1. 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

2. Why This Subject
?

3. How many of you heard
about
RSI?

4. Why you should be aware of
RSI?

5. Computer Users are
Prone to develop
RSI

6. Repetitive
Strain
Injuries

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. RSI Facts & Figures
► OSHA estimate over 700,000 RSI’s 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. Did you know?
► 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. Why & How
?

11. Repetition of job tasks
Causes
Too much Stress
On
Muscles Tendons Nerves Other soft Tissues
Leads to
RSI

12. Types & Causes
of
RSI

13. Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome

14. C a u s e s..
Wrist Posture

15. Contact Stress

16. Back Problems

17. C a u s e s..
► Poor Strength
► Poor Postures
► Poor Body Mechanics

18. Thoracic Outlet
Syndrome

19. C a u s e s..
► Cradling Telephone
► Awkward postures

20. Tendinitis &
Tenosynovitis

21. C a u s e s..
Extended Arm

22. Poor Alignment

24. 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. Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3

30. Stage 3
► Pain and discomfort
► Heaviness
► Pins - needles sensation
► Numbness
► It even disturbs sleep
► Muscle weakness

31. What not to Do
► 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. What to Do
► Seek Professional Medical help
► Meet Right Specialist for Right Solution

33. Treatment

34. RX
► Ergonomics
► Myotherapy
► Physiotherapy
► Acupuncture

35. Prevention
is better
than Cure

36. How can you Prevent
RSI?

37. ► Proper Workstation Setup
► Postural Training
► Good Work habits

38. Workstation

39. Workstation

40. Postural Training
► Neck Posture
► Sitting Posture
Ideal
► Typing Posture
► Use of Mouse

41. Work Habits
► Take rest breaks
► Practice good body mechanics
► Exercise at work – Stretch !

42. Stretches

43. Strengthening Exercises

44. R S I
may be worse than you think
Prevent
it before it causes permanent
Damage

45. ThankYou