Cumulative trauma disorder

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In medicine, cumulative trauma disorder, also called overuse injury, repetitive or repetition strain injury, is a "harmful and painful condition caused by overuse or overexertion of some part of the musculoskeletal system, often resulting from work-related physical activities. It is characterized by inflammation, pain, or dysfunction of the involved joints, bones, ligaments, and nerves."^[1][2]

Examples in the upper extremities include carpal tunnel syndrome.

Examples in the lower extremities include iliotibial band syndrome (lateral knee pain) and maybe patellofemoral pain syndrome^[3][4] (anterior knee pain that is also called retropatellar pain syndrome, jumper's knee, or runner's knee).

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