| Overexertion and Work Injuries | | | | accident. |
| Each day across the nation, people get up and | | | | If a worker suffers injury due to overexertion, |
| head to work, ready to perform the duties | | | | he or she may find it difficult to work. It may be |
| required of them by their jobs. While some people | | | | hard to move sore or injured limbs and muscles |
| head to labor-intensive jobs like carpentry, | | | | may be too sore or painful to operate for a time. |
| construction, and warehouse work, others may | | | | Injuries caused by overexertion may require |
| head to restaurants, office buildings, and other | | | | simple bed rest and recovery, or they may be |
| vocations. While most people assume that people | | | | more serious if damage was done to muscles, |
| with jobs that require lots of manual labor are the | | | | nerves, or tendons. |
| most likely to suffer injury at work, the truth is | | | | Worker's compensation coverage may provide |
| that workers in any vocation may be hurt on the | | | | financial assistance for doctor's visits and required |
| job. | | | | medical treatments. Employees may be required |
| One of the most common injuries reported by | | | | to submit medical records documenting the visits, |
| workers is overexertion while on the job. | | | | or they may be asked to consult company |
| Overexertion often includes injuries caused by | | | | recommended doctors in order to make sure |
| repetitive motions, lifting heavy items in the | | | | their claims are valid. If your claim is wrongly |
| workplace, or stress and strain put on muscles | | | | denied by your employer, you may be able to |
| and joints due to the required job duties. If a | | | | pursue legal action to gain the compensation you |
| worker is injured by movements at work, he or | | | | require. You may be able to argue your case and |
| she may be eligible for compensation under his or | | | | get your employer to take a closer look at your |
| her company's worker's compensation insurance. | | | | worker's compensation claim. |
| Worker's compensation coverage exists to | | | | If you or someone you love has suffered injury |
| protect employees from harm while working. | | | | at work due to overexertion, you may be eligible |
| Companies carry such coverage to provide | | | | for compensation for medical costs, rehabilitation, |
| financial assistance to workers who are injured | | | | lost wages, and other expenses. For more |
| while performing their duties or in work-related | | | | information on worker's compensation and your |
| accidents. Such protection usually helps an | | | | legal options, visit the website of the Philadelphia |
| employer avoid costly lawsuits and will help | | | | worker's compensation attorneys of Lowenthal |
| provide support for employees in the event of an | | | | & Abrams, P.C. |