since you are new to the work comp system - i really suggest you read/post on our workers compensation forum.
you can copy parts of your posts from here to there to save typing the same thing again.
There are other injuries posted about - but the way the system works is pretty much the same.

Maybe a thread title of "new to wc please help with tips"

here's the link to the WC forum -
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum30.html

a good wc atty {short for attorney} :) is best with cases like TOS/ repetitive strain because they are hard to prove since it usually isn't something that will show on a test or MRI.

The wc ins company & employer don't really want to pay out at all.
especially if it may be a long term or chronic condition.

that's why you need to seek out an atty for your side, and interview them - don't just pick out of the phone book {I did that and was not the best way to find one}

then hopefully the atty you choose will know of good drs to help on your side of the injury, something to ask about.

You can have a dr of your choice - you don't have to use wc or employer dr.

If it is a small injury that is resolving completely that is one thing - but for TOS and TOS like injuries can become chronic when denied, delayed or mishandled when in the wc system. A good atty can help.

I made the mistake myself of just going along with what ever the wc /MCO drs {employers managed care option} told me. They returned me to the same job duties many times.
Hind sight now shows me that was a big mistake, as I was only getting older too:(, so healing was slowing down. So now mild RSI/TOS but chronic.

If I had a really good dr & wc atty from the start of my RSI injuries - I might have been told how these minor things can add up to a long term condition.

I was into my claim with my own dr and then they denied my claim per the findings of the "biased" IME {the IME dr is not your friend or your treating dr - so don't think they are either one}

I was new to wc and made a lot of mistakes, but reading about wc and claims/cases and asking for help is the best way to avoid the same mistakes.