repetitive stress
Cumulative motion damage
Repetitive stress is physical strain caused by performing the same motion repeatedly over time.
The term usually appears in medical contexts describing injuries to muscles, tendons, or nerves: repetitive stress injury, repetitive stress syndrome.
Typing, assembly line work, and certain sports commonly cause such conditions: She developed repetitive stress in her wrists from years of data entry.
- strainExcessive stretching force
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- carpalWrist anatomy term
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- carpal tunnel syndromeCompressed nerve at wrist
tendonitis · trigger finger · overuse · wrist · typing · keyboard · desk job · inflammation · pain · chronic · muscle · fatigue · ergonomic · ache · swelling · joint · motion · workplace
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- Body Careposture, breathing exercises, warm-up, cool-down, injury prevention
- farm laborfarmhands, farm labor, field hand, field hands, farm hand
- train accidentstrain accidents, train wrecks, derailments, collisions, crashes
repetitive stressacute injury
Sudden bodily harm
traumatic injury · accidental injury · fracture · puncture wound · laceration
repetitive stresssudden impact
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