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May 19th, 2008
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cold Pack Therapy
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cold Pack Therapy

Published in RSI Tips | No Comments |  Tags: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

For moderate cases of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, cold pack therapy may provide just the relief you need. Gel ice packs will not only lessen the pain they will also help reduce the swelling and pressure on the median nerve and provide immediate, temporary relief around the wrist.

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May 16th, 2008
How to Select Ergonomic Gardening Tools
How to Select Ergonomic Gardening Tools

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Gardeners with painful disabilities needn’t have such a tough row to hoe. A great many garden tools are marketed with the word “ergonomic” in bold type on the labels, meaning they’re intended to maximize the efficiency and quality of someone’s work.

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May 15th, 2008
10 Steps for Avoiding RSI Pain
10 Steps for Avoiding RSI Pain

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BellaOnline Ergonomics Editor Marji Hajic provides a list of “10 Steps for Avoiding Repetitive Strain Pain”, aimed at the “computer athletes” who battle the every-day stresses and strain of working at a computer or desk job all day.

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May 14th, 2008
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome And Women

Published in RSI in the News | No Comments |  Tags: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the name for a group of problems that includes swelling, pain, tingling, and loss of strength in your wrist and hand. Your wrist is made of small bones that form a narrow groove or carpal tunnel. Tendons and a nerve called the median nerve must pass through this tunnel from [...]

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May 13th, 2008
Invasive Treatments for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Published in RSI in the News | No Comments |  Tags: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

If you have been diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), you may be wondering – what next? Below you will find information regarding the most common (not the best) treatment options currently in use in the medical industry and their success and failure rates.
If you have received a positive carpal tunnel diagnosis, most doctors will [...]

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May 12th, 2008
Massage Therapy And Repetitive Strain Injuries

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The integration of Massage Therapy, stretches, exercises and hydrotherapy is a highly effective treatment protocol for many types of injuries, and very effective in eliminating chronic Repetitive Strain Injuries.

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May 11th, 2008
Workstation Health and Fitness for RSI

Published in RSI Products, RSI Tips | 2 Comments |  Tags: ergonomics, keyboards, mice

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is now a major industrial disease affecting millions of people around the world. RSI includes conditions such as carpel tunnel syndrome, tenosynovitis and tendinitis – often collectively referred to as upper limb disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, occupational overuse syndrome (OOS), computer related injuries or cumulative trauma disorders, or CTD. Often the posotion [...]

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May 10th, 2008
Avoiding RSI: What We Can Learn From Musicians?

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The following article was contributed by Robert Rickover, a teacher of the Alexander Technique living in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Before I became an Alexander Technique teacher, I assumed that the most impressive physical activities were performed by professional athletes. Their feats were regularly reported in the newspapers and on TV and radio and discussed by my [...]

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May 9th, 2008
Typing Techniques

Published in RSI Tips | No Comments |  Tags: keyboards

Correct use of the keyboard is most important. If you are not typing correctly then your incorrect typing
techniques can lead to and worsen RSI. Your wrists should be straight as shown below:

DVORAK Layout
Various RSI sufferers have switched to the DVORAK keyboard layout as it relieves the hand action during typing. It may surprise you to [...]

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May 8th, 2008
RSI-Relief Relaunched

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RSI-Relief was originally launched in April 2005. Though the site had gained a bit of a following, it was never quite as successful as I’d hoped.
I eventually realized that the original format — links to articles and other sites, plus a blog — was just not going to be enough. I judged the [...]

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