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Well I'm a big electronica fan and have not posted much on this board for a few years. Anyone else have carpal tunnel like me? Any ways of dealing with it? It does suck when you want to particpate in forums and the like...
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I've had something like RSI a few years ago due to a bad posture at my desk: weird sensation from my polse to my shoulder which would keep me out of my sleep for weeks.Originally posted by abexman
Be carefuyl with that shit dude, you can get an operation, but after that the options are limited if not inexistant.
As you know I'm an OHAS (Occupational Hazards And Safety) specialist and I'm about to get into what we call here "beeldschermwerken" (working at a monitor), the term to group all jobs that have to do with working at a computer all day. I don't really know very much about it yet, but since a fellow MS'er is having problems, I'll speed up the research.
One of the things I CAN tell you is that it's wise to take a break from youre PC every hour.
Is it your mouse hand which is causing troubles or the other or both of them?Comment
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome isn't caused by per se by a bad posture. The most important cause is repetitive movements. That's why it's also called RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury). Not only computer workers suffer from it, but also people who perform repetitive movements in their jobs like for instance painters.Originally posted by lilsensado you use a laptop? i find that using the touchpad is much less stressfull on the wrist
Ergonomically adapted input equipment can however relieve some of the pain, this is true, but the strain will stay the same...Comment
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Dontcha LOVE this forum?
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To give you a little more insight on the phenomenon...
The carpal tunnel is a small tunnel (bone structure) in your wrist where all nerves to your hand pass. Repetitive movements will cause the nerve strands to swell. If they swell too much, the tunnel will become too small and some strands will be cut off by the pushing of the others. This will cause at first a tingling sensation in your hand. But after a while it will propagate to the rest of your arm up to your shoulder.
Don't underestimate this. Even in an early stage (like I had) it will keep you from getting a good night's rest. Whatever you do, no matter how much you twist and turn in your bed, the tingling will keep you awake.
There is an surgical intervention possible which widens your carpal tunnel, but the possibilities are limited. You can widen the tunnel to a certain extent, but once the frontier is reached... Well, pardon me my French, but you're fucked. It will become a life long condition.
I'll do some research on posture, ergonimically adapted equipment and the likes during the days to come and post them here. However, I can't emphasis enough: TAKE A FUCKING BREAK OF 10 TO 15 MINUTES EVERY HOUR when you're working at a pc all day. Really, in Belgium it's even obligatory in some companies. As a consultant in the field and a former patient I wouldn't recommend anything else. This is the basics.Comment
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very informative kinkyJ, thanks bro"pics or stfu" - R.I.P. Steve "Jibgolly" JamesComment
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cure: stop wanking 23 hours a dayBeats are my crack.Comment
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What job isn't repetitive? And how is it that not all women have RSI from sucking cock? Think about it.Comment
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Originally posted by KinKyJ
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i have a beaver on my chin, do you like it?Last edited by chemicalbeavis; June 4, 2006, 01:52:51 PM.Comment
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<<< yup, also edited by chemicalbeavis, everybody laugh please
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