R.s.i.

[Benny Bunter]

...its a bitch.

I'm sure I'm not the only dissensian suffering from this. Mine's not really bad yet but I can feel the nasty twinges creeping in in my right hand. I use a laptop at work and at home, so its from using a touchpad all the time. I have tried to switching to a mouse but it still fucking knacks and I don't want it getting any worse. Someone at work was telling me about Carpal tunnel syndrome the other day and it freaked my out.

What I wanna know is are there any decent exercises you can do to ease the strain? I don't fancy wearing one of those hideous glove things.

Any tips?

 

[crackerjack]

...its a bitch.

I'm sure I'm not the only dissensian suffering from this. Mine's not really bad yet but I can feel the nasty twinges creeping in in my right hand. I use a laptop at work and at home, so its from using a touchpad all the time. I have tried to switching to a mouse but it still fucking knacks and I don't want it getting any worse. Someone at work was telling me about Carpal tunnel syndrome the other day and it freaked my out.

What I wanna know is are there any decent exercises you can do to ease the strain? I don't fancy wearing one of those hideous glove things.

Any tips?

No tips, but ask your GP for a specialist appointment - exaggerate if necessary - cos there's a fair chance it's gonna get worse. If this is work-related you really don't want to take any chances (current climate and all that).

 

[john eden]

go to a doctor and get physio

http://www.uncarved.org/blog/rsi/

 

[john eden]

oh yeah and try to reduce the amount of time you spend using a keyboard etc. give it a rest.

 

[Mr. Tea]

Fortunately I don't get it, but I've seen those specially shaped keyboards you can buy - are they any good?

 

[3 Body No Problem]

I had it really really bad. Got rid of it. How: learned to use a keyboard and mouse properly (posture is key), started having regular breaks from typing (at least every 30 minutes for a few minutes), started doing various forms of physical exercise. Key is diversity. RSI come from too little variation in one's body usage. Took a few weeks to disappear. Comes back every time I forget what I've learned and fall back into bad old postural habits.

I'm sure you'll be glad to hear that the best exercise is ... <b>dancing</b>.

Now you have an official reason to go clubbing 6 nights a week.

 

[nomadthethird]

...its a bitch.

I'm sure I'm not the only dissensian suffering from this. Mine's not really bad yet but I can feel the nasty twinges creeping in in my right hand. I use a laptop at work and at home, so its from using a touchpad all the time. I have tried to switching to a mouse but it still fucking knacks and I don't want it getting any worse. Someone at work was telling me about Carpal tunnel syndrome the other day and it freaked my out.

What I wanna know is are there any decent exercises you can do to ease the strain? I don't fancy wearing one of those hideous glove things.

Any tips?

I had this really bad when I was a teen playing instruments all the time and such...

I know they're awful but the only thing that helped was wearing the braces at night, and cutting way back on repetitive movements.

 

[Benny Bunter]

Cheers guys, good advice here. Its pretty obvious that cutting down is the way to go. I knew this already of course but didn't wanna admit it to myself!