RSI
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Compensation Advice
If you have suffered Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) within your workplace due to your employer’s negligence you could be entitled to make a personal injury claim under UK law. Read on for advice on what you need to know and do to make a successful RSI personal injury claim.
What Is RSI?
Repetitive Strain Injury is a term for a variety of afflictions which can affect the neck, shoulders, arms, wrists and hands, but mainly the hands and arms. Repetitive Strain Injuries are often extremely painful conditions characterised by tenderness in the affected muscle areas and joints, throbbing, aches, pins, needles and loss of sensation and weakness.
What Causes RSI?
Repetitive Strain Injuries are generally caused by repeating the same physical movements over and over again, as opposed to a short term injury; hence the name: Repetitive Strain.
Subsequently, because of the sustained repetitive nature of the stress on your body they can be very difficult to recover from. Because RSI is caused by repetitive and sustained injury it can in some cases be completely debilitating and even permanent.
As such if you feel your RSI problem has been sustained at work due to a lack of care on the part of your employer it may be advisable to take legal advice.
How to make a Compensation Claim for Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)?
In order to make a successful RSI claim for compensation, you need to be able to obtain the following:
Some kind of medical statement identifying your RSI symptoms.
- Proof your employer knew, or ought to have known, that you were exposed to risk of RSI through work you were doing.
- Proof your employer failed to take reasonable steps to prevent or reduce your RSI.
What Kinds of Professions Are Typically Affected By RSI?
Repetitive Strain Injury is commonly developed as a long-term work injury and affects large numbers of UK employees every year. Sewing machinists, musicians, typists, journalists, taxi-drivers, bank clerks and customer service operatives have all been affected at some point by RSI.
Other examples of professions prone to RSI include:
- Assembly-line workers
- Warehouse staff
- Painters and decorators
- Gardeners
- Data entry workers
- Builders
- Secretaries
Each year in the UK individuals sustaining RSI in these occupations make successful compensation claims.
Don’t Suffer In Silence
The best thing to do if you have concerns about Repetitive Strain Injury and are wondering about compensation is contact a specialist personal injury solicitor with expertise in this field. They will be able to quickly assess your situation and offer suitable advice about the prospect of a successful compensation claim for RSI. If you have suffered from a Repetitive Strain Injury caused by the work you do, and feel that your RSI disability may have been caused by the negligence of your employer, you could even be entitled to a no win-no fee RSI compensation claim.
