Evaluation of Work-Related Conditions
Each year more than three million nonfatal occupational illnesses and injuries are reported by private industry in the United States. These injuries and illnesses, as well as those that go unreported, can be caused by job-related physical activities, accidents, exposure to toxins or allergens in the workplace, and stress.
The Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health specialize in treating injuries and illnesses that have occurred as a result of or are made worse by an exposure or event in the workplace. To determine the most effective path toward recovery and help prevent future injury, we examine the nature of the injury or illness, the sources responsible, and the event or exposure itself.
Occupational Injuries
Any physical damage occurring in the work environment or due to a job function can be classified as an occupational injury. Occupational injuries include, but are not limited to:
- Burns
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Chronic Neck Pain
- De Quervain Tendinitis
- Diphtheria/Tetanus
- Elbow Sprain
- General Sprains
- Golfer's Elbow
- Hearing Loss
- Knee Pain
- Low Back Pain
- Mallet Finger
- Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD)
- Quadriceps Pain
- Rotator Cuff Damage
- Sciatica
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Tenosynovitis
- Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion
- Trigger Finger
- Wounds/Lacerations
- Wrist Sprains
Occupational Illnesses
Exposure to certain factors in the workplace may cause you to become sick, whether it be skin diseases or disorders, respiratory conditions, or poisoning. Occupational illnesses include, but are not limited to:
- Asbestosis
- Bronchiolitis
- Cancers
- Chronic Stress
- Emphysema
- GERD
- Industrial Bronchitis
- Lung Cancer
- Mesothelioma
- MRSA/Staph Infection
- Occupational Asthma
- Occupational Dermatitis
- Respiratory Disease
- Sinus Infections
- World Trade Center-Related Health Conditions