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UHS officials agree, and over the past year they have been stepping up efforts to improve all aspects of RSI care, including physician education, prevention seminars and more accessible physical therapy.
Chief of Medicine at UHS Christopher M. Coley said during the peak times around reading period and final exams, between 12 and 14 students visit primary care physicians at UHS each day complaining of symptoms of RSI.
Coley said the normal procedure at UHS is for students to be seen first by a primary care physician. Depending upon the severity of a patient's symptoms, the primary care physician will either refer the patient to a specialist or to a physical therapist.
Those students with very minor symptoms or general concerns are directed for the Center for Wellness and Health Communication (CWHC) located on the second floor of UHS.
While Goodman said UHS' treatment of students suffering from RSI has "actually improved somewhat over the past few years," he said UHS still needs to do much more.