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Repetitive motion injuries
Repetitive motion injuries are conditions of pain, inflammation, and weakness caused by performing the same activity many times.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | |||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 28-year old asked:
How is repetitive motion injuries treated?
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What is a good example of a repetitive motion injury?
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What is the definition or description of: Repetitive motion injury?
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What are the symptoms that can arise after a repetitive motion injury?
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How do professional guitarists prevent repetitive motion injuries?
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Is surgical intervention the most common method of treating repetitive motion injuries? (RMIs)
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A 16-year old female asked:
Can you have a repetitive motion injury if their is no swelling?
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A 46-year old asked:
Could my wrist pain be due to a repetitive motion injury?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Can I get a repetitive motion injury from playing tennis for a few days for a little over an hour?
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A 41-year old asked:
Wrist pain.. I think it's from repetitive motion injury. How long does it take to recover from this?
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A 47-year old female asked:
The base of my right thumb, but sometimes other parts of hands is twitching when I type or use mouse.I typed and used mouse quite a lot over many years. Oould it be a repetitive motion injury? How can I treat it or stop it?It is scary. Thank you!
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A 53-year old male asked:
I have popeye elbow from getting cellulitis. No injury. 3 weeks, only slightly better. Will it eventually go away? Motion range is normal
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A 51-year old male asked:
What are tx options for a 35yr old growth plate injury to wrist that now is causing pain, range of motion and strength issues.
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A 17-year old female asked:
I jamed my thumb two weeks ago last Saturday the base is still red swollen and has limited motion do I need to go todr? Have had thumb injury inthe pastand now ittends tosprain butnormallyheals fast
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A 32-year old male asked:
Football knee injury. I dove for a catch my knee took all the impact. It has been swollen but went down. Its stronger but healing slowly. It hurts to butt kick slowly. It feels weak in that motion?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Having a muscle pain that constantly aches it's located slightly to the inside of my left thigh just above my knee. no injuries or repetitive motion. ?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Left wrist pain for a few months. No injury or numbness/tingling. Full range of motion, but sharp pain wen lifting and hurts randomly. ?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Can an osteopath provide any additional benefits vs. A physiotherapist with wrist instability / loss of range of motion from weightlifting injuries. ?
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A 19-year old asked:
I have a loose AC joint injury (minor). What are some weight lifting exercises I can do to strengthen that area. I have full range of motion and use?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Maybe broke my elbow with a very minor fracture. I have full range of motion with no pain unless i press on the injury. Can this heal on its own?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Create a therapeutic Exercise plan for full motion recovery for pulled muscle-hamstring strain injury 5 exercises?
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A 39-year old male asked:
R shoulder strain injury since jan 1from lifting dude up, no pain when doing full range of motion except when resting arm on knees is when it hurts?
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A 20-year old male asked:
My cervical spine(ligament) injury took place 5months ago and now I have full range of motion without any pain and have started lifting again light weight. There are some clicking sounds that I still hear!what is the chance of getting full strength?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Had a football injury player fell on my fully outstretched shoulder had a pop sound and instant pain with swelling but i cant move my arm outwards or up xray was negative what can it be?it hurts with anyyyy movement very limited range of motion
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A 43-year old female asked:
I have constant burning pain under left elbow on back of arm/forearm with all range of motion over a month. No injuries, swelling, or bruising. Have a desk job, no lifting. What could it be & what would help?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Can an ACL or MCL injury limit quadriceps or hamstring range of motion? When trying to kick self in rear, I get pulling in knee that ascends into quads and I cannot bend leg past 90 degrees without complete resistance?
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A 51-year old male asked:
Knee injury, motorcycle accident. Bent backward, possible dislocation, leg straightened, popped back in. Motion tested ok. Xray no broken bone, unremarkable soft tissue. 6 days later still aching/pain, can't move on own, how long to heal? MRI need?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Can repetitive motion cause a intraosseous ganglion cyst?
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A 45-year old male asked:
After a few games of ping pong I feel borderline motion sickness. Why? (its not due to the exercise. I do way harder exercises with no vertigo)
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A 16-year old female asked:
Shoulder pain whenever i throw a softbal or do repetitive motions like shoveling snow. Has been going on for about 7yrs now. I was told impingment?
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