Although you may not always realize it, many of the jobs you do can put strain on, and even cause damage to, your nerves. Sandra Hearn, M.D., the associate chair of Education and Professional ...

The new workplace injury and illness data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) had some welcome news about the declining number of work-related repetitive motion injuries. "I am pleased to ...

Nearly 300 organizations join global initiative to reduce musculoskeletal disorders, which cost U.S. businesses $19 billion annually.

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 ...

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, ...

As news of one Sonoma County manufacturer’s issues with workplace safety made headlines, North Bay production plants point out the benefits of automation in reducing repetitive motion injuries on ...

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 ...

You go to lift your coffee mug and you feel a painful twinge in your hand. As you strip a wire, pain shoots through your elbow. You get up from taking a break and your hip sockets protest the movement ...

In 2021, 9.0 percent of U.S. adults had repetitive strain injuries in the past three months, according to a study published online July 25 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from ...