The Repetitive Strain Injury Sourcebook [Hardcover]

Sandra Peddie (Author), Craig H. Rosenberg (Author), Sandra Peddle (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sourcebook | Publication Date: October 1997

Repetitive Strain Injury makes headline news and this book explains the dynamics of the epidemic, the ph ysiology of the various conditions, how it is being treated and what can be done to prevent it. '

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From Library Journal

Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is the "fastest-growing workplace injury in the country" and, as such, is a hot topic?one that should be of concern to librarians not only because of public interest but also because of its threat to them as members of a high-risk profession, i.e., one that requires heavy usage of computers. Although many books are available on RSI, carpal tunnel syndrome, ergonomics, and other related subjects, this one is worth adding to the collection because of its comprehensive coverage. Peddie, a journalist with RSI, describes causes, risk factors, diagnosis, and mainstream medical treatments, along with prevention tips, alternative therapies, coping, emotional consequences, and legal/financial issues. Helpful additions are an appendix of resources and a glossary, although there is no index. Similar in content to Emil Pascarelli and Deborah Quilter's Repetitive Strain Injury (LJ 2/15/94), this is recommended for public libraries and consumer health collections.?Dixie Jones, Louisiana State Univ. Medical Ctr. Lib., Shreveport
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Lowell House; 1 edition (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565657918
• ISBN-13: 978-1565657915
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,963,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent coverage of the quiet epidemic of the computer age, December 10, 1997

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This review is from: The Repetitive Strain Injury Sourcebook (Hardcover)

An excellent sourcebook covering all aspects of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) the new epidemic of the technological age. You may have RSI and not even know it, and if you are reading this review you are definitely at risk for it (computer users are particularly at risk). Almost two-thirds of all workplace injuries in the U.S. are caused by it. The author, a newspaper reporter, describes the injury, what causes it, how to recognize if you have it, how to avoid it if you don't yet have it, the various treatments available, and how it is likely to affect your life outside the workplace. To illustrate each chapter, the author has included interviews with RSI victims from across the country. She concludes with a description of her own affliction with RSI, a story that is searing, yet ultimately uplifting. The most important value of this book is not just that it is a comprehensive review of this disease, but even more importantly, that it calls attention to a disease that can be truly thought of as the new plague of the twentieth century, a disease that has so far claimed its victims in silence. What is particularly insidious about RSI is that unlike the other epidemics that afflicted humankind, the contagion is not spread from person to person, but from machine to person, meaning the epidemic will increase just about as fast as our use of computer keyboards increases. Because this epidemic is not transmitted in the way previous epidemics have been, it has remained a silent yet increaing crippler of otherwise healthy and productive adults. The public awareness that will be required to halt the spread of this disease can be found in the pages of this book. I highly recommend it.