repetitive strain injury

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It’s a repetitive strain injury that results in a fracture to the cannon bone above the fetlock due to large loads transmitted during high-speed workouts.

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2023

David Whelan said his brother must work at least eight hours a day, six days a week, on menial tasks like making buttonholes, which has caused him repetitive strain injury.

From Reuters • Nov. 3, 2022

Having access to weights is a lifesaver for me — I’ve found that the only reliable way for me to stave off a repetitive strain injury is doing dumbbell rows.

From The Verge • Mar. 17, 2021

But could it be a repetitive strain injury?

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2014

His mom had finally bought him one last Christmas with some of the back pay she’d received after convincing some doctor that, seriously, she had a repetitive strain injury.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx