Avoiding repetitive strain injury means breaking your habits


By AGENCY

Performing the same movements over and over again, e.g. moving and clicking the mouse, can take a toll on our hands, often leading to repetitive strain injury. — dpa

Whether it is sitting at a screen, making music at a keyboard or doing gymnastics, you are at risk of getting tendonitis whenever you repeat the same movements over and over again.

When connective tissue around your tendons becomes inflamed and causes you pain, it's often a repetitive strain on the wrist that's to blame, says surgeon Dr Martin Rinio.

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