| Workers' compensation exists so that employees | | | | actual name of the joint in the shoulder. For the less |
| injured in a work-related accident can maintain their | | | | painful levels of separation, physical therapy and injury |
| financial livelihood. When common slip and fall accidents | | | | isolation is often sufficient to restore painless function in |
| injure a worker, some fail to take action to receive the | | | | the shoulder. More damaged levels require surgery, |
| medical attention and benefits they deserve. For | | | | with the highest degree being extremely rare. |
| example, many injured workers dismiss a shoulder | | | | The injury itself occurs mainly in falling accidents, |
| separation injury as an uncomfortable, minor injury that | | | | although it can also be sustained in collisions with the |
| will go away with time. The reality of the matter is that | | | | shoulder. Although most publicly notable among |
| shoulder separations can be extremely painful and | | | | athletes, especially hockey and football players, a |
| occasionally require surgery to properly heal. Losing | | | | shoulder separation can easily occur in any slip and fall |
| strength in any limb often is accompanied by physical | | | | accident. One of the major causes is when a person |
| therapy, which can range in intensity, to return the | | | | falls on an outstretched hand, which frequently |
| individual back to their previous healthy state. | | | | transfers the pressure to the shoulder. |
| Knowing more about shoulder separation can help you | | | | If you have already been injured while working and did |
| prevent a major injury or recognize if your injury is | | | | not receive proper workers' compensation for your |
| serious enough to refrain from working. There are six | | | | time off, a legal professional can work with you to |
| degrees of shoulder separation, which can also be | | | | learn more about your specific case. Contact a |
| known as a acromioclavicular separation after the | | | | workers' compensation attorney for more information. |