Repetitive Strain Injury

Repetitive Strain Injury is caused by improper work habits and poor ergonomics. The result is muscle soreness, fatigue and injury.

Althrough most people relate RSI to working on computers, many other jobs that involve the same task over and over also result in RSI conditions.

Biofeedback can be used in several ways to help prevent RSI and to aid treatment when it occurs.

EMG Biofeedback can be used to adjust the positions of the workstation to provide the lowest level of resting muscle activity.

Once the person is carrying out the task the biofeedback can be used to teach the person exactly what they are doing to their muscles and to teach the importance of resting.

Once a person has RSI the EMG biofeedback can be used to teach the person to relax the affected muscles, which reduces the pain.

Relaxation in the form of Skin Temperature training also helps by giving overall relaxation and increasing blood flow to the arm.