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OVERUSE INJURIES
Overuse
injuries,
otherwise
known
as
cumulative
trauma
disorders,
are
described
as
tissue
damage
that
results
from
repetitive
demand
over
the
course
of
time.
The
term
refers
to
a
vast
array
of
diagnoses,
including
occupational,
recreational,
and
habitual
activities.
The
impact
of
these
injuries
varies
from
the
occasional
annoyance
to
loss
of
function
as
a
result
of
frank
tissue
destruction.
In
many
performing
artists,
musicians,
craftsmen,
and
workers,
loss
of
function
at
even
a
minor
level
can result in a significant loss of livelihood (leading to the various difficulties associated with this loss).
The
most
important
factor
leading
to
overuse
injury
is
repetitive
activity,
although
the
specific
type
of
force
leads
to
different outcomes.
•
One
group
of
authors
accurately
described
the
issue
as
"a
culprit
and
a
victim,"
in
which
the
victim
is
the
injured
tissue,
and
the
culprit
is
the
true
biomechanical
cause.
All
too
frequently,
physicians
focus
on
the
victim
tissue
and
not
on
the
culprit.
•
Repetition
is
part
of
the
definition
of
overuse
injury.
The
concept
is
that
overuse
injury
is
associated
with
repeated
challenge without sufficient recovery time.
•
Vibration,
especially
over
long
periods,
has
long
been
shown
to
be
a
factor
in
increasing
the
risk
of
many
injuries
(eg,
lower back pain, intervertebral disk injury, wrist injury).
•
The greater the forces involved, the greater the likelihood of developing an overuse injury.
•
Malpositioning limbs away from their neutral position increases the risk for overuse injury.
Multiple
articles
in
dental
and
surgical
literature
emphasize
this
point.
Ergonomics
is
the
field
that
focuses
primarily
on
designing
devices
that
lend
themselves
to
good
positioning.
A
massive
increase
has
occurred
in
the
amount
of
ergonomically
designed work equipment, especially keyboards and mice.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Below you can find PDF documentation outlining different areas of Osteopathy and how we can help you:
ASK A QUESTION
GET DIRECTIONS
OVERUSE INJURIES
Overuse
injuries,
otherwise
known
as
cumulative
trauma
disorders,
are
described
as
tissue
damage
that
results
from
repetitive
demand
over
the
course
of
time.
The
term
refers
to
a
vast
array
of
diagnoses,
including
occupational,
recreational,
and
habitual
activities.
The
impact
of
these
injuries
varies
from
the
occasional
annoyance
to
loss
of
function
as
a
result
of
frank
tissue
destruction.
In
many
performing
artists,
musicians,
craftsmen,
and
workers,
loss
of
function
at
even
a
minor
level
can
result
in
a
significant
loss
of
livelihood
(leading
to
the
various
difficulties
associated
with this loss).
The
most
important
factor
leading
to
overuse
injury
is
repetitive
activity,
although
the
specific
type
of
force
leads to different outcomes.
•
One
group
of
authors
accurately
described
the
issue
as
"a
culprit
and
a
victim,"
in
which
the
victim
is
the
injured
tissue,
and
the
culprit
is
the
true
biomechanical
cause.
All
too
frequently,
physicians
focus
on
the
victim
tissue
and not on the culprit.
•
Repetition
is
part
of
the
definition
of
overuse
injury.
The
concept
is
that
overuse
injury
is
associated
with
repeated challenge without sufficient recovery time.
•
Vibration,
especially
over
long
periods,
has
long
been
shown
to
be
a
factor
in
increasing
the
risk
of
many
injuries
(eg,
lower
back
pain,
intervertebral
disk
injury,
wrist injury).
•
The
greater
the
forces
involved,
the
greater
the
likelihood of developing an overuse injury.
•
Malpositioning
limbs
away
from
their
neutral
position
increases the risk for overuse injury.
Multiple
articles
in
dental
and
surgical
literature
emphasize
this
point.
Ergonomics
is
the
field
that
focuses
primarily
on
designing
devices
that
lend
themselves
to
good
positioning.
A
massive
increase
has
occurred
in
the
amount
of
ergonomically
designed
work
equipment,
especially
keyboards and mice.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Below
you
can
find
PDF
documentation
outlining
different areas of Osteopathy and how we can help you:
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