Repetitive Stress Injury Prevention

Geoff..Jan 8/07

If you spend a lot of time each day at your keyboard and mouse, you are at risk for RSI. Some of the symptoms include numbness, tingling, stiffness, or loss of strength in the hands, wrists or fingers.

These problems are easier to fix BEFORE they happen:

If you are already experiencing any of these symptoms, contact your doctor.

Look at these links for more details:

http://www.hp.com/ergo/forearms.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN - specific instructions on wrist positioning

http://www.hp.com/ergo/intro.html - good overall posture & comfort guide

http://eeshop.unl.edu/rsi.html - detailed info on RSI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repetitive_strain_injury - and even more info