Injuries Attributable to Repetitive Work (R.A.T.R.)
Repetitive work causes musculoskeletal injuries that attack the joints and affect a variety of anatomical tissues: muscles, tendons, ligaments, peripheral nerves, joints, bones and associated vascular structures.
Generally speaking, these are chronic injuries that develop gradually. The first symptoms are most often discomfort, fatigue, pain.
L.A.T.R. represent more than half of occupational illnesses.
American name:cumulative trauma disorders
Australian name: occupational overuse syndrome
Tendinitis, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, cervical muscle tension can result from repetitive work
This syndrome often causes insomnia because of the pain present. This is the warning sign of arthritis.
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