LONDON - Repetitive strain injury (RSI) has become an expensive problem for employers and health services, but quick and proper care prevents the worst complications, a Canadian expert has said.
The term repetitive strain injury (RSI) refers to any of several disorders affecting tendons, muscles, joints and nerves. They generally involve the back, neck, arms and hands and result from forced repetitive motions, awkward postures, and other problems of body position.
Complaints about such disorders tripled in the US between 1986 and 1993 and the number of worker's compensation claims allowed for them in the Canadian province of Ontario doubled between 1986 and 1991.