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| | Repetitive strain injury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Repetitive strain injury is not a specific disease but a loose group of other, more specific conditions. | | | Good posture and ergonomic working conditions can help prevent or halt the progress of the disorder; stretches, strengthening exercises, massages and biofeedback training to reduce neck and shoulder muscle tension can help heal existing disorders. | | | Electromyographic Applications in Pain, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Repetitive Strain Injury Computer User Injury With Biofeedback: Assessment and Training Protocol; Erik Peper, Vietta S Wilson et al. |
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| | Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | Repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) are a group of injuries that happen when too much stress is placed on a part of the body, resulting in inflammation (pain and swelling), muscle strain, or tissue damage. | | | You may hear sports-related RSIs referred to as overuse injuries. | | | In teens, overuse injuries most often occur at growth plates (areas at the ends of bones where bone cells multiply rapidly, making bones longer as someone grows). |
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| | NYCOSH: Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | Repetitive strain injuries are a group of health problems which result from over-use or misuse of muscles, tendons, and nerves. | | | Thoracic outlet syndrome is a disorder of the nerves and blood vessels in the shoulder, causing pain, stiffness or swelling in the shoulder or arm. | | | There are many repetitive strain injuries, because many different parts of the body can be affected. |
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http://www.nycosh.org/workplace_hazards/rsi.html
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| | Your Health: Trover Foundation |
| | Repetitive stress injuries or RSI can be quite painful and debilitating. | | | Once the pain subsides, a physical therapist can recommend exercises to help strengthen the muscles to prevent future injury. | | | When working, it's important to take regular breaks to relax the working muscles and to stretch them. |
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http://www.stayinginshape.com/4troverfoundation/libv/l02.shtml
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| | DAYBREAK - Combating the Hurt of Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | Edward Diao, chief of hand and microvascular surgery service at UCSF, says, “it’s the minority of RSI patients who really need surgical intervention.” Many of those who do require surgery suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome, which is caused by pressure being placed from the carpal ligament onto the adjacent median nerve. | | | Tendinitis, back pain and strains in the hands, wrists and shoulders are the most common ailments caused by awkward posture, repeated motions and overextending oneself. | | | Sam Waters, director of the Occupational Health Clinic at UCSF/Mount Zion says patients can be taught how to balance their health and work to achieve a “zone of comfort” within which they can continue to be productive employees. |
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http://www.ucsf.edu/daybreak/1997/07/707_rsi.htm
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| | RSI |
| | This increased sense of self reliance and fresh perspective on how to protect their body from injury contributes to a mental state that is less anxious, more resilient and better prepared to handle work challenges safely. | | | Students of the Alexander Technique report increased self confidence as they learn to exert a constructive influence over the repetitive injury process; they discover that they do not have to be unwitting victims of RSI’s. | | | As students progress in their study of the Technique, they notice that they feel more comfortable performing everyday tasks like sitting, standing, walking, typing because they have learned how to lower static work and applied force within their bodies. |
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| | Safe Jobs Now - Chapter 7: Ergonomics: Preventing Strains, Sprains, and Back Injuries |
| | They are injuries to the hands, arms, shoulders, neck, back, and/or lower limbs, and may affect nerves. | | | This is the position that puts the least amount of physical strain on the particular part of the body. | | | Workers get injured when they have to do work that puts too much stress on any one part or various parts of their bodies. |
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| | Benefits of Pulsed Signal Therapy for Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | Repetitive stress injuries, tendinitis and related cumulative trauma disorders can affect the neck, shoulder, forearm and hand, as well as bone, nerve and muscle. | | | Many patients are able to find relief through Pulsed Signal Therapy. | | | Rising pressure in the carpal tunnel reduces blood flow to the nerve and repeated direct trauma can cause disruption of the nerve. |
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| | Free Pint Newsletter 115 - Competitive Intelligence, RSI |
| | The good news is that we caught the injury at its earliest stages, so we recommend rest and working with a physical therapist (physiotherapist) for rehabilitative stretches and strengthening exercises. | | | In the spring 1994 issue of Massage Therapy Journal, Rich Phaigh documented how massage therapy helped the US Olympic rowing team recover from RSIs in their wrists. | | | A Holistic Approach ------------------- If RSIs are diagnosed early, further damage can be prevented by proper rest, exercise, massage, frequent breaks from repetitive activities and constant vigilance of one's posture and ergonomics. |
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| | Computer-Related Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | Slouching or crouching over the keyboard can place undue stress upon your child's neck, back, or spine and this can lead to a repetitive stress injury. | | | By informing your child of the dangers of incorrect posture and positioning, you can keep her aware of avoiding RSI. | | | In addition, help your child avoid tensing her shoulders. |
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http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/ergonomics.html
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| | General Information - Typing Injury FAQ |
| | It is important to realize that you need to learn as much as you can about your injury and take a personal interest in determining what needs to be done to avoid future flare-ups and re-injury – Others can not do it for you. | | | Repetition - performing repeated motions in the same way with the same body part. | | | There are many good information sources and articles to learn more about RSIs as well as mail lists and support groups that can help in making the changes that might be needed to heal from RSIs. |
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| | Ergonomics Training Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Repetitive Stress Injury : FIT SittingSafe |
| | The goal of the program is to teach employees how to control their environment using their existing furniture and equipment to prevent painful and costly repetitive stress injuries. | | | Via our Sittingsafe® video, employees learn proper office ergonomics and other pertinent information to prevent harmful accumulation of physical stress that leads to pain, fatigue and injury. | | | Introduction - we get employees to understand the program and become motivated to be responsible for their own wellness. |
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| | Musicians and Injuries |
| | Therapists and doctors know that musicians are notoriously hard to persuade to reduce or stop their playing to allow injuries to heal, and some instructors (or even parents) may tell students to ignore pain, or accuse them of trying to avoid practice. | | | Robert Burnson discusses his experience with piano-related injury and his success in using both John Sarno's approach to pain relief, and Dorothy Taubman's philosophy (explained in good detail) of effective and safe piano technique. | | | It has chapters on recognition and prevention of injuries, thoracic outlet syndrome, some of the nerve entrapment syndromes, tendinitis, also "therapeutic exercise for musicians" and "returning to play after injury", among others. |
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| | Open Directory - Health: Conditions and Diseases: Musculoskeletal Disorders: Repetitive Strain Injuries |
| | Repetitive Strain Injury - Information on recognizing the signs of RSI, how to treat it, and how to avoid it. | | | RSI Help.com - Information and advice about preventing and managing repetitive strain injury, by Deborah Quilter. | | | RSI Site - A little educational project by students from Holland presenting brief RSI definitions, medical indications and treatment information. |
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http://dmoz.org/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Musculoskeletal_Disorders/Repetitive_Strain_Injuries
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| | Articles & Opinions: Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | It can be caused by repetitive stress involving excessive work in front of the body (such as typing), spasms of the neck and chest muscles, an extra rib or other causes. | | | My interest in and specialization as a massage therapist in Repetitive Stress Injuries (RSIs) developed as a result of my own experience with RSI from my computer work in combination with increased massage work. | | | I underwent several forms of treatment for this condition and researched the topic. |
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http://www.newellness.com/bodywork/rsis.htm
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| | OSHA Takes on Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | These are musculoskeletal disorders that account for one third of all occupational injuries. | | | OSHA counters that there are quite a few success stories where employers reduced workplace injuries by making ergonomic changes, but this highlights exactly why OSHA oversight is problematic. | | | Unfortunately there is very little scientific evidence available yet to indicate how to reduce the risk of RSI's, and such information is unlikely to be available anytime soon. |
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| | Spas Take Action On Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | If enacted as presently structured, the law might require spa proprietors to provide longer break periods for massage therapists or to reduce the number of massages they could perform in a day. | | | By using other muscle groups, therapists can avoid stress on one particular area. | | | Gail Dubinsky, M.D., asserts that we can reprogram our nervous systems by practicing yoga and relaxation on a regular basis. |
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| | ChevronTexaco 2002 CR Report: Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | ChevronTexaco's response to the RSI hazard was to create the ongoing Repetitive Stress Injury Prevention program (RSIP), a risk-based program that focuses on early identification and prevention. | | | The highly structured program includes awareness and training, assessments of workstations and work habits (often using a Web-based tool), behavior-based observation processes, early reporting of discomfort and rapid intervention when a potential problem is discovered. | | | Such repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) can result if an employee's workstation is not set up properly, or simply by the work habits of the person. |
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| | Computer Jocks At Risk |
| | That's the advice of Lynn Weiss, MD, chairman of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, N.Y. "Carpal tunnel syndrome, which we've heard so much about, is a nerve injury, but there are many other potential problems," Weiss tells WebMD. | | | That means one secret to preventing RSI is paying attention to the way we work, and developing new, healthier patterns, says Brett Weiss, MPT, CEO of Remedy Interactive in Mill Valley, Calif. | | | Any athlete knows you stretch your muscles before you work out. |
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| | LRB Carl Elliott : Scrivener's Palsy |
| | Advocates of the occupational injury theory of RSI attribute it to the rise of the computerised workplace, but Lucire suggests that the only really new aspect of RSI is the name. | | | At the request of a third party, Lucire interviewed 319 patients in litigation over arm pain. | | | She believes that RSI is the type of condition that in earlier times might have been called hysteria or, later on, a psychosomatic disorder, but is now more often called somatisation: the experience of anxiety, depression or stress as symptoms in the body. |
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| | NEA: NEA - ESP - Repetitive Stress Injuries Handbook |
| | until all the small injuries add up and you're in pain. | | | Acting alone, with your co-workers, and with your association representatives, you can apply ergonomics in your workplace. | | | What you can do to prevent injuries and illnesses |
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| | Repetitive Strain Injury UK Mailing List |
| | Doctors and other healthcare professionals tend not to use these shorthand terms, but instead refer to the problems by their separate and specific names, e.g. | | | It is used as an umbrella term to refer to various kinds of work-related musculoskeletal injuries - for instance, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, bursitis, epicondylitis, and others. |
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| | Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | RSI refers to pain, injury, or impairment caused by actions that use a part of the body—such as arms and hands—over and over in the same way for a long period of time, especially when the body stays in a relatively static position. | | | RSIs may affect or damage tendons, muscles, ligaments, nerves, and/or blood flow, or several of these together. | | | It is a syndrome (a cluster of symptoms that occur together), rather than a specific diagnosis. |
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| | HoustonChronicle.com - Hotlist: Repetitive stress injury |
| | This site is compiled by patients and not doctors, and it was started because one of the founders needed to find information on a serious medical condition. | | | They don't offer medical information, just the kind of help that real people need. | | | The good news is that early treatment can often help prevent it from leading to crippling disability and pain. |
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| | Cumulative Stress Disorders/Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | All medical information needs to be carefully reviewed with your health care provider. | | | DISCLAIMER: NOAH is an information guide only and cannot answer personal health-related or research questions. | | | NOAH > Brain and Nervous System > Specific Nervous System Disorders > Cumulative Stress Disorders/Repetitive Strain Injuries |
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| | RSI and Needlework |
| | Update (June, 2005): A cyberfriend wrote to say that Pilates mat work cured her "overnight - - literally!" This might be something you might want to investigate. | | | Or could it be a muscle strain, arthritis, or some other condition? | | | A large amount of needlework can cause an RSI condition, and a modicum of it can aggravate a previous injury. |
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| | Missouri Carpal Tunnel Injuries Lawyers — Repetitive Stress Injury, Occupational Health Problems |
| | Only a qualified disability attorney can demonstrate your injury was a direct result of the work you were required to perform, that medical treatment was appropriate and necessary, and the degree to which the injury will impact the your future earnings ability. | | | RSI injuries may cause temporary or permanent damage to the victim’s muscles, nerves, ligaments and tendons. | | | Victims of repetitive stress injuries (also known as repetitive motion injuries or continuous trauma work injuries) develop their affliction by performing the same movements repeatedly, exposure to constant vibration, working in cold temperatures, awkward or fixed postures, and speed or force of movement in the course of performing their job. |
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| | Workers' Compensation Lawyers: Repetitive Stress Syndrome |
| | The tendons, nerves and arteries, which run through the structure formed by bone and ligaments near the wrist (the “carpal tunnel”), become irritated and inflamed, and pain develops. | | | A person who has been diagnosed with a repetitive stress injury may be entitled to seek compensation. | | | Whether an individual suffering from repetitive stress injury may receive compensation depends upon the nature of the injury and the circumstances giving rise to it. |
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| | ARMS: Association of Repetitive Motion Syndromes : Services |
| | Because these conditions can dramatically affect one's ability to perform specific job duties, there are a number of employment-related issues associated with RMS. | | | Repetitive stress injuries may become progressively worse over time without treatment and may result in a complete loss of function in the affected area. | | | Initial symptoms may include tingling, numbness, or pain in the affected area, and loss of flexibility or strength. |
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| | Repetitive Stress Injury |
| | A small ache in the arm initially goes away with a brief massage. | | | Repetitive Stress Injury is the #1 occupational injury. | | | Repetitive Stress Injury is a group of injuries occurring from repeated small traumas. |
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| | Key Issues - Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | RSIs can occur in the hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, and neck however, the hands and arms are most often affected. | | | Over time, these conditions can cause temporary or permanent damage to the soft tissues in the body such as the muscles, nerves, tendons, and ligaments. | | | Repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) are a variety of muscular conditions that result from repeated motions performed in the course of normal work or other daily activities. |
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| | Carpal tunnel syndrome & other Repetitive stress injuries |
| | Massage: Use stress balls. Massage your hands. If you are beyond the initial stages, get someone to massage your hands for you. | | | Carpal tunnel syndrome and other Repetitive stress injuries | | | Rest: Never underestimate the power of rest. Be good about taking weekends off. It does wonders to your hands. Do not feel stressed. Do not lift heavy weights when your hands are hurting. |
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| | Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | Personal habits such as use of tobacco, alcohol and caffeine and failure to exercise regularly also raises the likelihood that a person will develop CTS. | | | Neither "cumulative trauma disorder" ("CTD") nor "repetitive stress injury" ("RSI") is a specific medical condition. | | | Also, psychosocial factors which determine whether a person is undergoing stress at work or at home, such as employer/employee relationships, work changes, and other elements which may affect someone's overall satisfaction with life are also thought to play an important part in separating those who develop CTS from those who don't. |
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| | CS@FSU : Repetitive Stress Injury |
| | Emil Pascarelli, MD., and Deborah Quilter, Repetitive Strain Injury: A Computer User's Guide, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0-471-59533-0. | | | Repetitive stress injuries are easier to prevent than to cure, so we would like to present this information for your use. | | | Repetitive stress injuries are becomming more and more common among computer scientists. |
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| | DataVision Ergonomics :: Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | For relief AND prevention consider a special keyboard, wrist pads, and other devices that adapt your work station to comfortably fit your body in every way possible. | | | Office-related Repetitive Stress Injures fingers, hands, wrists, elbows, arms, shoulders, back, and neck. | | | The best preventive measures are frequent breaks and stretches. |
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| | Prevent Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | But there are some steps you can take to keep these problems at bay. | | | The difficulties arise because the constant repetitive motion of keyboarding can damage nerves, joints, tendons, ligaments and other soft tissue. | | | The more we use computer keyboards, the more susceptible we are to injuries. |
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http://www.entrepreneur.com/Your_Business/YB_SegArticle/0,4621,289224,00.html
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| | Cumulative Trauma (Repetitive-Stress Injuries) |
| | These problems are termed cumulative trauma, or repetitive-stress injuries. | | | The exact cause of these problems is unclear, but they are thought to result from repeated very minor trauma to muscles, tendons, and joints within the extremity, resulting in some swelling or inflammation. | | | The manifestations of cumulative trauma can be quite varied, resulting in conditions ranging from tendonitis problems (such as tennis elbow or golfer's elbow) to de Quervain's disease, to problems associated with synovitis, to an array of nerve-entrapment syndromes: |
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| | UFCW Repetitive Stress Injuries Overview |
| | These repetitive tasks often place excessive stress on muscles and nerves in the hand and wrist and cause a musculoskeletal disorder--a painful and often crippling disease--tendinitis, ganglion cysts, and tenosynovitis. | | | Caused when the tendons in the hand and wrist become inflamed from repeated stressful movements of the wrist, such as from folding boxes. | | | The more repetitive the task, the more rapid and frequent are the muscle contractions. |
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http://www.ufcw.org/workplace_connections/retail/safety_health_news_and_facts/rep_stress_overview.cfm
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| | RSI exercises |
| | If pain persists, go to a competent health-care professional who is experienced in treating carpal tunnel and repetitive stress disorders. | | | Carpal tunnel syndrome and repetitive stress disorders are preventable. | | | The best possible scenario is never to develop symptoms, to work intelligently and to respect your body's needs. |
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| | Missoulian: Repetitive stress injuries go mobile, handheld |
| | Earlier this year, the American Society of Hand Therapists issued a consumer alert, warning users of small electronic gadgets that heavy thumb use could lead to painful swelling of the sheath around the tendons in the thumb. | | | And that has some ergonomic and hand experts worried about injuries from overexertion. | | | Games for such devices generally include some type of printed warning about injury risks from prolonged playing. |
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| | AHI's Employment Law Resource Center - Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | Repetitive stress injuries lead to increased absenteeism, Workers’ Compensation claims, and the like. | | | To keep injuries and lost workdays down, employers must keep an eagle eye out for jobs, procedures, or individuals that appear to be headed for trouble. |
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| | Repetitive Stress Injuries - Mel Bay Publications, Inc |
| | Other items to log are: water intake, medications taken per day, dietary intake, and other factors that may play a part in your condition, such as emotional factors and stress level. | | | In the log, state the symptom and its severity, along with activities that may have brought on the complaint. | | | This enables you to begin understanding why you have this injury. |
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| | Repetitive Stress |
| | Wacom makes no representation, promise or guarantee that Wacom products will cure or prevent, in whole or in part, mouse-induced repetitive stress symptoms, injuries or conditions. | | | Always obtain competent medical advice to determine the most appropriate treatment for your specific situation. | | | Customers tell us that being able to use a pen helps them alleviate mouse and trackball induced repetitive stress injuries. |
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| | Repetitive Stress Injuries FAQ's |
| | We've had two women out on medical leave for repetitive stress injuries in the last six months. | | | The greater force needed to depress a typewriter key can only be easily generated with wrists in a healthy neutral position. | | | What can we do to prevent this from happening again? |
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| | Reduce Repetitive Stress Injuries |
| | The materials you use every day are vital to avoiding repetitive stress injury. | | | Use these tips to avoid pain to yourself and unnecessary costs to your company. | | | Your computer should have an adjustable keyboard and the monitor should swivel. |
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| | CTDNews Web Brochure |
| | Concise, easy-to-read articles provide strategies you can put to work immediately in your organization. | | | Sign up today to receive 2 FREE issues of CTDNews — Workplace Solutions for Repetitive Stress Injuries. | | | Plus, you get analysis of recent court decisions, so you know how to comply with the laws — and stay out of the courts. |
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| | Ergoblog: Repetitive Stress Injuries Depend on Body Type? |
| | I have lots of friends who use the computer as much or more than I ever did who have never shown any signs of injury. | | | Ergoblog: Repetitive Stress Injuries Depend on Body Type? | | | October 22, 2004 in Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) |
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