The term ‘repetitive stress injury’ covers a wide variety of conditions. A Repetitive stress or strain injury happens when too much stress is placed on a given body part and can result in pain, ...

For the first time in humans, scientists have found early indicators of inflammation — potential warning signs — in work-related injuries caused by repetitive motion. Their findings could someday lead ...

Since 1958, workers at the Maker's Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky, have sealed bottles of their famous bourbon by hand-dipping them into wax. And according to a company spokesman, not one ...

What Is A Repetitive Stress Injury? Oftentimes we associate a workplace injury with a single, catastrophic event such as an explosion or fall from a height. However, most workplace injuries develop ...

There I was, thirty years after I first sat down at an Apple IIe , and I suddenly found myself wondering if I would ever use a computer again without pain. How could I work if I couldn’t use a ...

High quality trials and evidence of effective treatments for repetitive strain injury (RSI) are needed to define this controversial condition which affects millions of patients worldwide. The findings ...

Employment-related advice for workers who begin to suffer from a repetitive strain condition, from a union representative who has RSI. RSIs are a set of painful conditions caused by repetitive tasks, ...

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are conditions that affect muscles, bones, and joints and occur in the workplace. Implementing workplace controls can help reduce the risk of WMSDs. The ...

On average, about 120,000 people annually undergo surgery to relieve work-related carpal tunnel symptoms. This is a significant expense for employers. It is a common misperception that Henry Ford ...