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RSI
stands for Repetitive Strain Injury. It includes a whole spectrum of
conditions, from tendonitis of the hand or wrist to carpal tunnel
syndrome to cubital tunnel syndrome. Basically, if your hands or wrists
hurt or go numb or tingle, that may be RSI. If these symptoms are
associated with repetitive tasks, such as typing at a computer, it is
almost certainly RSI. (Note that such symptoms do sometimes go away
within a few minutes, hours, days, or weeks.) Other symptoms include
losing strength or coordination in your hands, or perhaps dropping
things.
Not everyone experiences all symptoms, and sometimes your
symptoms may not occur until several hours or even days after the
activity which causes them. (Have you ever hiked a long way and not
been really sore until the next day or even two days later?) Some
people, especially at UHS, call RSIs Cumulative Trauma Disorders
(CTDs); it's the same thing.
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