The Repetitive Strain Injury Recovery Book - Softcover

Quilter, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595522289 ISBN 13: 9780595522286

Publisher: iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

More than 15 million people are affected by repetitive strain injury (RSI)-a condition that includes carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, tenosynovitis, and muscle pain caused by continually repeating small hand movements. RSI affects people in hundreds of occupations and activities, such as using a computer keyboard or mouse, playing a musical instrument, or working with hand-operated equipment and tools.If you or someone you know suffers from RSI, The Repetitive Strain Injury Recovery Book is an important step toward knowledge and, ultimately, relief. Deborah Quilter, who herself has RSI, has assembled resources and advice from leading RSI experts. Her comprehensive and groundbreaking guide to recovery includes:the best treatment and therapy options, both conventional and complementarytechniques to minimize the risk of further injury and help restore comfort and mobilitytips on dealing with the emotional effects of RSI, such as job anxiety and depressionpersonal stories of successful rehabilitation The Repetitive Strain Injury Book is an effective, compassionate blueprint for managing symptoms, avoiding flare-ups, and resuming a happy, active lifestyle.

About this title

From the Author

Deborah Quilter's RSIHelp.com
This book is not intended to replace my first book, Repetitive Strain Injury: A Computer User's Guide. Rather, it contains new information I was not aware of when I wrote that book. Readers interested in up-to-date news about repetitive strain injury (RSI) may also visit Deborah Quilter's RSI Web Site, www.rsihelp.com. The site contains back issues of my Computer Currents columns, which include reviews of ergonomic products and other useful information.

About the Author

Deborah Quilter lectures, conducts RSI consultations, and writes a monthly ergonomics column for Computer Currents. Her articles have appeared in national magazines, including Good Housekeeping and Fitness. She is the coauthor of Repetitive Strain Injury: a Computer User?s Guise (with Emil Pascarelli, M.D.) and lives in New York City. Robert E. Markinson, M.D., author of the foreword, is a celebrated hand surgeon, Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of California- San Francisco, and cofounder of the UCSF?s Health Program for Performing Artists.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595522289
• ISBN 13: 9780595522286
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260