How to Avoid Repetitive Motion Injuries at Work

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports that Repetitive Motion injuries, now named “Musculoskeletal disorders” make up 35% of all workplace injuries.

So, why the new name? It’s because they describe the tissue involved not the cause. These injuries can happen when there is repetitive work, but also from a prolonged position or posture.

Musculoskeletal Disorders Include:

Carpal tunnel syndrome
Golfer’s or tennis elbow
Rotator cuff tendonitis
Low back and neck pain

Common reasons these occur:

Overuse of a muscle or muscle group
Forceful activities or direct pressure to an area
Holding the same poor posture for prolonged periods

Symptoms:

Pain, burning or aching in muscles, joints or nerves
Muscle fatigue or weakness
Soreness or spasm
Numbness and tingling

Related: Improve Posture While at Work

Top 4 Ways to Relieve Back Pain

The Benefits of Standing at Work

Learn More About
Blog

Wrist Pain

Your content goes here. Edit or remove this text inline or in the module Content settings. You can also style every aspect of this content in the module Design settings and even apply custom CSS to this text in the module Advanced settings.