Just to refresh, in many cases RSI symptoms are part of a phenomenon called TMS. This discovery has led many people into amazing realisations and recovery from deep chronic conditions. Read on: 1) Acceptance: First you need to accept that there is a mind-body root to your condition, and that as a result the pain is not symptomatic of structural damage.  This on its own is the biggest hurdle to overcome as it allows you to do activities without the fear of further injury.  It is of course important to note that Dr Sarno stresses that you must have been through regular medical check-ups to rule out any serious structural causes of the pain.  (Though as you will see in the “medical evidence” section, sometimes structural diagnoses can be misleading). 2) Journaling: You READ MORE

This story was written in January 2004, and was sent to a rapid recovery news-group. It has been updated in June 2006. My name is Ailsa and I am currently 42. Since my pregnancy in 1995-6 I developed pain in my body that eventually reached a point where almost all the activities in life I loved were no longer available, and trying to get well became an obsession. The critical symptoms were an upper leg that felt like it was being sawed, RSI in my hands and arms which developed over a period of about 2 weeks, (and at it’s worst prevented me from dressing, toileting or eating without assistance), and eventually my feet (both) which became painful after I twisted one ankle as I was running down a street with my daughter. At times my back and neck were too sore to travel in READ MORE

Hi everyone, I’ve been feeling great for a long time but I told myself that I would wait until Christmas to post (just to make sure it was long lasting relief). Here is my story and I made it detailed for the benefit of others with RSI type pain: I started a new job in August ’06 and it was a big change for me. It was my fist office job and it was very stressful. I put a lot of pressure on myself to do well and to impress the bossess, etc. I started having hand pain in Nov ’06 just when the office was being reorganized. I got a new boss and my workload increased twofold. Plus, I was still in training and I had no one to go to with questions. This was all very frustrating to me, a perfectionist. My job involved reading about a lot of medical claims and a lot READ MORE

I originally thought I would wait until my symptoms were completely gone to write about the progress I’ve made lately, but then thought that’s being a little too perfectionist – also I can honestly say I don’t fear TMS any more – I’m not concerned that I’m crowing about success now and somehow TMS will rise out of the ashes or anything. If it did I could deal with it. Here’s a timeline to put things in perspective: - ’94: Started getting RSI pain (Parent died, changing job, getting married, moving, going back to school, new career, buying house … other than that not much going on) - ’94-99 : Symptoms spreading, neck, back, leg, arm, head, etc. Alternately diagnosed with carpel tunnel, myofacial pain, and READ MORE

I had RSI for about a year and a half. By random luck, a stranger (actually, two of them) referred me to The Mindbody Prescription by John Sarno. This was September 1999. I had chronic arm pain, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I treated my arms like they were made of fragile glass, I didn’t type at all (I used voice recognition software to do most of my work). I saw myself in the book, but I was afraid — afraid that if I believed in Sarno’s theory I might get worse, might hurt my arms more, etc. Nonetheless, over the course of the next 4 months, I gradually became more and more convinced of his theory, enough to take a leap of faith around January 2000 by choosing to take a lot of classes rather than a few (i.e. coddling my hands). By May 2000 I was very confident and READ MORE

My first encounter with RSI was in July 2002. I was working about 9 hours a day on the computer and practicing piano 3-4 hours per night for about six months. One day at work I developed a strong, diffuse ache in my right hand and was unable to type without severe pain. I stopped work for 2 weeks. The injury healed fairly quickly, I remember quite a severe burning sensation in the hand whilst recovering. An occupational therapist then reviewed my desktop and assessed my injury. He diagnosed it a Repetitive Strain Injury but not a serious one. He said it more of a case of hand fatigue than anything else. He made some slight modifications to the desktop and I resumed work promptly.  He also recommended more physical exercise to build up strength around the shoulders. I did READ MORE

INFORMATION TO REPRODUCE KINDLY PERMITTED BY  RSI BACKPAIN UK TMS is based on the theory that a whole host of chronic pain conditions can have a mind-body rather than physical root, and that they  need to be understood in terms of the whole mind-body system.  Mind body techniques therefore offer the potential for significant pain reduction and even cure.   Recent research has shown that stress (either conscious or unconscious) affects nerve pathways in the spinal cord and brain – and that this results in significantly heightened pain sensitivity. The theory was first proposed by Dr Sarno a professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine and the concept has since attracted the support of a number of eminent medical practitioners READ MORE

My name is James and I am a 40-year-old IT worker in Birmingham, UK. This is my personal story of how RSI took hold of my life, ended my job, but through a lot of pain, effort and learning, I’m now completely free of it. First of all some important things to say: 1. I’m not a doctor or physiotherapist and have no medical training. Don’t take my word for anything medical. Get professional medical advice – the only reason I am writing this website is to tell my personal story. But as I would emphasise throughout, there are not many medical professionals who have experience or skills with RSI. I spent a lot of time and money on multiple professionals before I found some who could help me. 2. This is NOT a commercial website. I’m not here to sell or READ MORE

In this video Justin describes some of the mechanical processes behind overuse injuries and describes some of the symptoms and talks about his recovery and how he beat RSI [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsGUQ3xw5Zc] Some Nice You Tube Feedback great video… at least some one has beat it! is part 2 available? Heyy man, just thought i’d say thaks for the video. brackishnz 10 months ago My mouse clicking finger is completely shot. I’m a cartographer and I’m constantly clicking and dragging maps all day, every day. I’d describe it as a very numb pain that causes a feeling of weakness in the finger. The most annoying thing is that none of my co-workers suffer from it so they think I’m being a pussy. vidmanx0 1 year ago A very READ MORE

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxfsdPHcnE4] In this second video, Justin talks extensively about how understanding the psychological aspect of both causation and treatment of RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) is so crucial to recovery and beating RSI READ MORE

FROM FOX NEWS: Two British airline lounge masseuses sued Virgin Atlantic after suffering repetitive strain injury from massaging overweight executives, British newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday. Jayne Evans, 40, and Michelle Hindmarch, 35, developed chronic muscular strain after giving intensive shiatsu massages at the airline’s Terminal 3 “Clubhouse” lounge at London’s Heathrow Airport, their lawyer told a British court. READ MORE @: Airline Masseuses Sue Over Injuries From Overweight Clients – FoxNews.com.   READ MORE

FROM WEEDY GARDEN.NET Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) and I are long-time enemies. For me, it manifests as pain from the wrist of my right hand moving up to near the elbow. This started my senior year of college. Near the end of graduation I picked up my first ergonomic keyboard (an Adesso model) that followed me to my first post-college job as an audio engineer. Since those early days I’ve tried a half-dozen or so split keyboards and wide variety of ergonomic Logitech mice, all the while searching for that magical combination that would reduce or eliminate the aches and pains that is RSI. READ MORE @ RSI and the Magic Trackpad « weedygarden.net READ MORE

FROM FREELANCE FOLDER: It’s called RSI or Repetitive Strain Injury. Put simply, RSI is an injury caused by repetitive activity. The most commonly known RSI is carpal tunnel syndrome. But RSI also includes lesser known conditions such as computer vision syndrome, upper limb disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, and cumulative trauma disorders.Of course, freelancers aren’t the only ones at risk for RSI. Artists who play musical instruments are also at risk. So are factory workers who do the same task over and over again for hours on end.Freelancers are at risk because many of us do repetitive tasks as part of our work, such as typing on a computer keyboard and manipulating a computer mouse.Freelancers also tend to work long and hard, getting carried away with the momentum of READ MORE

FROM WASHINGTON BANGLA RADIO India is the call centre mecca and home to many IT workers who spend inordinate times in front of the computer with bad posture and guess what RSI proliferates…read more READ MORE @ http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/101222910-repetitive-strain-injury-rsi-afflicting-indian-it-workers-bad-posture-blamed READ MORE

The relationship between a carpal tunnel problem and a repetitive strain injury (RSI) is tricky. You may have a carpal tunnel symptom but mistake it for the results of straining your arm. Or you could genuinely just have pulled or overworked a muscle, and mistakenly think you’re developing a carpal tunnel disorder. Many of the symptoms are similar, especially early in the disorder. And to complicate matters, repetitive strain can contribute to the problem, even if the main cause of the syndrome is genetic or has some other basis. Carpal tunnel research has shown in recent years that the main causes of the syndrome are indeed either genetic or traumatic, resulting from an actual arm injury, with some additional connections as well to a few particular illnesses. Read more: Is READ MORE