Court Upholds Denial of Janitor's Repetitive Trauma Injury Claim

The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a janitor’s repetitive trauma injury claim. Case: Bowden v. IWCC, No. 1-25-1986WC, 10/09/2026, unpublished. Facts: Jason Bowden worked as a janitor for Wilbur Wright College. Beginning in March 2020, Bowden allegedly began experiencing back pain. He sought treatment for back pain from Dr. Gayathri Sundaresan in May 2021. He denied that any specific incident caused the pain. Sundaresan diagnosed sciatica and prescribed Valium and Motrin. Bowden never filled the Valium prescription. Bowden returned to see Sundaresan in July 2021. Sunda...