We’ve all heard the horror stories of Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI)… But guess what? You have LESS chance of developing RSI BECAUSE you go to the gym on a regular basis. By ‘cross-training’ your other muscles, you keep changing your body’s ‘benchmark’ position and therefore reduce the chances of RSI occurring. Isn’t that comforting to know?
You’re welcome.
Want to reduce your chance of getting RSI even more?
Check with one of our certified Personal Trainers who can show you specific wrist, forearm, bicep and tricep exercises to counter-act the effects of RSI. The best cure is PREVENTING it rather than trying to get rid of it after-the-fact. Just ask anyone who has been victimised by its debilitating discomfort.
Think RSI is just computer users hacking away at their keyboard? Think again.
A report in the Journal Of Occupational Health and Safety in 2002 showed that 96.5% of a sample of Melbourne hairdressers reported a musculoskeletal disorder. Even public servants aren’t spared, 80% reported at least one symptom in a 2004 survey and even anaesthetists surveyed in 2006 complained of RSI.
With long hours and technology simplifying movements for efficiency’s sake, the incidence of RSI is increasing.
Justin Bennett, an RSI sufferer who was forced into unemployment because of it has a website to explain how he beat RSI called www.HowIBeatRSI.com. If you have any discomfort that you think might be due to RSI, give his site a look and let us know if it helped you by posting a comment here on this blog.
