What are the warning signs of repetitive stress injury?
• Pain in one specific area. • The area may also be tender, swollen, red and hot. • Specific types of repetitive stress injury affect different areas of the body: • Bicipital (pronounced by-sip-i-tal) tendinitis is inflammation of the tendon that attaches the biceps (upper arm muscles) to the shoulder. • Tennis elbow is inflammation of the muscles attached to the outside of the elbow. • Golfer’s elbow is inflammation of the muscles on the inside of the elbow. • Trigger finger is inflammation of the tendons in your hand that you use to make a fist. The swelling may cause bumps to form on the tendon and the fingers to ‘lock’. • DeQuervain’s tendosynovitis (pronounced du-ker-vanes ten-do-sin-o-vite-iss) is inflammation of the lining that surrounds the tendons in the thumb. This is one of the most common work injuries. • Trochanteric (pronounced tro-can-ter-ic) bursitis is inflammation of a bursa on the outer hip. • Housemaid’s knee is inflammation of the bursa on the front of the kneecap.
