Fact · Accessibility and health
The NHS lists typing at a computer among the repetitive activities that can cause RSI, alongside hairdressing, decorating and assembly line work.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“For example, you can get RSI if: you do repetitive activities like hairdressing, decorating, typing or working on an assembly line”
Repetitive strain injury (RSI), NHS (National Health Service, England), n.d., Causes of repetitive strain injury (RSI).
Open the original- What it measures
- The NHS describes RSI as caused by repeated use of a body part such as the shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist or hand.
- What it does not show
- The NHS gives typing as one example among many, not a measured rate of RSI among typists.