WHAT’S AT STAKE

Over-exertion injuries happen quietly and quickly — sometimes in a single lift, sometimes after days or weeks of pushing your body past its limits. These injuries can strike workers in any role. When your body is pushed too far, muscles strain, joints tighten, and fatigue sets in faster than you realize.

WHAT’S THE DANGER

Over-exertion injuries don’t always come from one big mistake — they build up from lifting something too heavy, repeating the same motion, working in awkward positions, or pushing through fatigue until the body can’t keep up. The danger is that muscles strain, tendons swell, joints overload, […]