1.   The larger number of claims and a larger problem out there is with the cumulative trauma.

2.   But no one really knows how or why the pain, lack of feeling and numbness brought by cumulative trauma develop or exactly how to stop them.

3.   Cumulative trauma disorders -- the soft-tissue injuries caused by repeated movements -- have exploded in recent years.

4.   Cumulative trauma disorder is a term that covers a variety of injuries growing out of repetitive motions.

5.   Hours of repetitive motion over weeks and months, or even days, can inflame joints and tendons, causing a condition called cumulative trauma disorder.

6.   Last week, the state Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board rejected a regulation requiring businesses to take steps to prevent cumulative trauma disorders.

7.   Rempel also is analyzing the mechanics of a particularly troublesome cumulative trauma injury, carpal tunnel syndrome.

8.   State Sen. Quentin Kopp, I-San Francisco, is carrying one of the bills that would bar athletes from filing claims for cumulative trauma injuries.

9.   Some of the worst cumulative trauma disorders and soft tissue diseases stem from warehouse work.

10.   Such injuries often are referred to as RSIs, repetitive stress injuries, or CTDs, cumulative trauma disorders.