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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There is no cure for tennis elbow. But there is a fix. "A cure per se is fixing the cause of it," said Dr. Michael Harder, a doctor of osteopathy at the Singing Hills Mercy Medical Clinic. "So if you ...

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 ...