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Found in U.S. News and World Report, July 5, 1999 The tragedy of repetitive stress injury is being discussed more and more by the popular press. In the July 5th issue of U.S. News and World Report, 1999, author Susan Gregory Thomas chronicles the difficulties of Bryan Christian. Brian began playing with computers at age 5. By age 14 he began showing signs of RSI. He entered Virginia Tech, and at age 18 found that he could no longer type without excruciating pain. He eventually dropped out of the Computer Science Department at Virginia Tech. Bryan is quoted saying: "No one could believe that someone as young as [I] could develop repetitive stress injuries," says Christian. "Now, because of them, I can't do what I've wanted to do my whole life." The article goes onto explain that the age bar for the onset of RSI is lowering because kids are starting on computers at much earlier ages. The article does a great job talking about the role ergonomic furniture can play in helping young people prevent the onslaught of RSI. The article is available on the U.S. News and World Report Web site at www.usnews.com under the title Kids Wrists at Risk. (Try this direct link, albeit, it may only be a temporary way to find the file. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/990705/nycu/carpal.htm ) Give it a look!
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