Rats Typing and Playing Piano...and Packing Meat?
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:41 am
This just in from Yahoo News!
'Sick worker' malady may be early RSI sign-study By JoAnne Allen
Tue Oct 25,12:46 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Early nerve damage caused by repetitive motion on the job can cause "sick worker" syndrome, a fatigue or depression that can be mistaken for poor work performance, according to a study published in this month's Journal of Neuroimmunology.
The study done on rats found that nerve injuries caused by low-force, highly repetitive movement -- common to typists, pianists and meatpackers, among other professions -- can be blamed on increased production of proteins known as cytokines.
'Sick worker' malady may be early RSI sign-study By JoAnne Allen
Tue Oct 25,12:46 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Early nerve damage caused by repetitive motion on the job can cause "sick worker" syndrome, a fatigue or depression that can be mistaken for poor work performance, according to a study published in this month's Journal of Neuroimmunology.
The study done on rats found that nerve injuries caused by low-force, highly repetitive movement -- common to typists, pianists and meatpackers, among other professions -- can be blamed on increased production of proteins known as cytokines.