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Nurses often have to perform physical demanding tasks, especially if they're working in a hospital setting. This is why many nurses experience ongoing back pain. If you work as a nurse in North Carolina and have back pain, it may count as a significant work injury....
The human body can only take so much stress. Persons who work in physical environments may find their knees start to suffer after years of strain. Even acute knee injuries may happen as avoiding accidents is not always possible. Knee surgery may help a North Carolina...
Truck drivers may keep a lookout for road hazards due to fears of accidents and related injuries. Those who don't work in the industry might not realize how many other hazards a truck driver faces, however. Slipping while exiting a parked tractor-trailer could lead to...
The constant swinging of the hammer, the regular lifting of building materials over your head and a fall, landing on your outstretched arm, all may contribute to your work-related shoulder injury as a construction worker. It is likely an injury to your rotator cuff –...
Employees in North Carolina expect workers’ compensation benefits to pay for any injuries they receive due to an “accident” while on the job. However, are “injuries by accident” still covered if you are at fault for the accident that caused your work injury requiring...
Not all work-related injuries in North Carolina are caused by sudden accidents. Repetitive actions can cause problems over time, some of which can become severe and even impede your ability to earn a living. What can you do if you can't work? Tenosynovitis can...
Nurses are essential in maintaining patients' health. Their role goes much further than just care, though: nurses also help educate the public, run community health services and provide health screenings. Despite their substantial role in society, nurses face daily...
Knee injuries are very common for people working in medical and construction. The knee is a very complicated joint involving multiple ligaments, bones and muscles working in tandem to help you move. However, sustaining an injury to your ACL or MCL can cause you to...
As a worker, your back health is crucial to your overall capabilities at your job. This goes for anyone regardless of what type of work you do. Whether you sit or stand, move or stay still, your back plays a crucial role in all of it. Thus, debilitating lower back...
If you work in the construction industry, you face various hazards on the job. From falling down to lifting heavy objects, electrocution and even motor vehicle accidents, construction workers sustain serious injuries that derail their careers. Moreover, these injuries...
