Many repetitive stress injuries don’t happen in a single moment. They develop during months of work that may include:
- Long stretches at a workstation (including desktop setups common in local offices)
- Warehouse or service tasks with repeated hand and wrist movements
- Tool use that requires the same grip and wrist angle repeatedly
- Overtime or coverage that reduces breaks
- Commute time that increases time spent in fixed posture—especially for drivers and delivery workers
Because the injury is gradual, documentation gaps are common. The longer you wait to connect symptoms to specific work demands, the easier it can be for a defense to question causation.


