Repetitive motion injuries are among the most common injuries in the United States. All of these disorders are made worse by the repetitive actions of daily living. Repetitive motion injuries make up ...

You’re not alone if you’ve experienced the pain of a muscle cramp. An involuntary contraction of muscle fibers, cramping typically comes about suddenly, and the severity can be enough stop you in your ...

The Xtensor exercises hands to relieve repetitive motion stress A Melville, N.Y., company has developed an award-winning device that is designed to counteract the effects of repetitive motion injuries ...

Newly published research by Rice University chemists and North Carolina State University toxicologists finds that repetitive movement can speed the uptake of nanoparticles through the skin. The ...

It’s no surprise to feel pain after a car accident or bad fall, but many of us have aches and pains even without these more significant traumas. Repetitive movement patterns can lead to pain, ...

“If you’re doing one sport for a few months and then another, there are different types of stresses and strains on the body,” said orthopedic surgeon Christopher Good, M.D, of Virginia Spine Institute ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)-- After a raucous game of tag, after excited chatter, even with imaginary bubbles in everyone's mouth, after a squirmy exercise in counting -- there was an eerie absence of voices ...

One of the U.S.’s most productive pork processing plants is being forced to restructure part of its workspace to prevent the repetitive motion injuries that plague meatpacking workers. Expand your ...

The new workplace injury and illness data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) had some welcome news about the declining number of work-related repetitive motion injuries. "I am pleased to ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the information March 30 in its report on the characteristics of lost-worktime injuries and illnesses for the year. Not only are repetitive motion ...

My 5-year-old son has the habit of twirling his hands when he gets excited. He has done this since he was a baby. He seems most likely to do this when he sees something in a repetitive motion, like a ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Grocery store owners fear a law meant to make businesses safer could put some stores out of business. House Bill 1837 would enable the Department of Labor and Industries to require ...