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What is a repetitive strain injury?

What is a repetitive strain injury? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (pathology) injury to muscles and tendons caused by continuous repetitive use of particular muscle groups, especially in one's arms and hands, for example by using a keyboard and/or mouse, playing a musical instrument or working on an assembly line
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Tendonitis, which is associated with an occupation or a sport, is otherwise known as overuse injury or repetitive strain injury.
Comfortable, safe working conditions have been shown to minimise health risks, repetitive strain injury, stress and eye fatigue.
The term that was used in the past to define this disorder was repetitive strain injury.
Docs said that it was the first case of computer-related repetitive strain injury they had ever seen in a child.
In 1996, Henriques suffered repetitive strain injury which threatened her livelihood when her hands became so weak she could no longer type.
The trouble is, I'm a bit of a veteran, having played both Tekken 2 and 3 to the point of repetitive strain injury.

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