What is Repetitive Strain Injury (or RSI)?

Repetitive strain injury, repetitive stress injury, or RSI is a term that most people have heard of. RSI is really a blanket name that is used to describe many different types of soft tissue injury including carpel tunnel syndrome and tendinitis. It is usually caused by a mixture of bad ergonomics, poor posture, stress, and repetitive motion.

Should you be worried about RSI?

Do you use a computer for more than a few hours a day ? Do you work on a factory production line or play a musical instrument ? If the answer is yes then you are certainly at risk from repetitive strain injury. It may not be a life threatening injury, but RSI has the potential to cause crippling disability and pain. Early treatment is the key to success, because recovery can be a very slow process. This site aims to explain how these injuries occur and provide information on how to treat and avoid them. It is subject to copyright, and please note that what is written here is clearly no substitute for proper medical advice and should not be regarded as such.

What's here ?

• Information on recognizing the signs of RSI, how to treat it, and how to avoid it.
• Copies of my book are available as well as book reviews.
• How I got RSI, how it affected my life, and what I did to try to overcome it.
• Links to very the best related sites on the web.
• Discussion forum - ask any questions here!
  

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