Klarinet Archive - Posting 000424.txt from 1998/07

From: Robin Fairbairns <Robin.Fairbairns@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Tendonitis
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:10:35 -0400

>
> On Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:21:08 +0100 Robin Fairbairns
> <Robin.Fairbairns@-----.uk> writes:
> >> >All this stuff abouttreatment is no doubt useful. Why does no one
> >seem to
> >> >be taking measures to *prevent* it?
> >
> >one of our lecturers here suffers from rsi.
>
> snip
>
> P: What is rsi, please?

repetitive strain (or stress) injury

a common problem suffered by typists, programmers, and the like.

unlike tendonitis, once you have it, you've got it for life, and it's
*very* disabling. the symptoms are very similar to tendonitis in the
wrists, which is why i was wittering about it...

r

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