Another senseless Linux-related injury...

[Alex Beamish]

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:02:13 -0500, Peter King <peter.king-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
[..]
> It struck me that this group must have a fair amount of collective
> experience with this medical problem, and, just possibly, also have
> some collective wisdom about how to deal with it. I don't need medical
> information; I have all that. What I want to know is what people have
> tried and how successful (or not) it may have been -- anecdotal reports
> are just the ticket. I'll pay for the physiotherapy if that's the way to
> go; I want this problem *gone*.

I can't recommend any cure -- my own approach is more preventitive,
involving resting my arms whenever possible, getting up from my chair
about every half an hour, stretching arms, legs, back and neck while
seated. I do the same type of thing while driving to combat muscle
fatigue.

> What I've tried to date: wrist splinting, either all day or at night only,
> both apparently ineffective; strong doses of ibuprofen as anti-inflammatory;
> lightening up (but not swearing off) keyboarding; and extensive complaining.

Do you do any warmup exercises before you start to type? I recall
reading that members of the Steve Miller band went through thirty
minutes of mandatory physical warmup before each session (reminds me
of Japanese factory workers exercising and singing the company song).
That might also help you out.

Good luck!

Alex Beamish
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