News about Repetitive Strain Injury, including media coverage, new treatment options, new diagnostic techniques, and much more.
According to an article in Exeter, England’s “Express & Echo” newspaper: Physiotherapists are urging employers to protect staff from Repetitive Strain Injury after discovering some 27,000 workers in the South West are suffering from the disorder.The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy says there is now more RSI across the country than …
February 29, 2008 is International RSI Awareness Day, a day set aside to highlight the workplace hazards and conditions that can cause Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI). The first RSI Awareness Day was February 29, 2000, because it was the only non-repetitive day of the year. In non-leap years, it is …
The Cambridge Evening News has an interview with Steve Fisher, the chairman of RSI Action, a national RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) charity based in the United Kingdom. RSI Action aims to improve the prevention and relief of sickness, hardship and distress amongst those suffering within the UK from Repetitive Strain …
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has adopted a new clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). CTS is among the most common disorders of the upper extremity, with a high disease burden and significant impact on a patient’s quality of life. Further, if the condition …
Ivan at FreelanceSwitch, a community web site for freelancers, has posted an article entitled “The Terror Known as RSI“: I can tell your future! Are you holding a mouse while slouching in your nice office chair? Maybe you’re a coder. Resting our hands on the keyboard wrist pad, are we? …
Researchers at Temple University have found early indicators of inflammation in work-related injuries caused by repetitive motion. Their findings could someday lead to early detection and prevention of debilitating conditions such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Tendonitis. The new study from senior researchers Ann Barr and Mary Barbe and their …
Local injections of botulinum toxin type A (Botox) may provide long-lasting relief of pain associated with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), Taiwanese researchers report in Clinical Drug Investigation. CTS is a disabling disorder of the wrist and hand caused by compression of the median nerve, which runs through a narrow passageway …
At his Coder’s Eye blog, Bruce Kroeze writes about his use of a Dvorak keyboard layout (Dvorak as a cure for typing pain – a four year report). Four years ago, I decided to resolve a problem that had been troubling me for years, he writes. The situation was that …
According to the results of a new study presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a person’s genetics plays a larger role than hand use in whether or not they will develop carpal tunnel syndrome. “The link between carpal tunnel syndrome and hand use …
February 28, 2007 is International RSI Awareness Day, a day set aside to highlight the workplace hazards and conditions that can cause Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI). The first RSI Awareness Day was February 29, 2000, because it was the only non-repetitive day of the year. In non-leap years, like this …