Within this role you have a set of tasks you must perform in order to further your goals and achieve the necessary steps towards the success of your organization.
As you take measures to do this it is important to remember that your place of work and your line of work holds the potential to cause you harm.
While there are a number of accidents and injuries that befall workers every year, one particularly drawn out and painful injury are those caused by repetitive motion.
Tips for Treating Repetitive Motion Injuries Repetitive motion injuries can be caused in a number or ways and they typically occur in your joints and muscles and when left untreated they can become permanently debilitating.
If you feel you are suffering from be a repetitive motion injury there are a number of important steps you can take to aide in your recovery.
These include:
- Elevate your hurting joints and avoid stressing them in order to reduce swelling
- For pain relief apply ice to sore joints and muscles, but for no more than 30 minutes at a time
- If you have tendonitis you can use ice and then later apply a heating pad to relieve the pain
- If the pain is severe it is important to seek medical attention
- Practice range of motion exercises once you have recovered in order to prevent future injuries
- If you cannot keep off the joint, wear protective bandages tightly around the joint and take pain relief medicine