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Most injury types that result in a permanent injury or a requirement of prolonged rehabilitation often have a support group or organisation associated with providing people with the support and care they need. Over the coming weeks we will highlight a particular group that provides support after injury.
The term musculo-skeletal disorder is used to describe a number of conditions such as tenosynovitis, carpal tunnel, and tendinitis. Many of these conditions are known as Repetitive Strain Injury or RSI. Repetitive Strain Injury is a term similar to that of 'sports injury' in that it tells more about how the injury was sustained, rather than what the injury actually is
In 2006 nearly half a million people in the UK suffered from some form of RSI. The problem is increasing principally through the intensive use of computers and other technology that involves large amounts of keyboarding. Posture related health problems are also growing due to the sedentary nature of many jobs.
Those suffering from some form of RSI may get vauable information from the RSI advice website www.rsi.org.uk/index.asp