Repetitive strain injuries (RSI), is a type of workplace injury that is often not seen as serious. However, it can have a huge impact on one’s life and is important to be aware of. These injuries are also repetitive motion injuries, repetitive motion disorder,...
Not everyone reports workplace injuries immediately. If you experienced an accident while on the job, you may not have felt pain right afterward. Or, you may have felt minor pain that you pushed through to the best of your ability. Yet, it's easy for injuries to...
When you think about employees sustaining injuries at work, you may envision dangerous jobs. Maybe construction or farming comes to mind. In reality, millions of Americans are injured on the job each year – no matter what type of job they have. This includes office...
The human foot is a complex and robust mechanism with over 8,000 nerves and 100 muscles, 26 bones, and 33 joints, as well as tendons and ligaments. It’s no surprise that three-quarters of all Americans develop painful foot ailments in their lifetime. One of the most...
What do office cleaners, some factory workers, firefighters, paramedics, police officers, nurses and doctors have in common? They are all in jobs that involve shift work. Working nontraditional hours is par for the course for a significant percentage of the Illinois...
If you're an older employee -- particularly one in a job that involves physical labor -- a fall or other injury can be more serious than it might be for your co-workers who are decades younger. We all know that as we get older, a fall is more likely to result in...
Doctors typically get the most respect -- and the most money -- of anyone working in a hospital or other health care setting. However, nurses are the ones who do much of the heavy lifting -- literally. That's one of the reasons they have more job-related injuries than...
The earlier a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be diagnosed and treated, the better the prognosis typically is for the patient. A new study provides one more reason that addressing brain injuries within the first few hours of the injury can mean the difference between...
Illinois workers have rights under the law after suffering an injury on the job. When employers violate those rights, they can and should be held responsible. Last month, a man who was denied the ability to return to work at Dean Foods after a disabling injury...
Does your employer provide you with the necessary personal protective equipment to keep you safe in your work environment, or do you have to buy your own PPE? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandates that your employer must protect you from known...
