateral symptoms without bilateral activity |
| continuing or increasing symptoms away from work | |
* These factors are not used as the sole basis for accepting or denying a claim.
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