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Repetitive Strain Injury | University of Michigan

Harvard RSI Action Group

Preventing Repetitive Stress Injuries | U.S. Department of Labor

Learn how the way we work can lead to repetitive stress injuries | WebMD

Repetitive Stress Injury Handbook | National Education Association

RSI Statistics | RSI-Therapy.com

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) | Fit2wrk

Prevention of Repetitive Stress Injury | Livestrong.com

Can Too Much Sitting Make You Sick … or Worse? | DoctorOz.com

Students for Healthy Computing | Zotero Group

Small, Frequent Breaks From Sitting Found To be Good For Waistlines And Hearts | The Behavioral Medicine Report

Shorter, more frequent breaks reduce on-the-job accidents | Business Management Daily

Does sedentary behaviour contribute to chronic disease or chronic disease risk in adults? | Agencies for nutrition action

Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Health: Paradigm Paralysis or Paradigm Shift? | American Diabetes Association

Too much sitting: a novel and important predictor of chronic disease risk? | British Journal of Sports Medicine

Association Between Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Inactivity Among Active Kids | CDC

The science of sedentary behavior: too much sitting and too little exercise | American College of Sports Medicine

Over and over; How to reduce repetitive stress injuries on job, The Washington Times, January 7, 2003, Pg. B01, By Christian Toto

The Dangerous Desk, Newsweek, March 26, 2001, Pg. 66, By Karen Springen

Taking short breaks helps, New Straits Times (Malaysia), June 29, 2009, LOCAL; Pg. 5, By Rozana Sani

Taking breaks helps worker productivity, The New Zealand Herald, June 1, 2011

 

Chronic Disease

Dr. Oz's Guide to Staying on Your Feet

Sedentary Behavior and Inactivity Physiology

Inactivity boosts cancer risk, research finds

Consequences of Inactivity in Cancer Patients

Physical Activity and Cancer

An Unhealthy America: The Economic Burden of Chronic Disease

The Growing Crisis of Chronic Disease in the United States

US Health Care Costs

Employer Adoption of Evidence-Based Chronic Disease Prevention Practices: A Pilot Study

The Business Case for Prevention: Why Investing in Prevention is Good for Business

Chronic Diseases Cost Employers Billions Annually