CTDS: CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERSPresented by: Emily Hansen

PREVENT CTDS & RSIS

What Are They?

Types & Causes

Prevention

WHAT ARE CTDS & RSIS??

Cumulative/Repetitive:Repeated small injuries

that build over timeTrauma/Strain:

Injuries resulting from physical cause

Disorder:Problem with normal

body functionInjury:

Sustained harm/damage

TENDON DISORDERS Tendonitis

Tenosynovitis

Bursitis

NERVE DISORDERS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Thoracic- Outlet --

Syndrome

Reynaud’s Syndrome

TYPES…

CAUSES

+Muscle Tension+Repetitive Motion+Over Use

+Incorrect Posture+Static Positions

Cumulative Trauma Disorders

AN OUNCE OF PREVENTIONIS WORTH A POUND OF

CURE.

-BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

USE CORRECT POSTURE & ALIGNMENT

Standing Sitting

STAY MOBILE

Movement NOW Movement LATER

=

20/20 RULE: twenty seconds for every twenty minutes

STR-E-E-E-E-TCH

Head & Neck Shoulders & Torso

YOGA WRIST THERAPY

Fingers Forward

Turn Outward

Fingers Backwards

Backs of Hands

Elevated Fingertips

QUESTIONS??