San Francisco RSI Support Group

Past Events


2008 Meeting Schedule

Date Description
Jan. 7 Kevin Minney, Registered Bowen Instructor, Professional Bowen Therapist
Bowenwork(TM) and "non-invasive, pain-free pain relief" for people with RSI.
Feb. 4 Nancy Byl, PhD, PT, FAPTA, on Focal Dystonia in the Hands (following up her popular presentation on focal dystonia in general this past November).
March 3 Nancy McCombs, Social Security Disability Attorney
will discuss eligibility, the application process, and how it relates to RSI.
April 7 Carolyn Parker, Naturopath and Kinesiology Practitioner, on nutrition, diet, and supplementation for pain and RSI.
May 5 The Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA, S.F. Bay Area Branch
Health benefits and other benefits of tai chi for people with RSI.
June 2 Nancy Petty, hand therapist, and Jay Petty, fitness trainer and aikido practitioner, will discuss the body/mind/spirit connection with the treatment of upper quadrant dysfunction.

Jan - Jun 2008 flier.


2007 Meeting Schedule

Note new location!

Davies Campus, California Pacific Medical Center
Castro and Duboce Streets (6 blocks north of Market)
Room B 2 & 3 - North tower, near the cafeteria.

7:00 - 9:00 PM (first Mondays except holidays)

Date Description
Jan. 8 Kaz Shibao, Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, Orthopedic Massage Practitioner, and Health Fitness Instructor, on how he works with people with RSI.
Feb. 5 Crystal Padilla, Advocate, Protection & Advocacy, Inc.
The ADA and employee rights: how to ask for an accommodation.
March 5  Sue Borg, Worker's Compensation Attorney
Sue will answer your questions and update us on the latest in the worker's comp system.
April 9 Mike White, Ergonomic Specialist
Mitigating RSI risk through proper equipment and postures.
May 7 Daniel Burton-Rose and Mattilda a.k.a. Matt Bernstein Sycamore in conversation about writing, technological society, sexual trauma and the personal politics of living with RSI and fibromyalgia.
June 4 Liz Scarpelli, Scarpelli and Kakehashi Physical Therapy
Physical therapies for RSI and self-management.

Jan - Jun 2007 flier.


Date Description
July 9 Ron Katsuranis of VoiceWare will demonstrate Dragon Dictate Naturally Speaking 9, and his own Voice Power companion product.
Aug. 6 Dr. Ellen Hughes, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Alternative modalities (meditation, biofeedback, acupuncture) in treating chronic pain.
Sept. 10 Lisa Mazzocut, Licensed Massage Therapist (www.lymphatique.com), will demonstrate gentle lymphatic drainage therapy to relieve inflammation and pain in our hands and arms. She'll also teach us relaxing self-treatment techniques.
Oct. 1 Robert S. Gallup, Ed.D. OTR/L, Chronic Pain & Health Behavioral Specialist (www.rsgallup.com), Healing Chronic Pain and Inflammation - An Inconvenient Truth
Nov. 5 Dr. Nancy Byl, UCSF School of Medicine
Focal Dystonia and RSI
Dec. 3 Penni Weisner, Volunteer at UCSF Cancer Resource Center
Medical Appointment Planning: how to plan strategically, to get the most out of those high stakes appointments.

Jul - Dec 2007 flier.


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this page last updated: 2/21/08