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Title: What is RSI?


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Stop pain, before I T stops you
R S I
Health Care
K E E P S E M P L O Y E E S H
E A L T H Y
P R O D U C
T I V E
Dr. Venkata Ramana Rao B.P.T., P.G
Dip.(Acu), C.I.E (Sweden) R S I Specialist
(Myotherapist Ergonomist)
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Why This Subject?
3
  • How many of you heard about
  • R S I ?

4
  • Why you should be aware of
  • R S I ?

5
  • C o m p u t e r U s e r s a r e
  • P r o n e t o d e v e l o p
  • R S I

6
  • R e p e t i t i v e
  • S t r a i n
  • I n j u r i e s

7
O t h e r N a m e s for R S I
  • Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WHO)
  • Occupational Overused Syndrome (NZ)
  • Cumulative Trauma Disorder (USA)
  • Computer Related Injury (CRI)

8
R S I F a c t s F i g u r e s
  • OSHA estimate over 700,000 RSIs occur every
    year
  • 15-25 of computer users throughout the world
    may
  • have estimated R S I
    (Source -
    BBC)
  • 3 out of 5 office workers in Sweden have
    symptoms of R S I
  • Every day 6 people in UK leave their jobs due to
    an R S I
  • (Source - TUC)

9
D i d y o u k n o w ?
  • 75 of Indian Computer Users report pain/numbness
  • Over 30 young Indian IT/ITES Professionals have
    lost their jobs because of advanced R S I
  • 55 of Indian Computer Users got injured within a
    year of starting their first job

10
  • W h y H o w
  • ?

11
Repetition of job tasks
Causes
Too much Stress
O n
Muscles
Tendons
Nerves
Other soft Tissues
Leads to
R S I
12
T y p e s C a u s e s ofR S I
13
C a r p a l T u n n e l S y n d r o m e
14
C a u s e s..
Wrist Posture
15
Contact Stress
16
B a c k P r o b l e m s
17
C a u s e s..
  • Poor Strength
  • Poor Postures
  • Poor Body Mechanics

18
T h o r a c i c O u t l e t S y n d r o m e
19
C a u s e s..
  • Cradling Telephone
  • Awkward postures

20
T e n d i n i t i s T e n o s y n o v i t i s
21
C a u s e s..
Extended Arm
22
Poor Alignment
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  • N e c k Strain
  • Tension H e a d a c h e s

25
C a u s e s..
Neck Posture
26
R o o t C a u s e s of R S I
  • Poor body mechanics
  • Poor Work habits
  • Inappropriate Workstation Setup

27
S y m p t o m s of R S I
  • Pain Discomfort
  • Unusual sensations like Tingling, Burning,
  • and Numbness.
  • Decreased ROM / Flexibility
  • Muscle weakness, loss of grip strength

28
S t a g e s of R S I
29
  • S t a g e 1
  • S t a g e 2
  • S t a g e 3

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S t a g e 3
  • Pain and discomfort
  • Heaviness
  • Pins - needles sensation
  • Numbness
  • It even disturbs sleep
  • Muscle weakness

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W h a t n o t t o D o
  • Ignore or deny you have a problem
  • Take pain killers
  • Cures the symptoms not the problem
  • Long term effects
  • Join a gym or start weight training
  • Undergo vigorous oil massages
  • Take a vacation hoping the pain will go away
    with rest

32
W h a t t o D o
  • Seek Professional Medical help
  • Meet Right Specialist for Right Solution

33
T r e a t m e n t
34
RX
  • Ergonomics
  • Myotherapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Acupuncture

35
  • Prevention
  • is better
  • than Cure

36
  • How can you Prevent
  • R S I ?

37
  • Proper Workstation Setup
  • Postural Training
  • Good Work habits

38
Workstation
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Workstation
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P o s t u r a l T r a i n i n g
  • Neck Posture
  • Sitting Posture
  • Typing Posture
  • Use of Mouse

Ideal
41
W o r k H a b i t s
  • Take rest breaks
  • Practice good body mechanics
  • Exercise at work Stretch !

42
S t r e t c h e s
43
Strengthening Exercises
44
  • R S I
  • may be worse than you think
  • P r e v e n t
  • it before it causes permanent
  • D a m a g e

45
T h a n k Y o u
www.rsihealthcare.org
BP
R S I Health Care
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