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  • noun medicine Any small, insignificant injury, but especially one of a series (such as suffered by athletes) that can lead to major injury

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Examples

  • Repeatedly moving up and down in a stretch can actually cause a tiny amount of damage called microtrauma in the muscle.

    The Life You Want Bob Greene 2010

  • Repeatedly moving up and down in a stretch can actually cause a tiny amount of damage called microtrauma in the muscle.

    The Life You Want Bob Greene 2010

  • Repeatedly moving up and down in a stretch can actually cause a tiny amount of damage called microtrauma in the muscle.

    The Life You Want Bob Greene 2010

  • Researchers have found that eccentric training causes more microtrauma which is the scientific term for tiny tears to the muscle than concentric training, and it therefore more efficiently promotes muscle growth.

    Lange 2010 Jim Karas 2007

  • Researchers have found that eccentric training causes more microtrauma which is the scientific term for tiny tears to the muscle than concentric training, and it therefore more efficiently promotes muscle growth.

    Lange 2010 Jim Karas 2007

  • It is believed that the disease is caused by the microtrauma or microfracture at the metaphysis and the growth plate of the foot.

    We Blog A Lot 2009

  • While the precise cause remains unknown, it is thought to result from repetitive microtrauma and inadequate stretching of the plantar fascia, a thick supportive band of connective tissues running between the heel bone and the toes.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

  • D. Long-term students turn their occurrences of microtrauma over time.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • As a result of medical check-up in Yerevan, Guiza turned out to have hip microtrauma.

    Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.Net 2009

  • 1 Joint rotation drills to “clean the slate,” allowing decompression and release of microtrauma and accumulated stress.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Steven Barnes 2007

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