28 December 2017
Repetitive Stress Injuries Often Easy To Avoid
Our physiology is designed for movement, not today’s sedentary lifestyle, says Sharon Taylor, an Edmonton-based ergonomics expert (www.ergosum.ca). “We’re not designed to be sitting in a cubicle.” Repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) — which include a number of conditions, including...
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22 December 2017
Frequently Asked Questions About RSI
Repetitive Strain Injury is the kind of injury caused to the nervous system or the musculoskeletal structure that may result from a variety of forceful exertions, repetitive tasks, pressing against hard surfaces or being in still and/or awkward positions...
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The last day in the month of February is marked as repetitive strain injury awareness day. Approximately 2.3 million Canadian adults have experienced a repetitive strain injury. Repetitive strain injury or musculosketal disorder (MSD) is a collective term for...
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19 November 2017
Computer Professionals Are At Higher Risk Of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Computer professionals spend most of their time in front of computer and work with their fingers, thumbs and wrists for long hours. Working for longer hours overuses median nerve (which runs from the forearm to the palm). Median nerve...
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19 November 2017
Are You At A Risk Of Repetitive Strain Injury?
Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a condition that affects millions of patients worldwide. In order to define this controversial condition high quality trials and evidence of effective treatments are needed. Frankly speaking repetitive strain injury is not one diagnosis,...
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19 November 2017
10 Ways To Avoid Tendonitis In The Workplace
Tendonitis is a condition that causes inflammation of the tendons and affects all parts of your body. Tendonitis can be of two types: one is acute and the other chronic. In acute tendonitis, tendons become irritated, and in chronic...
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16 October 2014
Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel in the Wrist and Hand
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and any other form of tendonitis or repetitive motion injury can be crippling for computer users and artists. There are even people who can no longer sit at the computer and have to stand or...
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16 October 2014
Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome causes are difficult to be determined as it is difficult to say that the primary cause of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is whether due to work conditions or due to underlying medical problems. Carpal tunnel syndrome...
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16 October 2014
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is generally treated without surgery. Surgery can only be considered when: After 5 years of non-surgical treatment. Severe symptoms causing severe pain If there is a risk or damage of median nerve This reduces the pressure...
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16 October 2014
Symptoms of Repetitive Stress Injuries
RSI is an acronym for repetitive stress injury or repetitive strain injury. It is a condition that affects many people around the world, and is cause from work related upper limb syndrome. It is something that can be prevented and...
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