Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

The term ‘repetitive stress injury’ covers a wide variety of conditions. A Repetitive stress or strain injury happens when too much stress is placed on a given body part and can result in pain, ...

For the first time in humans, scientists have found early indicators of inflammation — potential warning signs — in work-related injuries caused by repetitive motion. Their findings could someday lead ...

Depending on its output, a machine shop’s loadout details will vary from one operation to the next. Still, many of the health risks are universal, appearing in every shop. What are the most common ...

When employees get injured at work, it can be extremely stressful for both the injured employee, the employer and fellow employees. As a business owner, the worst day of the year is the day that one ...

Office environments may seem totally safe, but work-related injuries can and do still occur in these spaces. Proactively addressing these risks protects employees while supporting their productivity ...

One of the U.S.’s most productive pork processing plants is being forced to restructure part of its workspace to prevent the repetitive motion injuries that plague meatpacking workers. Expand your ...

A Guymon processing and packaging facility, operated by one of the nation’s largest pork processors, failed to prevent workers from being exposed to repetitive motion injuries and did not record ...

A repetitive strain injury (RSI) is an injury caused by performing repeated motions over extended periods. It's often caused by common activities like typing, running, or manual labor. According to ...