Occupational therapy interventions next to retired from work due to RSI subjectsAbstract: This study aimed to report the experience of the Occupational Therapy undergraduation students in a professional internship at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo -UNIFESP/BS, in the Reference Center of Occupational Health of Santos-SP, during 2011 with subjects retired from work due to RSI/WMSD. Methodology: The procedures involved medical and other professional referrals of the subjects with RSI/WMSD for individual evaluations, with a pre-elaborated script, analyses and planning for individual and group appointments. Results: Twenty-eight subjects (n=28) from both gender participated on the study, with female prevalence, aged between 35 and 55 years old, and with different school level and occupations. There were 178 individual, and 84 group appointments, two thematic groups and three Therapeutic Workshops. Through the individual and group appointments subjects were more confident and willing, improving self-care and personal perceptions related to abilities and possibilities, being the group interventions fundamental to exchange life experiences. Conclusion: The results evidence the importance of occupational therapy interventions for subjects retired from work due to RSI/WMSD, and with chronic pain.