Another senseless Linux-related injury...

[Joseph Kubik]

I've got slightly less than chronic CTS type pains.
I've had knee trouble off and on my whole life. I DO NOT RECOMMEND
surgery. 2 Years later and my knee is about where it was 1 year before
surgery.

For my wrist, the mouse is what hurts worst... Just don't use the
mouse, mice are BAD.
For the keyboard, it is key that your workstation is truly setup well.
Your feet should be comfortable (not hanging and not bent funny),
dictating chair height. Set your Keyboard so that it is declined away
from you slightly, you want your wrists to be straight not up & not
down. Then set your display(s) so that your back and neck are straight
when you look at the screen.

As far as anti-inflammatorys go: Aspirin and codeine mask the problem.
Ibuprofen is an anti inflammatory and actually helps the problem. My
father had Tennis elbow from work, and the cure was an injection of
some sort of Mega anti-inflammatory which cured him for at least 1
year.
-Joseph-


On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:47:10 -0500, Alex Beamish <talexb-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 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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