[waterbuffalofarmer]

I have suffered with RSI in my wrists for many years now, due to digging to much in the garden one year, and it has gotten to the point that I can't clean out buildings any more or if I do I have to wear a support. What do you guys do about RSI in the wrists? I was thinking of seeing the dr and someone told me to rub in some warm oil with essential oils in to help. What do you guys think?

[Louise Gaunt]

Unfortunately, the only way to resolve RSI is to stop doing the repetitive activity that caused it in the first place. Wearing a correctly fitted support will help, and you can use either a local anti inflammatory gel or try an ice pack wrapped in cloth on the affected area 2-3 times per day. Most of these soft tissue injuries will settle in time, but how long is a very individual thing. As you may have guessed, I have had a variety of RSI problems in my wrists, left elbow and right shoulder. I think I ought to just sit quietly on the sofa from now on!

[Fleecewife]

I had RSI in my thumbs from trying to comb a really grotty fleece with dog combs, many years ago.  The damage is permanent although the pain fades. The only ways to help the situation as far as I know are never to repeat the precise movement which caused the initial strain, and to wear firm supports.  It's a bloomin' nuisance though.

Cross posted with Louise.

[Buttermilk]

I developed RSI in my wrist at work 40 years ago.  I still have twinges when I do too much of the wrong thing, which happens to include knitting   Ignore the twinges at your peril as you will end up back at square one.