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Informationen zum Autor Jill Gambaro, has lived with multiple repetitive strain injuries known as a "double crush" for over 13 years. A former executive director of the Los Angeles Repetitive Strain Injury Support Group and former board member of the Cumulative Trauma Disorders Resource Network, Jill has interviewed hundreds of doctors, lawyers, physical therapists, alternative healers, injured workers, members of the workers' compensation community, and RSI sufferers. She has met with representatives from Senators Feinstein and Boxer's offices; wrote an article entitled "Is Work Killing Us?" for the Washington Free Press; spoke at the California state capitol during a press conference on the California Workers' Compensation System; appeared on Which Way LA? on National Public Radio's KCET station in Los Angeles; as well as KCAL-KCBS five o'clock and eleven o'clock news to discuss reforms in the California Workers' Compensation system. She is a professional writer and film producer. For more information visit: www.truthaboutcarpaltunnel.com. Klappentext Explores the array of Repetitive Strain Injuries, the symptoms, current treatments and impact on sufferers. Jill Gambaro explores the reality of carpal tunnel syndrome, the symptoms, the treatments, and the impacts of CTS and other RSIs on people of all ages. Including her own story and those of other sufferers and medical and legal professionals, Gambaro clearly articulates the world of RSIs and provides hope and help for sufferers. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionChapter 1: I Woke Up One Morning to Find My Life Had Fallen Apart THE PHYSIOLOGY OF RSIs Chapter 2: Why Its Important to Educate Yourself about RSIs Chapter 3: How Can You Become Disabled Just by Sitting at a Computer? Chapter 4: When You Don't Get Proper Treatment, Your RSI Get WorseChapter 5: Ergonomics Alone Cannot Prevent RSIs THE POLITICS OF RSIs Chapter 6: Why the Health Care Community Disputes the Existence of RSIsChapter 7: How the Workers' Compensation System Worsens RSIs Chapter 8: The Political Battle Over THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF RSIsChapter 9: The Future of RSIs Chapter 10: Employers and RSIs Chapter 11: Why RSIs Cost You, Even If You Don't Have One Chapter 12:Why Work is the Cure for RSIsAPPENDICESAppendix A - Patient ResourcesAppendix B - Parent ResourcesAppendix C - Employer Resources...
