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'''Cumulative trauma disorders''', in an industrialized society, are a major source of disability, defined as"Harmful and painful condition caused by overuse or overexertion of some part of the musculoskeletal system, often resulting from work-related physical activities."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> The key characteristic is that the disorder arises from many incremental movements without adequate recovery, as opposed to a single injurious event. | '''Cumulative trauma disorders''', in an industrialized society, are a major source of disability, defined as"Harmful and painful condition caused by overuse or overexertion of some part of the musculoskeletal system, often resulting from work-related physical activities."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> The key characteristic is that the disorder arises from many incremental movements without adequate recovery, as opposed to a single injurious event. | ||
As a group, they are also known as repetitive motion injuries, overuse syndromes, and repetitive stress disorders. Those reading this article are at risk for a number of hand and arm disorders from repeated keyboard, mouse, and other computer-related activities. | As a group, they are also known as repetitive motion injuries, overuse syndromes, and repetitive stress disorders. Those reading this article are at risk for a number of hand and arm disorders from repeated keyboard, mouse, and other computer-related activities. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:55, 15 June 2010
Cumulative trauma disorders, in an industrialized society, are a major source of disability, defined as"Harmful and painful condition caused by overuse or overexertion of some part of the musculoskeletal system, often resulting from work-related physical activities."[1] The key characteristic is that the disorder arises from many incremental movements without adequate recovery, as opposed to a single injurious event.
As a group, they are also known as repetitive motion injuries, overuse syndromes, and repetitive stress disorders. Those reading this article are at risk for a number of hand and arm disorders from repeated keyboard, mouse, and other computer-related activities.
Etiology
Prevention
Treatment
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Cumulative trauma disorders (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.