REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY
RSI COMPENSATION CLAIMS
PERSONAL INJURY SOLICITORS

Our solicitors deal with repetitive strain injury claim (RSI) settlements. Our team provides legal advice at no cost and works on a completely risk free no win no fee basis. You do not have to fund your RSI claim and you do not have to pay for any expenses. Compensation is paid in full - win or lose there is no charge. If you submit your details an experienced RSI lawyer who is a member of the Solicitors Regulation Authority panel of personal injury experts will respond and give free advice without obligation on what steps you should take to claim compensation for Repetitive Strain Injury.

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Work Related Musculoskeletal Injuries

Repetitive Strain Injury is used as an umbrella term to describe various kinds of workrelated musculoskeletal injuries which are also known as Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs), Work-Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULDs), and Occupational Overuse Injuries. RSI may occur in both upper and lower limbs as well as in the spine and symptoms may include numbness, tingling, sharp pain, dull ache, weakness, loss of grip and restricted movement of limbs some or all of which can render the sufferer incapable of carrying out simple tasks, at home or at work and can dramatically affect family income and lifestyle. There are 22 separate conditions which may cause pain and contribute to Repetitive Strain Injury including :-

• Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder)
• Epicondylitis (Tennis / Golfer’s elbow)
• Bursitis
• Ganglion Cyst
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Peritendinitis
• Cervical Spondylosis
• Rotator Cuff Syndrome
• Writers’ Cramp
• Tendinitis
• Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
• Tenosynovitis
• De Quervain’s Syndrome
• Trigger Finger / Thumb
• Dupuytren’s Contracture
• Vibration-induced White Finger

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Health & Safety at Work

An employer is under a legal duty to look after the health and welfare of his employees and there are specific regulations controlling the necessity for ergonomically adequate workstations and seating. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations requires employers to make assessment of the risks to the health and safety of their employees and identify measures needed to minimise the risk of repetitive strain injury. Adequate health and safety training must be given to employees on recruitment and on exposure to new or increased risks because of a change in work responsibilities or the introduction of new equipment, new technology or new systems of work. If an employer fails to discharge his duty to his employees who subsequently suffer from RSI then the employer may be liable to pay substantial compensation.

The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE), estimate that over a half a million workers in Great Britain have pain from a work-related neck or upper limb disorder and further recent research suggests that this may be a significant underestimate of the trauma. The TUC reports that at least one in fifty workers is suffering from the symptoms of Repetitive Strain Injury, which include pain and immobility in the joints, nerves and muscles from the fingers to the neck.