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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.
Pain,
stiffness, swelling, numbness or tingling in the hands, wrists, elbows,
shoulders, back or neck.
Discomfort
which is brought on by carrying out a particular task, and then improves
when no longer doing it; i.e. if the pain lessens or disappears over
weekends, or during holidays.
Consult
your doctor. Most now accept that RSI is a genuine physical
problem and do take it seriously.
Stop
whatever activities are causing the pain. This is obviously something
which is much easier to say than do, as often these activities form a
major part of someone's working life. However, by trying to work through
it, the problem will just get worse and worse. RSI is very treatable in
the early stages, but even a short delay in seeking rest and treatment can
put back recovery by weeks, months or even years.
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