RSI CONFERENCE
March 1st, 2003
BY ALAN OSBORN, in NottinghamINTRODUCTIONREPETITIVE Strain Injury (RSI) is still by and large an unacknowledged problem for many employers. The complaint is formally defined as "work-related upper limb disorders" and its most common symptoms are pain, fatigue and weakness, most often associated these days with sitting a long time in front of a computer screen. But although the Health and Safety Executive estimates that over five million people use display screen equipment (DSE) for a significant part of their work and that half of all people who suffer RSI ...
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