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Work related strain injuries
Strain injuries at work, the most common being Repetitive Strain Injury are caused by excessive force being imposed on muscles, tendons, joints and the nervous system by some working practices (such as typing). When the strain is of short duration accompanied by adequate rest it generally does not cause significant damage. However, with work practices being increasingly sedentary and with the overwhelming majority of jobs requiring long periods of keyboard use, this can result in very frequent exertions of forced static postures which can result in a loss of capacity in the affected limbs.
The three main factors that can lead to strain injuries include:
FORCE – the application of excessive manual force
FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF MOVEMENT – including rates of working which are intense and repetitive
AWKWARD OR RIGID POSTURE – particularly of hand, wrist, arm or shoulder
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