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No Accident. No Fall. Still a Workers’ Comp Claim? | Cumulative Trauma Explained
Episode #164 What if your job didn’t injure you in one moment… but slowly damaged your body over the years?  You never slipped.  You never fell.  Nothing dramatic happened.  But your back started hurting. Your knees got worse. Your wrists didn’t work the way they used to.  You thought: “Maybe I’m just getting older.”  But what if your job was part of the reason?  Welcome to the final episode of our Injury by Injury series, where Carmen Ramirez sits down with attorney Mark Thuesen to explain one of the most misunderstood Workers’ Compensation injuries in California: Cumulative Trauma, or CT.  Unlike a typical workplace accident, cumulative trauma develops gradually. It can come from repetitive movements, heavy lifting, awkward positions, long hours, or years of physical work.  And often, there’s no single day you can point to and say, “That’s when I got hurt.”  🔥 IN THIS EPISODE, MARK BREAKS DOWN:  • Think it’s just aging? Your job could be part of the problem.  • No accident. No fall. No exact injury date. You may still have a Workers’ Comp claim.  • Left or got fired from your job? That doesn’t automatically mean you lost your rights.  • Pain at night or at home? That doesn’t necessarily mean your injury didn’t come from work.  • Insurance denied your claim? Mark explains what the insurance company is actually supposed to investigate.  • Treatment denied? Learn what UR and IMR have to do with getting medical care.  • Got a settlement offer? Mark explains why the first number you hear may not tell the whole story.    THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY  You don’t have to be certain that your pain is work-related before asking questions.  If you’ve been doing the same job for years and your body is slowly breaking down, don’t automatically assume it’s just aging.  It could be connected to your work.  And you don’t have to figure that out alone.  Sometimes, the best first step is simply talking to a Workers’ Comp attorney and learning what options may be available. Your health comes first.    Chapters:  0:00 — Comprender las lesiones por trauma acumulativo  5:58 — Cómo reportar una lesión  11:58 — Reclamar después de dejar un empleo  26:50 — Denegaciones de reclamos y tácticas de las aseguradoras  31:32 — Tratamiento para trauma acumulativo  42:59 — El papel de la representación legal    🎬 START AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INJURY BY INJURY SERIES  For the past two months, we’ve broken down workplace injuries injury by injury — including back, shoulder, knee, hand, and wrist injuries.  If you missed the earlier episodes, start here: 👉 https://youtu.be/CL4B7U6It3A    Special thank you to everyone who has followed this series, shared your stories, reached out, and called because you recognized yourself in these injuries. Some of you realized that what you were experiencing might not be “just getting older” or “just part of the job” and decided to ask for help.  That’s exactly why we created this series: to help you recognize what may be happening to your body and understand that you have options.  If you’re watching this and thinking, “That sounds like me,” don’t ignore it. You don’t have to know whether you have a case or have all the answers before reaching out.  👉 Schedule a FREE, CONFIDENTIAL consultation with the Pacific Workers team https://workcomptalk.net/free-case-evaluation/ Tell them what happened, ask your questions, and find out what options may be available for your situation.  Your injury may have happened slowly. That doesn’t mean you have to face it alone.    LISTEN & WATCH  🎧 Subscribe to WorkComp Talk for more conversations about California workers’ compensation, workplace injuries, denied claims, medical treatment, settlements, and injured workers’ rights.  📺 Prefer Spanish? Check out our Spanish channel, Tu Lucha, where we explain California workers’ compensation in Spanish for the Latino community.    MORE RESOURCES  📚 Pacific Workers Blog:  https://www.pacificworkers.com/blog/  🌐 WorkComp Talk:  www.workcomptalk.net  ⚖️ Pacific Workers:  www.pacificworkers.com    This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Every Workers’ Compensation case is different.
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