Cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) are injuries of the musculoskeletal system—including joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels. Conditions like are often grouped together as Cumulative Trauma Disorders, Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI), overuse syndrome, and repetitive motion disorders. CTDs are the biggest work-related health problem in the U.S.

There are number of elbow injuries that result from a combination of muscle and tendon problems in the forearm. Medial epicondylitis is similar to lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) as it is also an inflammation of the tendons and muscles along the inner forearm, particularly where they attach at the medial epicondyle. The condition is caused by motions involving repetitive bending of the forearm in toward the body with the wrist flexed as in a golf swing or a baseball pitch. This article is about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of this common elbow injury.

Daily foot care is very important for people with diabetes. Over time, diabetes can damage nerves and blood vessels. When the nerves in the feet are damaged, you may not feel pain in your feet and you won’t know when you have hurt yourself. A small cut, puncture, or blister on your foot could get much worse before you notice it. Damage to blood vessels can keep enough blood from getting to your feet, which can keep a sore on your foot from healing normally.

Bleeding from your vagina or uterus other than your normal menstrual cycle is considered abnormal and should be checked by your doctor. This includes unusually heavy bleeding with your period, spotting between periods, severe pain during your period, and bleeding past the date your period should. If you’re reached menopause and no longer have menstrual periods, any bleeding is abnormal.

When dogs eat chocolate it can make them so sick they need to see a vet. If they eat enough—they can even die. Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine which are both stimulants that can speed up their heart rate, increase their blood pressure or cause irregular heart rhythms. Miss Gracie already has an irregular heart rhythm, and chocolate could be especially harmful to her.

Lateral Epicondylitis is a common condition that causes pain at the outside of the elbow. Tennis is not the only cause of this condition, but tennis players do get the condition often as a result of overuse of the muscles/tendons used in hitting a backhand shot.

Guyon’s Canal Syndrome is a common nerve compression affecting the ulnar nerve as it passes through a tunnel in the wrist called Guyon’s canal. This syndrome is much less common than Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), but may be present along with CTS.

The patella, or kneecap, is the loose, moveable bone on the front of the knee. The patella is a link between the pelvis, hip, and foot. The patella is part of the extensor mechanism of the leg; the extensor mechanism acts as a stabilizer when we straighten our leg. The patella gives power to the quadriceps muscle on the front of the leg.

A torn meniscus is a common injury in the knee. A tear can happen in any age group. In young people, the meniscus is fairly tough, and tears usually happen from a very forceful twisting injury. In older people, the meniscus has grown weaker with age, and tears of the meniscus can happen from a minor injury, such as the simple motion of squatting.

The collateral ligaments stabilize the knee by limiting side-to-side movement of the tibia and femur. Ligaments are not meant to be very elastic. If the collateral ligaments are forced to stretch too far, they can tear. The medial collateral ligament can tear in the middle of the ligament, where the medial collateral ligament attaches to the tibia, or where the medial collateral ligament attaches to the femur.