by Mercury Legal Online | Mar 8, 2016 | Causes, Compensation, Symptoms, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
Repetitive Strain injury (RSI) is the term used for damage to the soft tissue of the body that arises from a repeated action or trauma. It is most commonly associated with certain jobs – such as use of heavy equipment or tools, but many types of workers can be...
by Mercury Legal Online | Feb 22, 2016 | Causes, Compensation, Symptoms, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) and other associated trauma orders are umbrella terms to cover several conditions that can be put down to repetitive tasks, vibrations, compression, forceful exertions and spending time in awkward positions. There are several names for...
by Mercury Legal Online | Feb 15, 2016 | Causes, Compensation, News, Symptoms, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a term used to describe pain in muscles, tendons and nerves caused by overuse or prolonged periods of repetitive movement. It is sometimes called work-related upper limb disorder, or non-specific upper limb pain. It usually affects...
by Mercury Legal Online | Feb 8, 2016 | Causes, Compensation, Symptoms
Dermatitis is an inflammatory condition of the skin caused by contact with outside agents that can result in irritation, redness, cracking and blistering of the skin. It is the most common form of work-related skin disease suffered by health and social care...
by Mercury Legal Online | Jan 18, 2016 | Causes, Compensation, Symptoms, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
You’d be forgiven for thinking that sitting at a computer for your work is an unlikely way in which to develop a repetitive strain injury, but you might be surprised to know that as work has moved more toward computer use, instances of RSI are becoming more frequent....
by Mercury Legal Online | Jan 5, 2016 | Causes, Compensation, Symptoms, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
General Symptoms The one factor that binds all Repetitive Strain Injuries together is pain. There are many types of injury, with many causes for each, but the one symptom prevalent in all cases is the discomfort caused by the affliction. In some cases the pain is not...
