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[2] [8] Continuous exercise or movement of a musculoskeletal injury can result in chronic inflammation with progression to permanent damage or disability. [9] In many cases, during the healing period after a musculoskeletal injury, a period in which the healing area will be completely immobile, a cast-induced muscle atrophy can occur.
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MSD risk factors involve doing tasks with heavy force, repetition, or maintaining a nonneutral posture. [8] Of particular concern is the combination of heavy load with repetition. [8] Although poor posture is often blamed for lower back pain, a systematic review of the literature failed to find a consistent connection. [9]
Pain is felt most commonly on the lateral aspect of the knee and is most intensive at 30 degrees of knee flexion. [2] Risk factors in women include increased hip adduction and knee internal rotation. [2] [3] Risk factors seen in men are increased hip internal rotation and knee adduction. [2]
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Several common risk factors are listed as follows: Sex; women in particular have a higher rate of contracting bone marrow edema [17] Age; being at least 50 years old is also a major risk factor [20] Occupation/Poor posture [40] History of physical trauma [21] Overweightness/Obesity [41] Previous damage to bone marrow due to surgery or radiation ...
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [1] [3] (NSAID) [1] are members of a therapeutic drug class which reduces pain, [4] decreases inflammation, decreases fever, [1] and prevents blood clots. Side effects depend on the specific drug, its dose and duration of use, but largely include an increased risk of gastrointestinal ulcers and bleeds ...
WMSDs can be divided into specific conditions with clear diagnostic criteria and pathological findings, which include tendon-related disorders (e.g. tendonitis), peripheral-nerve compression (e.g., pelvic inflammatory disease), peripheral-nerve entrapment (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome), neurovascular/vascular disorders (e.g. hand-arm vibration ...