/r/RSI/

r/RSI

6k members
r/RSI is a subreddit with 6k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses rsi, pain, repetitive strain injuries, wrist pain, and keyboard, and they frequently recommend/review ergonomic keyboard.
This is a community dedicated toward Repetitive Strain Injury. We discuss problems, solutions, and most importantly — give hope.

Popular Themes in r/RSI

#1
Pain & Anger
: "So frustrated"
31 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Best ways to avoid hand fatigue from continuous hand use?"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "voice dictation finally took most of the typing load off my wrists, here's the setup that stuck"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "[Dev] I wrote an offline Mac dictation + reader tool because constant keyboard typing was starting to drive serious wrist strain"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Seeking best split keyboard (and mouse?) ideas for shoulder injury (arm support)"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/RSI

#1

Rsi

19 posts
#2

Pain

17 posts
#3

Repetitive Strain Injuries

13 posts
#4

Wrist Pain

7 posts
#5

Keyboard

7 posts
#6

Wrist

6 posts
#7

Mouse

6 posts
#8

Hands Free

5 posts
#9

Hand

2 posts
#10

Thumb Rsi

2 posts

Products Discussed in r/RSI

#1
Freestyle
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/RSI

#1
Question
: "Wrist tendonitis has me at my wits end"
59 posts
#2
Giving Advice
: "[CASE STUDY] 16 Years of Chronic Hand Pain, Resolved in 16 Weeks"
6 posts
#3
Success Story
: "RSI as a software engineer"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/RSI

Yearly
+1k members(33.2%)

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Last updated: August 30, 2026