Repetitve Strain Injury

Repetitive Strain Injury
Repetitive Strain Injury is any group of painful medical disorders caused by peforming a similar activity over and over again. Such injuries, often called RSI's, are responsible for more than half of all workplace illness.
Anyone who regularly performs a repetitive task is at risk of develping RSI. Computer users, meat cutters, and assembly-line workers often develop such problems. Dentists, casheirs, and musicains also frequently complain of symptoms.
Medical treatment may be necessary in some cases. Medicine may be precribed. But, in some cases, surgury may be necessary if other treatments fail.