RSI is no small matter. It accounts for 34% of all lost-workday injury and illness and costs almost $20 billion annually according to the Bureau of Labor statistics. The National Academy of Science concluded that an estimated $50 billion is lost by businesses every year from sick leave, decreased productivity and medical costs linked to repetitive stress disorders. The Academy has published 2 reports since 1998 which directly links repetitive motion to work place injury.
The damage sustained from RSI is due to structural changes in the muscle fiber as well as due to decreased blood flow. Nerves can also be involved. The immobile tissue and surrounding inflammation compress the nerve which can cause numbness or tingling and eventually weakness if the nerve is damaged severely."
Dr. Taraneh Razavi
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I have been practicing medicine for 15 years and one of the best things about it has been the relationships that I have established with my patients. While I have taken care of their medical needs they have taught me much about life. I believe prevention is the key to good health. I hope to be able to reach even more people with useful and reliable information via this blog. My credentials: Internal Medicine completed at Stanford University. Medical Degree completed at George Washington University Medical School. Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. If you would like to know more, here's the link to an interview on ZDNet.
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