The experience of rehabilitation from RSI: What determines success?

The process of rehabilitation for 10 people with repetition strain injuries (RSI) is described, including an assessment of satisfaction with case managers, rehabilitation service providers, Comcare and general practitioners. The rehabilitation process was reported to be succeeding for about one-third of participants who had all been able to achieve a high degree of control over the process. They also tended to have more supportive supervisors and more interesting and varied tasks than those for whom rehabilitation was not succeeding. The study shows that Comcare and others responsible for rehabilitation need to evaluate their operations and make changes which will maximise the possibilities for success.