Are RSI symptoms a bad sign?

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Are RSI symptoms a bad sign?

Answer 1

RSI or Repetitive Stress Injury affects millions of people today. Although it is commonly thought of as a work related injury, repetitive stress injury is just that… so it can and does occur from engaging in activities you love doing… if you repetitively put some sort of strain on a given part of your body.

RSI will normally affect those that are sitting at a desk (especially a computer) every day for hours on end. Standing in a production line hour after hour is also a very common way to develop a repetitive stress injury.

Is it a bad sign? It is a sign that your are causing an injury to your body, which can not be good. Talk to your doctor. I developed tennis elbow and bursitis after starting a new "computer" job. I went to physical therapy where they taught me a better way to sit at the computer and how my keyboard should be positioned. That was 9 years ago and I haven't had any problems since.