{"id":3895,"date":"2010-10-20T13:18:20","date_gmt":"2010-10-20T12:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=3895"},"modified":"2010-10-20T13:18:20","modified_gmt":"2010-10-20T12:18:20","slug":"repetitive-strain-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/10\/20\/repetitive-strain-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Repetitive Strain Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"A repetitive strain injury (RSI) is caused when a person overuses a part of their body and their muscles in that area. A lot of RSI\u2019s are caused at work, for example if someone is sat at a computer all day they may suffer an injury<\/strong> in their hand or wrist area. This is because typing can cause stress in the muscles around that area and the tissue may become damaged. If they do become damaged a chemical is released in the body to attempt to repair any damage. However, if repetitive movement continues, the body\u2019s efforts to heal or repair itself may result to stress in the muscle tissue causing the RSI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Anyone suffering from an RSI may get a disabling pain in the affected area, and feel tingling and swelling. For example, if you\u2019re suffering from an RSI due to spending too much time typing then you will feel a tingling in your thumb and first two fingers; this is a key symptom of an RSI.<\/p>\n

There are a number of RSI\u2019s and they can be caused through a number of different activities. Any activity that requires a person to perform repetitive tasks puts them at risk of suffering from such an injury<\/a>.
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RSI can be divided into a number of separate categories. These include:<\/p>\n