Nashville Tennessee Workers' Compensation
Workplace Repetitive Trauma Injuries

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A ttorneys at the Kevin Moore Workers' Compensation Law Firm help victims of Tennessee work place injuries receive just compensation for their losses. We're not just another law firm. We're not just any lawyers. We are highly experienced workers' compensation attorneys - that is what we do. We serve clients throughout Tennessee our offices in Nashville, Tampa,Jacksonville and Miami.

If your injury is serious enough and your case is important enough to you then call a lawyer. It is critical that you do the research to find a reputable, capable attorney. We believe our success in recovering large awards and settlements speaks for itself about the quality of our representation, quality that we refer to as the "Advantage of Experience."

This Website discusses our legal practice and our credentials, and it provides some general information on Nashville Tennessee Workers' Compensation Law. Every case is unique and deserves to be evaluated on its own merits. Please contact us for a free consultation before making a decision about representation. You will speak with Kevin Moore directly not a staff member.

Our Firm welcomes the challenges offered by difficult cases involving serious injuries and complex issues. We know how to fight the insurance companies and win. If you have been injured due to any work place related incident, do not hesitate to call and talk to us. You deserve to know your valuable Legal Rights.

You Need An Attorney Who Specializes In Workers Compensation Law

What you don't need is a lawyer who "also" practices Workers' Comp. More and more, laws are being written that are only fully understood by those few lawyers who are highly competent in specific areas. Finding the "right lawyer", means a lawyer with substantial workers compensation knowledge and experience, is what you want when you need competent help. Lawyers should be selected for their expertise and experience in specific categories of cases. The "right lawyer" for your Workers' Comp case is the person who has substantial experience handling a case very similar to yours, who can and will take action at once.

Kevin Moore and his Nashville Tennessee Workers' Compensation law firm is who you want and what you need!

You Need An Attorney Who Knows Tennessee WC Repetitive Trauma Claims Cases

REPETITIVE TRAUMA INJURIES

"Repetitive Trauma" is also referred to by the names "Repetitive motion injury" and "Repetitive Stress Injuries".

Repetitive motion injury: As reported to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), disorders due to repetitive motion or musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity associated with workplace exposures to a combination of repetitive, forceful exertions and constrained or extreme postures. The term "repetitive motion injury" is no longer favored and has been replaced by "work-related musculoskeletal disorder" by the International Committee on Occupational Health Musculoskeletal Subcommittee. Back disorders are separately reported to the BLS as disorders due to over-exertion.

If you are suffering from a workplace caused repetitive motion injury of any sort, please Contact Kevin for a free consultation.

Definition of Repetitive Stress Injuries

Repetitive stress injuries (RSI) is a catch-all terms used to refer to many painful conditions, such as trigger finger, nerve spasms, and carpal tunnel syndrome. They can cause stiffness, swelling, tingling, weakness, numbness and, in some cases, irreversible nerve damage.

The term includes a group of disorders that most commonly develop in workers using excessive and repetitive motions of the head and neck extremity.

Cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) are injuries sustained through performance of repetitive tasks - these account for more than half of all occupational illnesses in the U.S..

Causes and Risk Factors of Repetitive Stress Injuries

When force is applied repeatedly to the same muscle group, joint, or tendon over a prolonged period, cumulative forces may cause soft tissue tears and trauma. The resulting injury may lead to ligament and tendon disorders, degenerative joint disease, bursitis, or nerve damage. In addition to repetition and high force, risk factors associated with RSI and CTDs include awkward joint posture and prolonged constrained posture.

Tendinitis can also develop if you are a competitive athlete or if your job requires the same repetitive movement during the work day. Such tendinitis can develop, for example, amongst electricians, and meat packers (because of the repetitive wrist extension, flexing and thrust necessary to grip knives and carve through frozen meat).

Hand-and-wrist RSI begins when the tendons or nerves that pass through a delicate channel in the wrist (the "tunnel" formed by eight small carpal, or wrist, bones protecting the medial nerve) are irritated. Typing with the wrist at an angle - a common practice - places extra stress on those tendons or nerves, which can cause permanent injury. Other problems known generically as RSI include tenosynovitis and myofascitis, or inflammation of the tendons, connective tissues and muscles, and de Quervain's disease, a tendinitis of the thumb, which may develop from the overuse of the space bar or computer mouse.

Symptoms of Repetitive Stress Injuries

Typical early symptoms include numbness, or tingling or burning sensations, in the fingers, hands or forearms which can become crippling. Victims of full-blown RSI cannot wash their hair or even hold a sheet of paper without agonizing pain. Some of the very severely afflicted never recover. It is very important that you seek treatment early if you believe you may be a victim of a workplace cause repetitive trauma. It is also VERY IMPORTANT that you work with your employer's Workmans' Comp before you seek treatment. Not doing so could risk any future WC claim. If you have ANY questions, please contact Kevin Moore's Tennessee WC Law Firm

Treatment of Repetitive Stress Injuries

Occupational therapists can help patients with these disorders practice "joint protection." Patients can learn to use their hands in non-deforming positions. For example, instead of grabbing a key with a thumb and twisting, patients can learn to turn a key with adaptive equipment. Coping skills also include the use of over the counter drugs such as aspirin or ibuprofen for mild to moderate symptoms or prescription NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) for stronger anti-inflammatory relief. RSI may be avoidable through proper work habits - including posture, wrist position and regular work breaks - as well as ergonomically designed workstations and keyboards.

Prevention of Repetitive Stress Injuries

Prevention is important. The key is using appropriate posture while doing repetitive tasks . The use of specially designed equipment also can help people avoid this problem. A few simple changes in work habits and in your office setup can save you months or years of pain and disability. See the links below for prevention and relief ideas regarding computer-related RSI.

Questions To Ask Your Doctor About Repetitive Stress Injuries

• What movement or posture is causing the tendinitis?
• What can be done to relieve the repetitive strain?
• How can the wrists and hands be protected?
• Will over the counter drugs such as aspirin help?
• Will potent anti-inflammatory drugs be prescribed?
• Will physical therapy or yoga help?

Reasonable Expectations: 

If your repetitive trauma injury occurred because of a Tennessee workplace accident, you should rightfully expect your employer and their insurance company to provide quality care, covering all of your injury related expenses, and compensate you, while you are unable to work if you authorized physician indicates, for your resulting lost income. These are reasonable expectations but all too often you end up having to fight these very organizations for your rightful compensation!

You Are Covered By Law:  According to the Workers Compensation Statute 440 Section 15 - you could qualify for Temporary Total or Temporary Partial Disability Wages and be entitled to up to 66% of your average weekly wages during the time period of such disability. There are some restrictions and you may have disagreements with the insurance company about them. If this is your circumstance or are worried that you may have such a disagreement with the insurance company then now is the time to contact Kevin Moore's Tennessee Workers Compensation Law Firm!

Insurance companies are supposed to pay you every two weeks you are out of work because of your injuries. If they don't pay you timely they owe you penalties and interest. They are also supposed to pay you based upon your last 13 weeks of wages earned. In many cases the insurance company incorrectly calculates your benefits incorrectly and underpays you. You need a lawyer to fight for your lost wage benefits.

The insurance company is required to pay your authorized workers compensation medical expenses, prescription medications and your medical mileage. Many times the insurance carrier refuses to pay a medical bill or prescriptions and you are left with these expenses. You need a lawyer to fight to get your medical treatment and medical bills paid.

You may need a fighter by your side!

You may need a fighter by your side! Just when you are at your weakest you may have to fight! Tennessee Workers Comp Insurance companies are notorious for denying claims, stalling appeals, and denying rightful or quality care and services. The insurance company's goal is to save money - not to assure you your rightful care and compensation. There are thousands and thousands of cases where, with the right lawyer representing repetitive trauma cases, that the insurance companies have their denials of services and claims denied by a Judge of Compensation Claims. The injured worker can win if they have the right attorney taking on the fight for them - not a firm that is distracted by other practices and is willing to settle for less!

At the Nashville Tennessee Personal Injury Law Firm of Kevin A. Moore, you can be assured that our workers comp legal team will listen to you with compassion and understanding. Attorney Kevin More is well qualified to have your medical records evaluated, communicate with your doctors and therapists and encourage you to follow the prescribed recommended therapies to make sure that you are getting everything you are entitled to under Tennessee Workers Comp law. If you are not getting what you are entitled to, Kevin is ready to fight the insurance companies for youu at Mediations and, if necessary, at trial. With Kevin Moore as your attorney, you will have the best Tennessee Workers Comp lawyer in the State of Tennessee representing you!

Kevin Moore's Experience: 

Kevin Moore has been aggressively practicing law and guiding and protecting his clients' interests since 1992. Kevin and his Firm have handled over 4,500 WC cases and a significant number of cases involving repetitive trauma. No Tennessee Workers Compensation attorney will do a better job in seeing that you get justice and compensation for your workplace loss. Call us or contact us us now. Our consultations are always free and you never pay a fee unless we win your case. In the Nashville Area or State Wide the Nashville Tennessee Workers' Compensation Law Firm of Kevin A. Moore will be on your side and by your side.

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