Ignoring a problem will only make it worse.
A cleaner works through increasing pain levels for more than two years before reporting her difficulties. By this time she is unable to perform her pre-injury duties and is forced into a longer term rehabilitation program.
Case history: Ms T is a 35 year old school cleaner who has worked in her role for 12 years. Around four years ago additional classrooms were added to the school, increasing the cleaning demand, this work was expected to be completed within a similar time frame. Ms T attributes this as a contributing factor to her developing elbow and forearm pain around two years ago. Initially the pain was mild, but it gradually inc...