> Can anyone point me in the direction of a list of specialists of some=20 > kind who are known to be good in diagnosing RSI. To pursue legal issues= =20 > with my past employer I need to get a firm diagnosis - other than my GP= =20 > and physiotherapist. Failing there being any list can anyone recommend= =20 > someone - I am willing to pay if it will help my otherwise strong case. = =20 > Can anyone help please?? > Polly=20 > +---------------------------------------------------------------+ > | To leave RSI-UK, send mail to [email protected] | > | with the words 'leave rsi-uk' in the body of your message. | > | The RSI-UK archives are at http://www.loud-n-clear.com/rsi-uk | > | The RSI-UK web page is at http://www.demon.co.uk/rsi | > +---------------------------------------------------------------+ >=20
There is an organisation called the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (10a Byard Lane, Nottingham NG1 2GJ, tel 0115-958-0585) who might be able to help.
Also, there is a firm called Irwin Mitchell, who have offices in Sheffield and Birmingham. I haven't dealt with them in connection with RSI, but I they are acting for me in a medical negligence case, and I think very highly of them. I know they do handle RSI cases. Their telephone number in Sheffield is 0114-276-7777, address St Peters House, Hartshead, Sheffield S1 2EL.
They found an excellent medical expert for my case, and I imagine they also know medical experts to call upon for RSI. I had to pay the initial costsi upfront, about =A32500, which covers things through the getting of t= he medical expert's reporti, then we are to consider how the case should be financed from there on in, depending on the strength of the case (which of course depends mostly on the expert's report). =20
I don't know whether the costs would be similar for RSI.
Ellen
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On Thu, Jul 01, 1999 at 01:54:30PM +0100, John Sturdy wrote: > > it can also be found on the web > > at http://www.demon.co.uk/rsi/faq.txt > > That doesn't work any more (I've just tried it)... there is however an > faq.html there now. >
Both ought to be working -- the text version is quicker to download so that's the one mentioned in the announcement. I'll have a look at it and see what's gone wrong. Thanks for mentioning it.
On Fri, Jan 14, 2000 at 04:33:28AM -0800, Anna Avino wrote: > dear all > sorry for the e-mail that caused such controversy but that was what I > intended to do. (although not offend anyone!) Having posted several messages > and received no replies from anyone I did begin to get concerned that people > were just accepting their fate. > > I wanted to see if i could stir things up a bit in a bid to get some > response.
Do bear in mind that many of the subscribers on this list are suffering from some degree of disability, and enduring very high levels of stress. It's hardly appropriate to make provocative remarks with the intention of "stirring things up".
> > Having been out of work and not entitled to a penny in benefits or financial > help from anywhere because i was self employed and working in the states > when mine started, I have to say I am desperate to hear real experiences > from real sufferers.
You might like to browse through the archives of the list for this.
> > Info in books etc only goes so far but what I was trying to find out, and > what the list claims to be is a forum for sufferers sharing solutions that > have helped them.people they have gone to, exercises that have helped etc, > because as we all know �40 a visit to check out these people soon adds up to > the several thousand I have spent fruitlessly already.
Just in case there is any misunderstanding, can I clarify this point. The list is here to _provide an opportunity_ for people to talk about their experiences with RSI, if they wish to do so. If they prefer, they're free to remain silent and simply read what others say. There is absolutely no duty or expectation for anyone to say anything if they don't choose to do so.
> > as you must have seen in my earlier postings, part of my frustration is > brought about by the fact that my diagnosis keeps being changed between > whiplash and difuse rsi which scares me because one means I can go back to > work at some point and the other needs careful consideration before i jump > back on a computer eight hours a day in a stressful environment and possibly > cause permanent injury.
Diffuse RSI is notoriously difficult to diagnose. It's what's left if the doctors can't find any other explanation. But it's not an either/or situation: you might easily be suffering from whiplash and also from RSI. Or if it's only whiplash, it could turn out that you're more vulnerable to injury as a result. I think you're wise to be cautious about returning to working eight hours a day in a stressful environment. Have you considered using voice recognition? A lot of people have found this a great help in enabling them to get back to work. By using VR, you could perhaps venture back to working with a keyboard more gradually, till you see what you can bear.
> > I find it more helpful to enter a dialogue with a human who has the benefit > of experience rather than try to see where I fit in from a paragraph in a > book or a listing which may not be current. > > Surely each of us knows something from out current therapists which is up to > date and which if it helps just one person, is worth sharing?
Can you not see that this sort of comment is likely to make people feel guilty for not posting? That's _not_ the purpose of the list. Often people do feel the impulse to let others know about something they've discovered which helped them, but there's certainly no obligation on anyone to do so. It's perfectly okay for subscribers to treat the list as "read only".
> > To those of you who did reply, many many thanks.it is much appreciated and i > understand fully what it has cost you because I was unable to use my hands > AT ALL for anything for eight months.I had to be washed, dressed and fed. > > You can be sure that as and when I learn anything I feel may be useful I > will post it here so everyone has access to it, as I did with the point > about getting your neck checked even if the problem seems to be just in one > finger or wrist etc. >
Good luck in finding something that will help. You might want to have a look at the FAQ and the website, also to join the RSI Association (see website for contact details).
Regards, Ellen
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