Home Treatment for Repetitive Stress Injury

At its best, massage can do much more than feel good–it can lead to healing, increasing circulation, lifting your energy, breaking up scar tissue, and making you healthier overall. Before you find a therapist, research the styles they perform and decide which is right for you. Since everyone has different levels of comfort in relation [...]

Do you remember that faux pas made by Ted Stevens, the corrupt Alaska Senator, when he tried to explain how the Internet worked? “The Internet is not a dump truck,” he stammered, “it’s a series of tubes.” He earned a lot of ridicule, because it’s not a very accurate explanation for Internet traffic. However, it [...]

If you have regular painful flare-ups, or you know someone who does, here’s a new word you’ll want in your RSI vocabulary — tendinosis. It’s an important concept to understand, even if you forget the word itself right away. It Starts with Tendonitis You’re probably familiar with tendonitis (or tendinitis), a common term meaning inflammation [...]

With many of my friends and colleagues suffering from computer-related pain over the years, I’ve often asked myself why there is no governmental regulations about ergonomics in the office. The reason is of course, purely political. In 2001, union groups proposed a labor regulation that would have required businesses to establish programs to prevent carpal [...]

Paraffin Wax therapy is a very old technique used to reduce inflammation and stiffness in the joints of your hands or feet. Coating your hands in warm wax helps to increase circulation, providing relief for the pain, swelling, and stiffness that can accompany arthritis, repetitive stress injuries, or other acute injuries like broken fingers. Today, [...]

I’ve worked for start-ups, mid-sized and large organizations with vastly different corporate cultures, financial resources and approaches to ergonomic workstation setup. In my experience, larger organizations tend to have more resources in place and are more willing to purchase ergonomic equipment. This might lead you to believe that ergonomically speaking, it’s better to work for [...]

If you have a hand injury and seek treatment, you may end up in a physical or occupational health center being treated by a hand therapist. While you sit there receiving treatments, you might wonder what training they’ve received before working on you. Hand therapists have to demonstrate the following experience to receive certification: A [...]

Most doctors and therapists will recommend that after working your body too hard or after an acute injury, that you ice the affected area. Use a cold pack or ice cubes wrapped in a towel, and apply it for twenty minutes, they say. It’s meant to flush the inflammation and resulting stiffness away. If you [...]

Here are a few frequently asked questions, and some fast facts, about repetitive stress injuries — and what you can do to prevent pain: What is overuse? According to physical therapists, repeating a motion more than 200 consecutive times is an overuse of your muscles, ligaments, or tendons. If each character pressed on a computer [...]

More and more health professionals and companies are recognizing repetitive stress injuries such as tendonitis, carpal tunnel, and tennis elbow (epicondylitis) as a genuine health concern for office professionals, factory workers, and other employees. Yet the health services being provided aren’t enough. Worker’s compensation is being cut back, and companies aren’t always willing to supply [...]