Work-related Neck Injuries in Pennsylvania

Work-related neck injuries are common as work-related injuries.  Neck pain can be quite debilitating and cause life-long problems for injured workers. The spine is made of discs broken down into three categories:  cervical, thoracic, and lumbar.  Neck related injuries are to the cervical spine.  The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae and ranges from the skull down to the upper back at the shoulders.  Injuries to the cervical spine can impact the ability to sit and stand, look up or…

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Understaffing at Pennsylvania Nursing Homes cause work injuries

We have seen the various reports from time to time on the overall impact of understaffing at Pennsylvania Nursing Homes.  In this report of 18 of Pennsylvania's most understaffed nursing care facilities, ten of the eighteen are owned and operated by Manor Care, and three of the 18 are right here in the mid-state, in Chambersburg, Carlisle, and New Bloomfield in Perry County.  These reports generally focus around the sub-standard care is causes to the patients who reside or are being cared…

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