San Diego Workers' Compensation Attorney For Shoulder and Elbow Injuries

           Have you injured your Shoulder or Elbow at work?

 

 

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A work-related elbow or shoulder injury can happen from a single traumatic accident or from a repetitive motion activity at work including overhead work activities.

 

Typical injuries to the shoulder include:

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• Rotator cuff tears 

• Shoulder dislocation

• Broken clavicles

• Impingement syndrome

• Bursitis

• Tendinitis

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   Recovery from a shoulder or elbow injury can be a long and painful process. Loss of strength, difficulty raising the arm and pain are common symptoms of shoulder injuries. Treatments includes medication, physical therapy, cortisone injections, and surgery. Even with surgery, workers face long periods of inactivity during the healing process. After your treatment has been completed, you still may not regain the full functionality of your shoulder.

Typical injuries to the elbow include:

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• Cubital tunnel syndrome

• Lateral epicondylitis (Tennis elbow)

• Chipped bones

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   Elbow injuries can be caused by direct trauma, repetitive micro-trauma or a specific injury around the elbow. Typical treatment includes bracing or splinting, medications, cortisone injections and surgery. Ergonomic modifications at work are also helpful.

       
How can an attorney help you with your shoulder or elbow injury claim?

   Being able to get the maximum benefits available to you, whether it is medical care or disability benefits, is the job of the Workers’ Compensation Attorney. This means finding a good treating doctor to properly diagnose you and to provide you with quality medical care, monitoring your treatment, and then getting final evaluations from medical experts to explain your condition, your disability and your future medical needs. It also means dealing with the insurance company and their lawyers on your behalf every step of the way. This includes going to court on your behalf whenever necessary to protect your right to benefits.  

 
Why should you choose the Acosta Law Office to represent you?

   Getting full compensation and medical care for your shoulder or elbow injury is what the Acosta Law Office can do for you. Attorney Ray C. Acosta has over 30 years of experience in handling workers’ compensation cases, including shoulder and elbow injuries. He is familiar with how insurance companies operate and the strategies they use to minimize their liability to injured workers. The Acosta Law Office can help you at every stage of the process: filing the claim, finding a treating doctor to properly diagnose your condition and to provide you with proper medical care, selecting a medical expert to evaluate you, ensuring you get paid the right amount of benefits, helping you get reimbursed for out of pocket expenses, going to court when necessary, and resolving your claim with the insurance company to get you the best result possible. 

 

         For a free consultation with the Acosta Law Office, call 619-391-993 or send us an email.