Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is an injury that always happen on work place. RSI is a pain affect on necks, legs, jaws, chest and vocal chords. RSI is also related to the nature of your work(like typing or sitting in front of computer), ergonomic (way of sitting), Environmental factors, Stress or anything that usually find at working place.
RSI is not immediately feel to the body. It caused by repetitive movement that may take a year to be felt. Normally the sympthom is like back pain,soreness in neck, shoulders, upper back, wrists or hands. All of this is the effect of nature of work like keyboard typing, mouse usage, Longer time in front on computer, Way you sit at you table and anything that can cause of pain. At the RSI wil be cause of loss strengh, Weakness, you must be feel bored or lack of endurance.
Anyone are have a potentiel get a RSI. But it more potential if you are :
- Have poor posture
- Have poor technique of working
- Use a computer more than two to four hours a day
- Have a job that requires constant computer use, especially heavy input
- Don’t take frequent breaks
- Don’t exercise regularly
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