White-collar workers Article submitted by Atrium Legal Services, specialising in workers compensation, including RSI and overuse injuries.  There are thousands of  injuries and illnesses caused by work every day. Typically this is perceived to mainly be in industrial jobs and illness such as asbestosis and injuries from heavy machinery. You maybe surprised to hear that office workers are just as much at ris ...

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 – th ...