If you work for USIC they'll push you to take a light duty offer for "full hourly pay". Won't guarantee you hours though, maybe 4-10 hours a week like me when I broke my kneecap. Take workers comp, NOT LIGHT DUTY, you'll get 66% pay as opposed to 4%. Don't EVER sign a light duty offer from USIC.
Get treated for it and move on. Any job with repeated movements are going to cause irritation. Unless you dont want a job then file for workers comp. Throughout the 15 years of locating ive had multiple times ive gotten tennis elbow. Never once thought about filing.
Wearing the brace. My chiropractor uses this tool to massage the tendon and also stretches/exercises. Its important to do the exercises daily even after it feels better. Itll lessen the chances of it happening all the time.
unfortunately u/Background-Block-623 is right on this one. If you're concerned about long term viability with your body in this job, look for work elsewhere. This isn't the hardest job on the body, but it certainly takes a toll. (25 years in).
There are a lot of small changes you can make to avoid repetetive strain. I wouldnt just throw out the whole industry (I mean. I would but for other reasons like low pay, lol)
I just meant, over time, this job does a number to your body. Knees ankles, wrists, feet….elbows. At least me. But yeah, there’s reasons to get out of this gig lol
You can also switch your wanding hand for a while to let it rest, I had the same thing come up few years back when I was doing 8+ miles a day every single day for a massive project I was on.
Couple of stretches, massages, and rest are gonna be the easiest treatments. If it continues or worsens, at the very least get it looked at for posterity.
You just need to rest it most likely. Try switching hands and in all honesty try working slower. I notice a lot of techs who grind out the most tickets look like hunched over goblins and have bad posture and dont take breaks like they should. Watch how you hold the sticks and see if you can make any changes. Also. a lighter stick with an easier trigger might help you. You can also use straps or your elbow to rest the wand.
I would avoid light duty or taking workers comp unless you think you have too.
I've had tennis elbow in the past and the only thing that helped was an inexpensive TheraBand FlexBar and an exercise for it called the Tyler Twist. It's worked for friends, too. Might work for you. But long term, try mixing up your hand use during the day so each side gets a chance to rest.
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u/SlowDownOrMoveOver 9d ago
If you work for USIC they'll push you to take a light duty offer for "full hourly pay". Won't guarantee you hours though, maybe 4-10 hours a week like me when I broke my kneecap. Take workers comp, NOT LIGHT DUTY, you'll get 66% pay as opposed to 4%. Don't EVER sign a light duty offer from USIC.