The need to turn, twist, and pursue a child, thereby stressing her back, is a risk that would not have existed but for claimant's employment obligations as hall monitor. Consequently, claimant was exposed to a risk greater than that faced by the general public. 161 Ill. App. As stated before, an injury arises in the course of employment when it occurs within the period of employment at a place where the employee can reasonably be expected to be in the performance of his or her duties and while he or she is performing those duties. 221 Ill. App.
Employer contends, however, that claimant's injuries resulted from a preexisting condition.
Assuming such is the case, an employer is not relieved of liability because the injury arose from a preexisting condition. 304 Ill. App. An employer takes its employees as it finds them. 255 Ill. App. Claimant needed only to show that some act or phase of the employment was a causative factor, not the sole or, indeed, principal cause, of the resulting injury.