While repetitive strain injury usually is associated with conditions of the hand and wrist, you can experience the pain anywhere in your body. Most repetitive strain injuries, or RSIs, occur in your shoulder and shoulder blades when the pain moves...
Knee injuries are common among professional and amateur athletes, but also might occur during everyday activities or through accidents. Unlike a sprain, which affects the ligaments, a strain involves the tendons or muscles. A strain that affects...
Repetitive strain injury, or RSI, is very common among computer users; because of this, you may sometimes hear RSI referred to as a typing injury. Most of us are used to adjusting our bodies and posture to fit our workstations instead of doing it...
As technology advances, people spend more time in front of computers, video games and television screens, both for work and recreation. Basic computer skills are taught as early as preschool. This places a lot of strain on your eyes over your...
A repetitive strain injury that affects the hands is usually associated with heavy computer use. Since computers are so common in the workplace today, this injury is known by many other names that reflect this trend, such as occupational overuse...
The purpose of resistance training is to intentionally stress muscles to produce positive changes in muscle fibers. In his book, "Restoring the Body: Treating Aches and Injuries," Thomas Dickey writes that injuries can occur in two ways: acutely...
Your lower back is a critical part of your body, and most people don't realize that until it's injured. Protect your back during daily activities by engaging in stretching and back exercises. You can help reduce pain caused by sciatica, improve...
Numerous activities can cause repetitive stress syndrome. Repetitive stress syndrome, also known as repetitive strain injury, is a potentially debilitating condition caused by overuse of a certain body part, segment or tissue when performing a...
Shoulder strain injuries are a type of repetitive strain injury, or RSI, that can cause persistent and recurring pain. In the past, such injuries were most commonly associated with athletes because of the repetitive motions performed in certain...
The three hamstring muscles -- the biceps femoris, semimembranosus and semitendinosus -- span the back of your thighs, crossing both the hip and knee joints and facilitating hip extension and knee flexion ranges of motion. Stretching the...
Stretching any muscle or muscle group involves lengthening the muscle until you feel gentle tension and then holding the stretch for 10 to 30 seconds. Performing a stretching routine regularly increases the flexibility of the involved muscles,...
Most of the muscles that lie within the lumbar, or lower, region of your back are divided into two groups -- the erector spinae muscle group and deep spinal muscles, which both contribute to trunk extension, hyperextension, lateral flexion and...
The two oblique muscles span the sides of your abdomen, with the external oblique attaching to the outside of your lower eight ribs and the internal oblique to your lower four ribs on one end, and both to various structures in your pelvic area on...
Hamstring injuries are common in athletes, especially those that compete in sports like soccer, football, tennis and basketball. Recovering from a hamstring injury takes time and patience. Your recovery time depends on the extent of your injury....
The muscles that attach to or lie within your upper thigh act on your hip joints, allowing you to move your thighs through various ranges of motion. These include the hip adductors, the buttocks, which enable hip abduction and extension, the...
Keyboardists and piano players need flexible, dexterous fingers and strong hands. If you play regularly, you're at risk from developing repetitive strain injuries. Exercising your hands can help whether you're recovering from injury or just want...
Muscle strains occur when a muscle is overstretched, resulting in a tear. Most strain injuries are mild and take a couple weeks to recover; however, some strains can be more severe, even requiring surgery and several months of rest. The forearm...
Repetitive stress injuries (RSI), also called repetitive strain injuries, represent a broad description of specific outcomes or pathologies as a result of repetitively stressing a joint. Examples of RSIs are cubital tunnel syndrome, bursitis,...
Active release techniques are used by physical therapists to address flawed adhesions that impair the function of muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Adhesions, which consist of specialized proteins collectively called fascia, normally are...
Seamstresses, musicians, computer programmers, supermarket checkout clerks and throwing sport athletes have one thing in common: they all require manual endurance, dexterity and flexibility. Hand and wrist overuse or misuse may lead to chronic...
Inner thigh muscle strains are often referred to as groin strain. Groin strain injuries are usually the result of overstretching or tearing the muscles while participating in sports. They are particularly common in rugby, football and hockey players.
Coccydynia, or tailbone pain, is pain that occurs at the very base of the spine and often is exacerbated by sitting for long periods. Tennis players with this pain may experience noticeable discomfort as they alternate between bending and standing...
The spine is composed of a series of vertebrae, interspersed with cartilaginous discs that cushion their movement. The skull is supported at the top of the spine, and a triangular shaped bone called the sacrum lies at its lower end. The spinal...
Basketball is a vigorous sport that combines agility with endurance. The quick turns and jumps you make to steal the ball away from an opponent and shoot the ball can be rough on your joints, and cause you some pain during and after the game....
Loosening your hamstrings and keeping them loose may help prevent hamstring-strain injuries, which are common among athletes that sprint frequently, according to Susan Hall, author of "Basic Biomechanics." This requires stretching the hamstrings,...
Repetitive motions required from fretting and picking the guitar can put serious strain on your wrists. This continuous strain can lead to debilitating conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, which causes “numbness, tingling, and pain in...
Mix up your routine. You can damage tendons, nerves or muscles during simple activities like playing the guitar, operating a cash register and even using a calculator, especially if your joints are pinched or your muscles are cramped up for...
A long day of typing and sorting paperwork may make your fingers ache. Overworking your fingers may cause repetitive strain injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome. To reduce the stress on your fingers, take frequent work breaks and do finger...
Carpal tunnel syndrome can be a debilitating condition, especially if working on a computer or needing to repetitively lift boxes. Over time, carpal tunnel syndrome may lead to leaving a job, as the form of work exacerbates the problem. One way to...
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