What is RSI?

RSI is caused by mechanical irritation which upsets the body’s highly turned natural balance. It is an inflammation of the tendon sheaths in the finger and hands, wrists, and elbows which may eventually progress to the upper arms and shoulders. Repeated physical movements cause damage to tendons, nerves, muscles, and other soft body tissues.

Often stiffness in the spinal joints of the neck and upper back aggravate or even cause RSI in the arms and hands. Spinal problems cause irritation of the nerves as they exit the spine and this leads to problems in the muscles they supply.

Tennis Elbow

At this time of the year, when the sun starts to shine and Wimbledon is just around the corner (June 21-July 4) many people who have been fairly sedentary all through the winter, get out their tennis racquets and dust them off.

Over the next few months, chiropractors are going to see many injuries related to this sport because people have taken too enthusiastically to it.

The risk of injury in any type of sport increases with age because both the muscle strength and the elasticity of the ligaments decrease past the age of about thirty.