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Science Daily
Businesses and organisations spend billions of dollars a year on computer hardware and software, but allot almost nothing for techniques to avoid repetitive stress injury and other related computer disorders.
By measuring muscle actions and breathing, Erik Peper, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Holistic Healing Studies at San Francisco State University, and colleagues have found that people can learn to recognize early symptoms that can lead to injury and then take steps to maintain their health...more
Web MD
If you work at a keyboard for six hours or more, go home to play video games, and then wonder why your hands feel strange .....and surprised when you develop repetitive stress injury (RSI)...
Even if you have ergonomic equipment, the way you use it is critical. "Maintain a healthy, relaxed posture, with straight back and flat wrists," Weiss says. "Use wrist rests to position your hands when you're not typing, but don't rest your wrists or elbows on anything while you type. Position your chair so you don't have to reach for equipment. When you type, use a gentle touch, and let your whole hand float over the keyboard, instead of stretching out your pinkie. That way, you use the larger shoulder and arm muscles."....more |
