Repetitive Motion & Cumulative Trauma Injuries

Most Common Types of Repetitive Motion Injuries:

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: a pinched nerve in the wrist that leads to numbness and tingling in the fingers. 
• Bursitis: an inflamed bursa sack, a fluid-filled sack located in the knees, creates friction at a joint rather than lubrication biologically intended. This leads to achy and stiff joints that may look inflamed and be painful to the touch.
• Tendonitis: Inflammation of a tendon that connects muscle to bone. Common around joints, and presents itself as achy pain and weakness when the joint is moved.
• Epicondylitis: Also known as tennis elbow. Consists of Irritation of the connecting tissue from your forearm to your elbow, which leads to pain at the elbow and sometimes the forearm and wrist. 
• Ganglion Cyst: A noncancerous lump that is often found on tendons. Mostly painless, but can limit joint movement.
• Tenosynovitis: Inflammation of the tendon sheath that connects muscle to bone. Results in a painful and difficult to move joint.
• Trigger Finger: Inflamed finger tendons that cause your finger to get stuck in a bent position. Often painful.
• Repetitive lifting, bending, and stooping activities and prolonged standing and walking can also develop injury and symptoms over time without any specific triggering event.  These injuries are compensable.