Repetitive Stress Injuries: What are they and how do they occur?
Repetitive stress injuries, or overuse injuries can occur with any type of activity, or inactivity. They typically occur in the joints, large or small, and can occur from small body movements such as typing, large movements such as kicking, or from holding bodily positions for long periods of time such as sitting. They also do not discriminate; they can occur in athletes, people who exercise moderately, those who are inactive but of normal weight, people who are overweight, and people who are underweight. Nearly all of the injuries discussed below can occur with trauma, e.g. a fall, but that is not what is being presented here. The types of injuries discussed are the ones that occur over time, so you do not know it is happening at the time. The injury does not present itself until months or sometimes years later, after the damage is done. Types of Injuries Bursitis is the inflammation of the bursa, small fluid-filled sacs that cushion and lubricate a joint. Tendinitis is the inflammati
