Canada Observing RSI Awareness Day

Canadian employers and employees today are observing RPI Awareness Day, which focuses on the No. 1-ranked occupational injury in that nation. Repetitive strain injuries (RPIs) are reportedly the leading type of occupational injury in Canada and include a variety of disorders that affect muscles, tendons, nerves and joints. Injuries to the wrists, fingers, forearms, hands, elbows, shoulders and the neck are the most recurrent. RSI Day is an opportunity to promote injury prevention and raise awareness about the prevalence of RSIs and their harmful affects. RSIs affect workers forced to do mo...