RSI RSI is a group of injuries occurring form repeated small traumas. By itself, each trauma causes no significant problem. However, when they are repeated hundreds or thousands of times, they can result in debilitating pain, loss of sensation, weakness or atrophy.
Risk factors are overuse and over-stretching.
The treatment involves rest, icing, anti-inflammatories, and stretching and endurance exercises. The symptoms include a numbness of the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and half of the ring finger. Rounded or sloping posture shoulders or poor posture contributes to the risk factors. Symptoms include a numbness in the little finger, weakness of grip, pinch, and general dexterity, and a shooting pain in the elbow. Treatments include cold packs, rests, splints, supervised exercise, and anti-inflammatories.