Repetitive strain injuries, or RSI (R-S-I), occur from repeated
physical movements, causing damage to tendons, nerves, muscles,
and other soft body tissues. RSI injuries can occur in a number
of occupations, but the rise of computer use and flat, light-
touch keyboards that permit high-speed typing have resulted in
an epidemic of injuries of the hands, arms, and shoulders. In
addition, the use of pointing devices like mice and trackballs
are also a cause of RSI. The thousands of repeated keystrokes
and long periods of clutching and dragging mice slowly
accumulates damage to your body. This can happen even more
quickly as a result of typing technique and body positions that
place unnecessary stress on the tendons and nerves in your hand,
wrist, arms, shoulders and neck. Although carpal tunnel syndrome
is connected with RSI injuries, it represents only a small
percentage of computer-related injuries. Tendinitis (tin-duh-
NYE-tis), bursitis (ber-SYE-tis), tenosynovitis (tin-oh-sin-oh-
VYE-tis), thoracic outlet synd