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 ...

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 ...

[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 ...

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 ...