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Description and Symptoms of Repetitive strain injury (RSI)
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Tags: Repetitive strain injury (RSI), repetitive stress injury, occupational overuse syndrome, WRULD, isometric contraction myopathy, symptoms
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.
| | RSI conditions have many varied symptoms. The following may indicate the onset of an RSI. |
| | Recurring pain or soreness in neck, shoulders, upper back, wrists or hands. |
| | Tingling, numbness, coldness or loss of sensation. |
| | Loss of grip strength, lack of endurance, weakness, fatigue. |
| | Muscles in the arms and shoulders feel hard and wiry when palpated. |
| | Pain or numbness while lying in bed. Often early stage RSI sufferers mistakenly think they are lying on their arms in an awkward position cutting off circulation. |
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