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repetitive strain disorder; repetitive motion disorder; cumulative trauma disorder; overuse syndrome
(also see NINDS Repetitive Motion Disorders Information Page)
Etiology:
1) rotator cuff tendonitis
2) biceps tendonitis
3) lateral epicondylitis
4) de Quervian's tenosynovitis
5) carpal tunnel syndrome
6) trigger finger
7) ischial bursitis
8) piriformis syndrome
9) trochanteric bursitis
10) pes anserine bursitis
11) plantar fasciitis
12) Osgood-Schlatter disease
Pathology:
- repetitive movements, often anatomically & physiologically unsuited to the patient
Management:
- modification of factors in the workplace
Specific
biceps tendonitis (bicipial tendonitis)
carpal tunnel syndrome (median neuropathy)
de Quervain's tenosynovitis (stenosing tenosynovitis)
ischial bursitis ('weaver's bottom')
lateral epicondylitis; lateral elbow tendinopathy (tennis elbow)
Osgood-Schlatter disease
pes anserine bursitis
pes anserine pain syndrome
plantar fasciitis
rotator cuff tendonitis; impingement syndrome; painful arc syndrome; subacromial pain syndrome
trigger finger/thumb
trochanteric bursitis
writer's cramp; mogigraphia; hand dystonia; Scrivener's palsy
General
muscle strain/tear
musculoskeletal disease/disorder
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 16.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2012
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NINDS Repetitive Motion Disorders Information Page
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Repetitive-Motion-Disorders-Information-Page