Date:         Sun, 28 Aug 1994 14:37:31 -0700
From:         Kris Montgomery <MONTGOME@SONOMA.EDU>
Subject:      ARMS - RSI info and educ organization
To:           Multiple recipients of list SOREHAND <SOREHAND%UCSFVM.BITNET@cmsa
	      .Berkeley.EDU>


Greetings, Sorehanders:

I wanted to let you know about The Association for Repetitive Motion
Syndromes (ARMS), a national non-profit aimed at research, education
and support around RSIs.  I am a member of its advisory board, and
we've been waiting until we incorporated to put ourselves on the Net.
 ARMS has incorporated in California and is now finishing the federal
paperwork.

The address and phone number are:
The Association for Repetitive Motion Syndromes (ARMS)
P.O. Box 514
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0514
707/571-0397 (please call between 10 a.m.-5 p.m. only, Pacific
Standard Time)

Begun in 1992 as the CTS/RSI Association under the leadership of
Executive Director Stephanie Barnes, ARMS is (as far as we know) the
only national and international clearinghouse of literature and
information about a range of upper-extremity injuries.  Helping to
increase public awareness about all facets of RSIs, Stephanie has
been interviewed by many newspapers and magazines (including the
Sacramento Bee and Time magazine) and has published articles on RSIs
in various publications (such as The American Writer).  She has
spoken to many business, press and union groups about ways to prevent
upper-extremity injuries.  The group also sponsored two, day-long
seminars on RSIs for local employers and employees and is planning a
third.

Stephanie and the group provide support and information to
individuals from all over the world by phone; through its newsletter,
which is published three times a year; and by mailing educational
materials, as requested by phone or regular mail.  Materials cover
such topics as RSI prevention and adaptive equipment, such as
specially designed keyboards and kitchen tools.

In addition, the group is collecting statistical data by state, type
of worker, employer, etc., by surveying its members and others.  The
group is gathering information about the causes of and means of
preventing upper-extremity injuries by consulting with experts in the
field and keeping up with the latest books, magazines and newspaper
articles covering the topic.

Stephanie also runs a monthly, local support and information group in
Santa Rosa. Sometimes offering a speaker, other times conversation,
the group provides a place where injured people and other concerned
individuals can share information on topics from the workers'
compensation or voc rehab systems, to various types of medical
techniques, to tips for pain-free daily care, while getting the
psychological support they need to deal with their injuries.  ARMS
can supply information on where to find other support groups around
the U.S.

ARMS will continue to offer the services listed above and hopes to
continue to grow.  It is a membership organization, and we hope
you'll join.

The group will have an e-mail address in the near future, but in the
meantime, call or write Stephanie Barnes and ARMS for more
information.  We'll get back to you a.s.a.p., but please be patient,
as requests can get backlogged.  The address and phone number once
again are:

The Association for Repetitive Motion Syndromes (ARMS)
P.O. Box 514
Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0514
707/571-0397 (please call between 10 a.m.-5 p.m. only, Pacific
Standard Time)

Please do not e-mail me for more information; call or write the group
itself.

Kris
montgome@sonoma.edu