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CTD: 
Cumulative Trauma Disorder.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: 
A wrist disorder that may be related to repetitive hand work. One example of a cumulative trauma disorder.

Center Column Tilt:
The most common tilting mechanism use in office chairs. The mechanism allows the seat to rotate about a pivot point located at the top of the column that attaches the base to the seat.

Conventional Tilt: 
Center column tilt. "Conventional" in the sense that the tilting motion is familiar.

Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTD's):
Injuries of the muscles, tendons, and nerves resulting from doing the same thing over and over without sufficient rest of variety of motion between repetitions. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is CTD, as is tendonitis. Repetitive motion injuries is another common term for this group of disorders.
 


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