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Do you find yourself gripping the pan with two hands in order to compensate for your grip strength? Do you sometimes find a saucepan to heavy to lift for any length of time. Do you feel a burning sensation and pain in your forearm when you do?

You could be at risk of developing a repetitive strain injury.

Repetitive Strain Injuries affect a large percentage of the population and using your hand and wrist in an awkward position can cause pain and strain which results in lasting injury.

When you use a straight handled saucepan, a computer mouse, play tennis or golf, knit or sew, play the cello or guitar or perform a whole host of task about the house or workplace you are placing your hands and wrists under considerable strain by bending them at awkward angles. Over time or repetition of a task you could develop a repetitive strain injury. Maintain a straight wrist is key both to the prevention and cure of such an injury.

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has proclaimed Repetitive Strain Injury (R.S.I) to be

“The occupational illness of the decade”. 

R.S.I’s annually affect 3 % of the working population and costs US businesses $ 35 billion a year.  

68% of the western world is at risk from developing a repetitive strain injury.

At different stages in our lives and for many different reasons we can be more or less prone to developing a Repetitive Strain Injury.  

Women are 3x more likely to develop a repetitive strain injury than men.  Hormonal changes appear to also play a major role in contributing to the development of R.S.I’s. During pregnancy, whilst breast feeding and during the menopause women are more susceptible to repetitive strain.   Women are also 5x more likely to cook than Men.

Similarly, but for different reasons people who are overweight, individuals who have suffered from a previous injury to the wrist or forearm and people suffering from weak wrists are also more prone to repetitive strain injury.  For all of these people diet is the most important factor in determining longevity. 

If we consider when it is that we actually cook,  it would be a fair to assume that this is when we want to prepare a meal.  Albeit, a time when we are hungry, our body is run down and we are also likely to be feeling tired.  Our bodies are at their weakest and consequently at their most vulnerable to injury.

Everyone has the right to prepare a healthy meal without risk of strain and injury.