Repetive Strain Injury (RSI), which can also be referred to as repetitive stress injury is an umbrella term for a number of specific injuries. Specifically it is also defined as an occupational overuse syndrome that involves injury of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. This may be caused by repetitive tasks, forceful exertions, vibrations, mechanical compression (pressing against hard surfaces), or sustained or awkward positions.
There has been a recent exacerbation of RSI cases with the advent of the computer into mainstream society. Types of RSIs that affect computer users may include non-specific arm pain or work related upper limb disorder (WRULD). Conditions such as RSI tend to be associated with both physical and psychosocial stressors.
A list of common repetitive strain injury categories are as follows-
· Bursitis
· Cubital tunnel syndrome
· DeQuervain’s syndrome
· Diffuse RSI
· Dupuytrens’s contracture
· Dystonia (Writers Cramp)
· Epicondylopathy
· Gamekeepers thumb
· Ganglion
· Raynauds disease
· Tendinopathy
· Tenosynovitis
· Thoracic outlet syndrome
