Title: What is RSI?
1Stop 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)
2Why 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
7O 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)
8R 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)
9D 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 11Repetition of job tasks
Causes
Too much Stress
O n
Muscles
Tendons
Nerves
Other soft Tissues
Leads to
R S I
12T y p e s C a u s e s ofR S I
13C a r p a l T u n n e l S y n d r o m e
14C a u s e s..
Wrist Posture
15 Contact Stress
16B a c k P r o b l e m s
17C a u s e s..
- Poor Strength
- Poor Postures
- Poor Body Mechanics
18T h o r a c i c O u t l e t S y n d r o m e
19C a u s e s..
- Cradling Telephone
- Awkward postures
20T e n d i n i t i s T e n o s y n o v i t i s
21C a u s e s..
Extended Arm
22Poor Alignment
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24- N e c k Strain
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- Tension H e a d a c h e s
25C a u s e s..
Neck Posture
26R o o t C a u s e s of R S I
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- Poor body mechanics
- Poor Work habits
- Inappropriate Workstation Setup
27S 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
28S 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
30S t a g e 3
- Pain and discomfort
- Heaviness
- Pins - needles sensation
- Numbness
- It even disturbs sleep
- Muscle weakness
31W h a t n o t t o D o
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- 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
32W h a t t o D o
- Seek Professional Medical help
- Meet Right Specialist for Right Solution
33T r e a t m e n t
34RX
- 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
39 Workstation
40 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
41W o r k H a b i t s
- Take rest breaks
- Practice good body mechanics
- Exercise at work Stretch !
42S t r e t c h e s
43Strengthening 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
45T h a n k Y o u
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