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Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a common disorder of the upper limbs that occurs mainly due to bad posture at work. There is commonly pain in the nerves, tendons and muscles that occurs due to overuse or repetitive movement.

The Parkinson's Pandemic: from the importance of early diagnosis to digital solutions

News Medical spoke to Michele Hu, Consultant Neurologist at Oxford University Hospitals and Professor of Clinical Neuroscience at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, about prodromal Parkinson's and what the future looks like for this neurological disease.

11 Apr 2023

INTEGRA pipettes accelerate COVID-19 testing for pediatric hospital group

INTEGRA Biosciences’ VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipettes and EVOLVE manual pipettes are playing pivotal roles in COVID-19 testing at Children’s Minnesota, an award-winning, non-profit acute pediatric healthcare group in the ‘twin cities’ of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 26 Apr 2022

Win an EVOLVE Manual Pipette Starter Pack from INTEGRA

INTEGRA Biosciences is giving labs a chance to win one of 10 EVOLVE Manual Pipette Starter Packs.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 1 Feb 2022

Temple researchers reverse muscle fibrosis associated with overuse injury in animals

Overuse injuries - think muscle strains, tennis elbow, and rotator cuff tears - are a considerable problem in the United States, especially among young athletes.

30 Mar 2020

Facial injuries related to cell phones have risen steeply

National emergency room data analysis has shown that number of injuries related to cell phones has risen in the last 20 years.

9 Dec 2019

Porvair Sciences offers new affordable microplate sealing system

Porvair Sciences announce Autocapper – a new affordable microplate sealing system designed to work with reusable mat caps (friction seals) from all the major manufacturers.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 22 Nov 2018

Keeping employees healthy: an interview with Clare Sicklen, HR Director, Johnson & Johnson Consumer

Our approach to health at work dates back to our Credo which was crafted by our former chairman Robert Wood Johnson in 1943.

23 Nov 2015

Adjustable Tip Spacing Pipette Improves Productivity & Reproducibility

INTEGRA reports on a new technical note produced by Analytik Jena (www.analytik-jena.de/en.html) that compares the performance of the INTEGRA VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing multichannel pipette with a manual single channel pipette for performing real-time PCR experiments.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 17 Nov 2015

Copley Scientific to showcase new accessories at RDD Europe 2015

Cascade impaction is used for all inhaled product testing but is a manually intensive process. Copley Scientific’s sample preparation tools help to alleviate bottlenecks, ensure that testing is consistent, reproducible and controlled, and also reduce the risk of repetitive strain injury (RSI)...

24 Apr 2015

Productive Pipetting - Are Robots the Solution?

An interview with Juerg Bass from Integra Biosciences, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of laboratory robots.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 3 Feb 2015

New E-capper from Porvair Sciences

The new E-capper from Porvair Sciences produces top quality seals and minimises the risk of repetitive strain injuries (RSI) in operators tasked with sealing deep well microplates or storage tube racks with re-useable cap mats.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 19 Nov 2014

ECG in your mobile!

A research scientist working at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a user-friendly smart phone application that allows consumers to take an electrocardiogram (ECG) in the comfort of their own homes.

11 Jun 2013

Injury at work more likely for overqualified recent immigrants

Men who are recent immigrants and over qualified for their jobs are more than three times as likely to sustain an injury at work as their appropriately qualified peers who have been in the country for some time, suggests Canadian research published online in Injury Prevention.

10 Jul 2012

Tanda Professional Restore light therapy now made available for at-home use

During a press conference yesterday, doctors and experts unveiled a groundbreaking medical device using the healing properties of light therapy for pain management and improving mobility. For the first time ever, a licensed medical device that delivers clinical levels of light therapy only previously available in a doctor's office, has now been made available for at-home use.

1 Apr 2010

CPA introduces 10 resolutions and rules to help people live healthy life

With rates of obesity and inactivity at alarming levels in Canada there has never been a more urgent time for our country's citizens to take control of their health. Members of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) are calling on Canadians and their families to make 2010 the year they make meaningful and long lasting changes to their physical care and fitness habits.

16 Dec 2009

Five strength training exercises reduce repetitive strain injury caused by office work

Strength training exercises using dumbbells can reduce pain and improve function in the trapezius muscle, the large muscle which extends from the back of the head, down the neck and into the upper back. The exercises also improve the muscle's ability to respond quickly and forcefully among women suffering trapezius myalgia, a tenderness and tightness in the upper trapezius muscle.

18 Nov 2009

Itech Medical displays Muscle Pattern Recognition tool at BioContact Quebec 2009

iTech Medical, Inc. (OTCBB: IMSU) (FWB: 0IM), an information technology company, showcased the Company’s proprietary information technology platform, Muscle Pattern Recognition (MPR), at BioContact Quebec 2009.

13 Oct 2009

Sun and surf among top summer hazards for Australians

An Australian expert has warned that among the top ten hazards for people in Australia this summer the beach culture plays a big role.

6 Jan 2009

Warning to teens on wrist damage from excessive phone texting

A survey by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) in the UK has revealed that while a third of 16-24-year olds send an average of 20 or more texts a day, one in six get pains in their hands when texting and others felt aches and pains in their wrists, arms, necks and shoulders.

30 Jul 2008