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In 2016, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in the private sector. If you count yourself among this number and you’re dealing with acute or chronic pain as a result, the interventional pain management experts at Florida Pain Medicine can help. Armed with the latest techniques and treatments, the expert team of doctors helps patients in Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills, Brandon, Ormond Beach, Port Orange, Tampa, Riverview, and St. Petersburg, Florida, "Restore Function & Relive Life". To find out more, call or use the online scheduler to book an appointment.
Work Related Injuries Q & A
What are the Most Common Work-Related Injuries?
While a workplace injury often brings to mind images of a construction worker negotiating dangerous scaffolding, the fact is that workplace injuries can happen anywhere, including the office. Computer wires or open file drawers have their own hidden dangers, making any workplace a potentially hazardous environment.
To give you an idea of the scope of workplace injuries, the most common include:
Repetitive motion injuries
Machine entanglement
Slip-and-fall injuries
Automobile accidents
Falling objects
Falling
Overexertion
Collisions
When it comes to risk, the manufacturing sector leads the pack, with an injury rate of approximately four out of every 100 employees. Retail trade and construction come in a close second with just under four out of 100. Wholesale trade clocks in at about 3.5 per 100 and the financial and insurance industries come in at a distant fifth with around one injury per 100 employees.
When Should I See a Doctor for a Work-Related Injury?
When it comes to work-related injuries, it’s important that you seek medical attention any time you’ve had an accident, or you’re experiencing any pain, especially if it’s a workers’ compensation issue.
Of course, outside of workers’ compensation considerations, if you’re experiencing discomfort or pain, you need to get checked out regardless so that you can find relief.
If you’ve been injured on the job and pain persists, it’s a sure sign that the condition isn’t going to resolve itself without expert medical help, which is where the interventional pain management experts at Florida Pain Medicine come in.
How are Work-Related Injuries Treated?
The answer to this question depends entirely upon the nature of your injury. To get to the bottom of your pain, your doctor conducts an extensive diagnostic exam, gathering your medical history, reviewing your symptoms, and using advanced imaging to find the underlying cause of your pain.
Armed with a more precise diagnosis, your doctor comes up with an appropriate treatment plan to alleviate your pain and get you back to functioning normally again. This plan may include one or more of the following:
Anti-inflammatory medications
Steroid injections
Epidural injections
Nerve blocks
Kyphoplasty for vertebral fractures
Discography
Radiofrequency denervation
Spinal cord stimulation
Intrathecal and epidural infusion systems
Platelet-rich plasma and stem cell therapies
If a work-related injury is causing you pain, call Florida Pain Medicine or use the online booking tool to schedule an appointment.