January 2012

Kids suffering injuries caused by excessive use of tablets and smartphones (Fox News)

Tablet and Smart Phone Use Becoming Number One Cause of Joint and Muscle Pain in North America  (prweb.com)

iPad for injury – how technology is really hurting us  (Heraldsun.com.au)

New eye tracking technology set to revolutionise computing experience (Metro.co.uk)

Southampton pianists scanned using new technique (BBC News)

The hidden danger of touchscreens (InfoWorld.com)

China recognises work related RSI type injuries (People’s Daily, China)

Cellphone texting injuries rising, therapist says (CBC News, Canada)

December 2011

Handheld games, texting can cause injury (Dayton Daily News)

Is texting really worth the pain? (New Straits Times, Malaysia)

Forty-five per cent of workers have suffered from RSI (siliconrepublic.com)

Survey reveals nearly half of Irish workers suffer from strain injuries (InsideIreland.ie)

Op-Ed: When a mouse or keyboard is not your friend (Digital Journal)

Smart phones injure texters (theage.com.au)

Smartphone enthusiasts smarting (Vancouver Sun)

Smartphone addicts starting to feel the pain (AFP)

Smartphone addicts’ new excuses to take sick days (memeburn.com)

Cellphone use can affect your health (Sioux City Journal)

November 2011

10 illnesses brought on by our addiction to modern technology (Daily Record)

Don’t let stress overwhelm you (Press & Journal)

Are the gadgets & games bad for your kids? (NorthJersey.com)

October 2011

Stress is now the top reason for sick leave (Evening Telegraph)

Mobile phone users suffering from ‘text neck’ (The Telegraph, UK)

Why Texting Can Be A Pain In The Neck (Sky News, UK)

Do you suffer from ‘text neck’? Chiropractors say smartphone obsession causing injuries (Daily Mail, UK)

Stress now commonest cause of long-term sick leave (The Guardian, UK)

Stress overtakes cancer as main cause of sickness absence (The Telegraph, UK)

September 2011

Computers can affect kids health (Deccan Chronicle)

Healthy employees key to peak performance at work (Business Daily Africa)

August 2011

Rational debate needed on the impact of excessive use of game consoles (Galway Advertiser)

Stress takes it’s toll on health (Deccan Herald)

Dying to be tech savvy (Asiaone.com)

July 2011

Breaking the silence can reduce the number of music-related injuries (Brandon Sun)

Breaking a painful silence (Ifpress.com)

June 2011

Kinect for Your PC: The end of the Mouse, Finally? (NetworkWorld.com)

Technology turning us into hunchbacks? (IolSciTech)

Weymouth Land Registry: Worker’s case for unfair dismissal thrown out (Dorset Echo)

Cell phones cause more than just cancer scare (Times of India)

May 2011

ATO searches for solution to RSI epidemic (itnews.com.au)

April 2011

Workers want Ontario to adopt ergonomic legislation to reduce workplace injury (nugget.ca)

Weymouth manager gives evidence in court in unfair dismissal case (Dorset Echo)

Two minutes on RSI (mirror.co.uk)

March 2011

Report: ‘BlackBerry Thumb’ claims expected (upi.com)

Artist gives hand scare brush-off to paint again (The Scotsman)

Damages awarded to Virgin Atlantic masseuses (BBC News)

Virgin lounge masseuses sue airline after developing RSI (The Telegraph)

February 2011

RSI National Awareness Day 28th Feb (nupge.ca)

Have a pain in the hand? (NBC Washington)

Excessive Texting, Growing Health Risk (Blackvoicenews.com)

Researchers in new trial to find best way of treating arm pain (Media Newswire)

January 2011

Workplace injury rule dropped by US (Cincinnati.com)

Now you must email your GP: Patients are told not to come to surgery, instead describe symptoms online (Daily Mail, UK)

It’s best to treat tennis elbow sooner rather than later (Kelowna Capital News)

Texting can be a real pain in neck (Wanganui Chronicle, NZ)

December 2010

Texting is causing repetitive stress injuries (king5.com – Seattle)

Over use syndrome hits working youth (Deccan Chronicle)

Stress costing businesses £10.6bn a year (Wharf.co.uk)

November 2010

Increasing Numbers Of New Zealanders At Risk Of ‘Text Neck’ Warn Chiropractors (voxy.co.nz)

Texting Trouble (kake.com – kake 10 ABC)

How texting can be a pain in the neck (New Zealand Herald)

Ontario aims to eliminate workplace injury (CBC News, Canada)

Health matters: Repetitive strain injury (WalesOnline.co.uk)

October 2010

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Afflicting Indian IT Workers – Bad Posture blamed (washingtonbanglaradio.com)

Texting (skininc.com)

September 2010

RSI: a very sore point for writers (The Guardian)

TUC challenges ‘downright lies’ about health and safety (hi-mag.com)

August 2010

Using your mobile for hours on end? (Times of India)

July 2010

Supreme Court Clarification in Workers’ Compensation Cases (Press Release)

preventing repetitive strain syndrome (earth times)

June 2010

The health risk of multi-touch devices (the apple blog)

One in four work all day without a break (itn, uk)

Healthy games offer risks, too (Boston.com)

May 2010

Musicians Work Together To Identify Common Injuries (wibw.com)

Outrageous Sacking of PCS Member (over RSI claim) (Socialist Worker, UK)

Land Registry workers shocked by secret filming (Dorset Echo)

Millions resign or call in sick as Monday Blues bite in recession (The Daily Telegraph, UK)

Numb hands, fingers that won’t work…but is it texting or tendons? (daily Mail, UK)

Texting can cause injuries (timesdaily.com)

April  2010

How to avoid tennis elbow (thespec.com)

March 2010

Dealing with RSI and its effects in the workplace (Royal Gazette)

Wii Fit Injuries (sccampusnews.com)

Thumbs Down to SMSing (expressbuzz.com)

February 1st 2010

Alexander Technique helps re-educate body (salisburypost.com)

December 28th 2009

Nintendo Wii Fit Can Cause Injuries (Emax Health)

December 27th 2009

By thought alone: mind over keyboard (Hplus Magazine)

December 13th 2009

Land Registry workers shocked by secret filming (Dorset Echo)

December 10th 2009

US seeks to curb workplace injuries (cincinnati.com)

November 24th 2009

Intel: Chips in brains will control computers by 2020 (Computer World)

November 16th 2009

Ergo chairs worthless without expert adjustments (Computer World.com)

November 14th 2009

Addicted to texting? Beware! (Hindustan Times)

November 12th 2009

Windows 7 could hasten touch-screen computers (USA Today)

November 10th 2009

A Pain In The Neck (EureckAlertorg)

Take Care of Your Joints, And They Will Take Care Of You (fitness.com)

If you only do one thing this week … make tea for your colleagues (Guardian.co.uk)

November 3rd 2009

Why You Need Ergonomic Gear Now : High Tech Hurts (Tom’s Guide.com)

November 2nd 2009

Black Sabbath guitarist tries stem cell treatment for RSI (The Telegraph, UK)

October 30th 2009

Many factors contribute to work-related injury (Reuters)

October 18th 2009

Video games can play havoc with kids joints (msn.com)

September 6th 2009

The rise and rise of RSI (personneltoday.com)

August 10th 2009

68 per cent of employees in the Middle East suffer from repetitive strain injury. Are you sitting comfortably? (timeout Dubai)

Avoid RSI with the Alexander Technique (PR-inside.com)

July 21st 2009

If you only do one thing this week … use your holiday (guardian.co.uk)

July 16th 2009

BlackBerry Thumb: Digit-Ill Diagnosis (terra.com)

June 30th 2009

Instruments of Pain (Sacramento Bee)

June 19th 2009

Cube workers rejoice! Here’s how to make your office a healthy haven (Southern Health Magazine)

Ergonomics for home computer users (What PC?)

Use two thumbs to avoid RSI when texting, says study (network world.com)

Incessant teen texting causes health concerns (scrippsnews.com)

June 16th 2009

Protecting the body from computer work -part 1 (Manila Times)

Protecting the body from computer work – part 2 (Manila Times)

June 10th 2009

Elementary Ergonomics (thejournal.com)

June 4th 2009

Doctors warn of ‘mobile phone elbow’ (The Daily Telegraph)

May 27 2009

Texting May Be Taking a Toll (New York Times)

May 23 2009

Time to change painful relationship with computers (Irish Times)

May 21 2009

Why computers, mobiles and technology put a strain on kids (mirror.co.uk)

May 15 2009

The Value of Exposing Discomfort in the Workplace (techlinks.net)

May 03 2009

Repetitive Surf Injury causes five million days off work a year in Britain (The Telegraph, UK)

Avoiding ‘Blackberry Thumb’: How to protect your messaging muscles (ABC6)

April 30 2009

The latest RSI risk is revealed by Yahoo! and the British Chiropractic Association (responsesource.com)

April 26 2009

Avoiding ‘Blackberry thumb’ (ktnv.com)

Wounded Wii-kend Warriors (runnersworld.com)

More Wii Warriors Are Playing Hurt (New York Times)

April 21 2009

Matthew Perry’s video game strain (Metro.co.uk)

April 17 2009

Twitter ‘could damage your health’, say physiotherapists (The Telegraph, UK)

Experts fear RSI boom from Twitter (UPI.com)

April 10 2009

RSI technology and practical help (examiner.com)

April 09 2009

Texting takes toll on thumbs (News 24 South Africa)

Inspectors blitz risky workplaces (Toronto SUN)

April 08 2009

Staying Charged – The addictive nature of technology (tricycle.com)

Sit up straight and ease the pain of the daily grind (Irish Independent)

April 03 2009

Doing more with less (Hoist Magazine)

April 01 2009

Could Economic Downturn Lead to Rise in Personal Injury Claims? (PRLog.org)

March 21

Children addicted to mobile phone use (The Sun)

March 18 2009

Same old strain (Asiaone.com)

March 16 2009

Microsoft surface a step closer (BBC News)

February 28 2009

The Cost of Repetitive Strain Injuries in Ontario: $380 Million and Three Million Lost Work Days Over Eight Years (marketwire.com)

February 25 2009

Doctors identify ‘PlayStation palm’ as a legitimate medical complaint (Times Online, UK)

February 24 2009

Call for more action as RSI figures show increase (Scarborough Evening News)

February 23 2009

Employers not paying attention to RSI problems in workers (topnews.in)

‘No progress’ over RSI injuries (BBC News)

Progress Is Needed To Tackle Blight Of Repetitive Strain Injury (Daily Record, UK)

Report highlights cost of repetitive strain injury (Nursing in practice)

RSI costing UK economy £300m a year (Personel Today)

Workers’ strain injuries increase (BBC News)

Employees warned of RSI danger (Employers Forum on Disability)

January 24 2009

Daily Dose: Healthy office diversion (Examiner.com, Denver)

January 23 2009

The Office: A New Locale For Your Yoga Class (pitchengine.com)

January 22 2009

Reducing risk of repetitive strain injuries (Democrat and Chronicle)

January 14 2009

New Year the right time to reevaluate work station (North Shore News, Canada)

January 13 2009

If gadgets cause you anxiety then avoid them (Courier Post Online)

The end of RSI? The computer mouse operated by your feet (Mail Online UK)

January 12 2009

Ergonomic computer mice: Keeping the PC mouse from biting (Earth Times)

Doctors reporting rie in Wii injuries (wzzm13 abc .com)

A Wii word of warning to gamers (Scotland on Sunday)

January 09 2009

Exercising with Wii leading to RSI (Daily Telegraph Aus)

December 26 2008

Doctors Give Tips To Avoid Wii Injuries (kypost.com)

December 9 2008

The mouse is biting some PC users (BBC News)

December 4 2008

Office health ‘must be taken seriously’ (gradplus.com)

December 3 2008

Repetitive strain injury ‘on the increase for office workers’ (Click a Job)

Beware ‘Blackberry thumb’! ( peopleperhour.com)

December 1 2008

Employee back problems ‘on the increase’ (jobsnewswire.com)

November 26 2008

Intelligent fabric to combat RSI (EU website)

October 28 2008

Stress, Injury and illness a major concern in UK workplaces (Personnel Today)

October 21 2008

Coping with carpel tunnel (Calgary Herald)

October 18 2008

Ailments caused by computers affect productivity ( Gloucester Daily Times)

October 17 2008

New fabrics to help measure muscle stresses that cause RSI (Cordis)
October 12 2008

Take the strain out of repetitive typing (Emirates Business 24)

October 06 2008

Yoga helps Hi-tech workers (San Francisco Chronicle)

September 30 2008

The dangers of text messaging (gwhatchet.com)

September 18 2008

RSI in Call Centre Workers due to phone use (TMCnet.com)

September 17 2008

Carpel Tunnel Article (Cebu Sun Star)

Posture Article (Workplace Hazards)

September 01 2008

Yoga saves career of Musician with RSI (Wales Online)

August 27 2008

Sickness costs £1,000 per worker per year (Health Insurance Magazine)

August 25 2008

Tips for Laptop Users (Irish Independent)

August 21 2008

What IT pros should know about RSI (TechRepublic Blogs)

August 13 2008

Ergonomic tips for IT Pros (Tech Republic Blog)

SpinVox protects texters from RSI (IVR Community)

August 11 2008

‘All this mobile insecurity causes heartache and, worse still, muscle pain’ (Scotland on Sunday)

August 5 2008

Combatting workplace stress ( livemint.com)

July 31 2008

Computer users may suffer ‘visual RSI’ (Computer Weekly)

July 30 2008

Injury warning to teen texters (Metro, UK)

UK mobile phone users send 200Million texts per day (ITProPortal.com)

July 29 2008

text messaging bad for you (Daily Express, UK)

July 24 2008

massage technique differences (Red Orbit)

references to RSI, backaches not just being a modern condition (Daily Mail, UK)

RSI, ergonomics article (The Earth Times)

July 20 2008

two thirds of office workforce in Middle East suffer RSI symptom (Arabian Business)

 

July 7 2008

Cutting Edge RSI advice in the Bay Area, California (Inside Bay Area)

July 5 2008

An article on ergonomic advice from India, and mention of the Logitech MXAir Mouse (Deccan Herald)

July 1 2008

High incidence of RSI in computer related jobs in India (livemint.com)

June 4 2008

Microsoft: Repetitive strain injury is costing businesses more than $600M in lost working hours (infoworld.com)