Injury Solicitors Can Help Work Accident Claims for RSI - By: Tim Bishop

As the IT age develops further, we rely on computers more and more. Therefore it won't surprise you to know that computers are responsible for a larger amount of accident claims.

Repetitive strain injury ('RSI') is a common work related injury, however is a difficult claim to make. Medical opinions have clashed over RSI, both in the diagnosis and what the related symptoms are.

The major obstacle is showing how RSI happened. Obviously a very large percentage of people nowadays have computer access at home making it more difficult to isolate the injury to computer use at work.

The downside for employees are therefore two-fold: you could rule out an injury claim because you are still in denial over the condition yourself or because you are not aware of all the facts.

RSI can present itself in different ways, the most frequent are tendinitis, carpal tunnel and vibration white finger. Common symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome include tingling, loss of feeling in fingers, pain in the hand and a loss of grip strength. Pain can spread up the arm as far as the shoulder. Employee surveys have shown that as many as 66% of office workers will suffer from RSI at some point, but more than likely they will not know that they can claim compensation.

Recent increases in RSI cases have coincided with an increase in working on the move. Commuters will see that most people around them are working outside of work on their Blackberry, laptop or PDA. They may not realise that the risk of RSI is increased by prolonged use and made still more likely when using smaller and closer-situated buttons.

Experienced injury solicitors are willing and able to help you with work accident claims for personal injury compensation. Many do offer conditional fee arrangements (or no win no fee as they are better know) and will tell you that if you have had an injury which was not your fault, in the last 3 years, you can claim damages for the injury and any loss of earnings caused by it.

Experienced solicitors will know that it is not the extent of the symptoms that is the only important factor. It is irrelevant how serious your injury is, what matters is that you did not cause it and therefore you should be able to claim damages.

About the Author

Considering a compensation claim? Contact Bonallack & Bishop - specialist injury solicitors experienced in work accident claims. Tim Bishop is senior partner at the firm, responsible for all decisions. He has grown the firm by 1000% in 13 years and plans to expand further.

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