Osteopathy can help you with Body Strain and Pain
Osteopathy and Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) Common problems for all of us... You may not realize how your sitting position injures you. An Osteopath is the best treatment, along with exercise therapies to reduce RSI pain and weakness. The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), defines RSI as common injuries that mainly affect the upper body because of the nature of the workplace: desk jobs and repetitive movements . RSI can lead to overuse injuries such as tennis elbow or carpal tunnel syndrome. Desk bound workers are the greatest at-risk population of RSI. This is so because of the repetitive manual activities such as typing and being in awkward positions like telephone work, both done without rest. An additional cause is stress leading to poor posture and muscle tightness. Some of the signs and symptoms of RSI consist of: · Numbness · Tingling · Weakness · lack of endurance · tightness · cr
