1. R S I Health Care Dr. Venkata Ramana Rao
Stop pain,
before I T stops you
R S I
Health Care
K E E P S E M P L O Y E E S H E A L T H Y
& P R O D U C T I V E
Dr. Venkata Ramana Rao
B.P.T., P.G Dip.(Acu), C.I.E (Sweden)
R S I Specialist
(Myotherapist & Ergonomist)

2. Why This Subject ?

3. How many of you heard about
R S I ?

4. Why you should be aware of
R S I ?

5. C o m p u t e r U s e r s a r e
P r o n e t o d e v e l o p
R S I

6. R e p e t i t i v e
S t r a i n
I n j u r i e s

7. O t h e r N a m e s for R S I Work Related Upper Limb Disorder (WHO)
Occupational Overused Syndrome (NZ)
Cumulative Trauma Disorder (USA)
Computer Related Injury (CRI)

8. R S I F a c t s & F i g u r e s
OSHA estimate over 700,000 RSI’s occur every year
15-25% of computer users throughout the world may
have estimated R S I (Source - BBC)
3 out of 5 office workers in Sweden have symptoms of R S I
Every day 6 people in UK leave their jobs due to an R S I
(Source - TUC)

9. D i d y o u k n o w ?
75% of Indian Computer Users report pain/numbness
Over 30 young Indian IT/ITES Professionals have lost their jobs because of advanced R S I
55% of Indian Computer Users got injured within a year of starting their first job

10. W h y & H o w ?

11. Repetition of job tasks
Causes
Too much Stress
O n
Muscles
Tendons
Nerves
Other soft Tissues
Leads to
R S I

12. T y p e s & C a u s e s of R S I

13. C a r p a l T u n n e l S y n d r o m e

14. C a u s e s..
Wrist Posture

15. Contact Stress

16. B a c k P r o b l e m s

17. C a u s e s..
Poor Strength
Poor Postures
Poor Body Mechanics

18. T h o r a c i c O u t l e t S y n d r o m e

19. C a u s e s..
Cradling Telephone
Awkward postures

20. T e n d i n i t i s & T e n o s y n o v i t i s

21. C a u s e s..
Extended Arm

22. Poor Alignment

24. N e c k Strain
&
Tension H e a d a c h e s

25. C a u s e s..
Neck Posture

26. R o o t C a u s e s of R S I Poor body mechanics Poor Work habits
Inappropriate Workstation Setup

27. S y m p t o m s of R S I Pain & Discomfort
Unusual sensations like Tingling, Burning,
and Numbness.
Decreased ROM / Flexibility
Muscle weakness, loss of grip strength

28. S t a g e s of R S I

29. S t a g e 1
S t a g e 2
S t a g e 3

30. S t a g e 3 Pain and discomfort Heaviness Pins - needles sensation
Numbness
It even disturbs sleep
Muscle weakness

31. W h a t n o t t o D o Ignore or deny you have a problem
Take pain killers
Cures the symptoms not the problem
Long term effects
Join a gym or start weight training
Undergo vigorous oil massages
Take a vacation hoping the pain will go away with rest

32. W h a t t o D o Seek Professional Medical help
Meet Right Specialist for Right Solution

33. T r e a t m e n t

34. RX
Ergonomics
Myotherapy
Physiotherapy
Acupuncture

35. Prevention
is better
than Cure

36. How can you Prevent
R S I ?

37. Proper Workstation Setup
Postural Training
Good Work habits

38. Workstation

39. Workstation

40. P o s t u r a l T r a i n i n g Ideal Neck Posture Sitting Posture
Typing Posture
Use of Mouse
Ideal

41. W o r k H a b i t s Take rest breaks Practice good body mechanics
Exercise at work – Stretch !

42. S t r e t c h e s

43. Strengthening Exercises

44. R S I may be worse than you think P r e v e n t
it before it causes permanent
D a m a g e

45.
T h a n k Y o u
R S I Health Care