CHARACTERIZING SOFT TISSUE SUBRUPTURE DAMAGE AND INCOMPLETE TEAR DAMAGE FOR PERFORMING A PROCESS

Disclosed techniques for performing a process can include: analyzing for a presence of soft tissue disorganization or partially torn soft tissue in each of a plurality of subjects in performing a first repetitive movement; generating an association, based on the analyzing, that relates stress or strain to a number of cycles that cause: a transition to subrupture damaged tissue, or a transition to incomplete tear damaged tissue; measuring stress or a strain for a second repetitive movement comprising the process; determining, based on the association, a limit on a number of cycles of the second repetitive movement to avoid: a transition to subrupture damaged soft tissue, or a transition to incomplete tear damage tissue; and performing the second repetitive movement as part of the process, while ensuring that the limit on the number of cycles of the second repetitive movement is not exceeded.