Repetitive Strain Injury & Workers' Compensation: January 2009

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Complete list of ADL catalogs I've recieved so far

I am pretty bad at browsing online with the intent to buy so I've been scouring google for Adaptive Daily Living catalogs so that I can browse at home the old fashioned way.
Here's what I've had delivered w/ their web addresses in order: best to worst of what I deem most useful to people with RSIs.

1.Support Plus Pretty awesome

www.supportplus.com

2.Dynamic Living Also great www.dynamic-living.com

3.Office Ergonomics Computer help www.ergobilities.com

4.Functional Solutions Pretty much covers all physical limitations, as in: something for everyone www.beabletodo.com

5.Sammons Preston ENRICHMENTS much like Functional Solutions above www.sammonspreston.com

6.Easier Living Good for rollator walkers/ carts and some ergo-utensils www.easierliving.com

7.AbleWare Really for people with mobility challenges. But a couple of ergo-utensils
http://service.maddak.com/

What is RSI?

Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) are a category of injuries to the soft tissue of the body caused by overuse or misuse. Soft tissue includes: tendons, ligaments, muscles, fascia, nerves and blood vessels. The parts of the body most often affected during office work and computer use are the neck, shoulders, arms, elbows, wrists, hands and fingers.

There is a long list of specific injuries that are RSIs, including tendinitis, thoracic outlet syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome. Often people have more than one RSI, and it can be difficult to accurately diagnose which specific RSI a person has. Symptoms of RSI include: tingling, numbness, pain, aching, swelling, and loss of strength and/or dexterity. Not everyone will have every symptom, nor is there a definite order in which people experience symptoms. Symptoms may not occur until several hours or even days after the activity which causes them. (Have you ever hiked a long way and not been really sore until the next day or two?) Pain is not always present in the beginning of an RSI, so do not wait until you are in pain to get treatment if you have other symptoms.

Other names for Repetitive Strain Injuries include: repetitive motion injury (RMI), cumulative trauma disorder (CTD), upper extremity musculo-skeletal disorder (MSD), and occupational overuse syndrome (OOS).

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Complete list of ADL catalogs I've recieved so far

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