Second, individuals, either because they are under pressure from their employers or due to personal drive, exceed their body’s limitations. Imagine that you are taking a tiny hammer and hitting it against the small joints in your hands for several hours a day. Your body can heal itself when you sleep and receive proper nourishment, but after too many days spending long hours playing an instrument, using a computer, or performing some other repetitive activity, the damage you cause will exceed your body’s ability to heal itself. You need to understand your body’s limits and not exceed them.

People work past their body’s ability to repair itself.

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