Five million days lost to Repetitive Surf Injury in Britain

More than five million days a year are lost to business as a result of workers injuring themselves through surfing the internet. "Repetitive Surf Injury" (RSI), which is thought to affect more than half a million workers in the UK, is being blamed for a surge in the number of people suffering painful muscle damage as they spend hours hunched over keyboards, balancing laptops on their knees or continually texting on mobile devices. Iain Thompson, the general manager of Yahoo! Finance Europe, said: "RSI-type conditions have been estimated to cost industry of up to £20 billion a year. Yahoo! has teamed up with the British Chiropractic Association to help internet users avoid RSI. Source: Telegraph, 02 May 2009. tinyurl.com/dky4uj