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overuse injury — /oʊvəˈjus ɪndʒəri/ (say ohvuh yoohs injuhree) noun tissue damage resulting from a repeated movement over the course of time; cumulative trauma disorder …
injury — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), bad, catastrophic, devastating, horrendous, major, nasty, serious, severe, terrible … Collocations dictionary
overuse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Overuse is used before these nouns: ↑injury {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Overuse is used with these nouns as the object: ↑antibiotic … Collocations dictionary
overuse syndrome — see under injury … Medical dictionary
Repetitive strain injury — Classification and external resources DiseasesDB 11373 eMedicine pmr/97 … Wikipedia
Occupational overuse syndrome — Numerous human body disorders are now classed as occupational overuse syndrome, including: Common calluses housemaid s knee or prepatellar bursitis Tennis elbow Repetitive strain injury (RSI) Occupational Overuse Syndrome The condition… … Wikipedia
Occupational injury — An occupational injury is bodily damage resulting from working. In the United States in 2007, 5,488 workers died from job injuries, 92% of which were men,[1] and 49,000 died from work related injuries.[2] NIOSH estimates that 4 million workers in … Wikipedia
Sports injury — Sports injuries are injuries that are caused by participation in a sporting event. In many cases, these types of injuries are due to of a part of the body when participating in a certain activity. For example, runner s knee is a painful condition … Wikipedia
repetitive strain injury — re·pet·i·tive strain injury ri pet ət iv n any of various musculoskeletal disorders (as carpal tunnel syndrome or tendinitis) that are caused by cumulative damage to muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, or joints (as of the hand, wrist, arm, or… … Medical dictionary
Repetitive stress injury — A type of injury from recurrent stress, often associated with the heavy use of computers. Stress in this context refers to an injury by overuse or improper use. One of the best known repetitive stress injuries is the carpal tunnel syndrome, due… … Medical dictionary
