(BPT) - Is your neck stiff and tight? Are your wrists aching after hours of typing? Do your back and shoulders hurt from lifting and twisting? These are some common signs of repetitive stress disorder (RSD). RSD doesn't happen out of the blue. The repetitive strain can cause microtears in your soft tissue, causing pain that comes and goes but never seems to lessen.

RSD can happen to anyone. While jobs that are physically demanding, like construction and trade professions, can increase your chance of RSD, any job that includes repetitive motion can lead to pain, stiffness and reduced range of motion, and swelling of your joints and muscles. That means office professionals, retail and food service workers, and health care providers can be affected, among others.

The good news is that RSD i

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