Overcoming Repetitive Motion Injuries

I had a chronic clenched muscle on the left side of my mid back for about 7 years. Some days it would be no problem, some days the pain was almost totally debilitating--I couldn't sit still for more than 5 minutes, which was a huge problem since I spent most of my time on the computer or at a drawing table. I tried chiropractic, massage, rolfing, yoga. Nothing gave me long-term relief. Then I found this book through my rolfer. I was skeptical about the back exercises, because you work on the thighs, not the back at all. Well, after doing the back exercises twice, the pain was gone. Entirely. Doing them once every three months now is enough to keep me pain free.The exercises on the arms are fantastic for relieving carpal stress. Both my girlfriend and I have had periods of intense computer activity where we can feel the tightness building dangerously. But running through the forearm, bicep and shoulder stretches offers *instantaneous* and sustained relief.It seems too simple. But it works.

Half of this book explains Repetitive Motion Injuries (RMI), and the other half describes exercises to overcome RMI. I never read the half that explains RMI. I just read the half that describes the exercises. I had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and was wearing a cast 24 hours a day. My doctor was ready to start injections and then maybe surgery. The exercises in this book completely cured my problem with no medical treatment needed. I then gave the book to my doctor.

As an office worker I suffer from the kind of back pain that comes from sitting in the same basic position for 8 hours a day - every day. I've got a great chair. I sit ergonomically correct. I just think God didn't design the human body to sit in front of a computer all day long! The stretches presented in this book have been extremely effective at eliminating this pain.I highly recommend this book to anyone that works at a computer and suffers from this type of repetitive stress pain.

Thank you for a book that not only is easy to understand and follow, but also one which actually does what it claims! The book is a godsend for my family! I have had full-blown Fibromyalgia Syndrome for more than 10 years, and I've taken advantage of almost every traditional and non-traditional modality of healing which exists. In short, none have provided noticable relief for the pain. The upper body streches as demonstrated in the book really do reduce the pain in my neck and shoulders as well as increase my range of motion in those areas. Likewise, my husband experiences cramping and aching in both calf muscles in the evenings, and traditional strectches do nothing to alleviate the discomfort. Enter the Rossiter calf stretches and , just like that, the pain disappears. It's not magic, it just works! The book has become my best friend! Thank you!

I've been checking out other books for chronic pain & repetitive motion injuries and found most of them promised relief after weeks or months. But the Rossiter stretches gave me substantial pain relief - and a good night's sleep for a change - in less than AN HOUR!!! My thumb and wrist feel considerably better and NOT numb. And how nice to see cartoonist Jim Borgman's work in a self-help book. This is great reading with even better results.