Anyone suffers from repetitive strain injury?

[ervine]

Hi guys,

My job requires me to use the computer a lot... not only mouse and keyboad, also got pen tablet... as a result of years or months of this, my right wrist (the outer portion) has started to hurt more and more...

After the pain started to travel up into my hand and down my forearm I decided to go see tie da yi shen... he helped me pop something back.. other than that there is still still has this dull pain...

Anyone else suffers from such ailments and have found remedies?

Ervine

[RAV-65]

One of my client does... not real cure... just physiotheraphy and also correction to your posture...

[minsmarine]

Posture is very important

try to stand and your eyes is at the center of monitor

ur hands r not resting on the keyboard.

about 1 hand length away from monitor.

Rest your back ( lower back ) to the chair.

[ervine]

Posture is very important

try to stand and your eyes is at the center of monitor

ur hands r not resting on the keyboard.

about 1 hand length away from monitor.

Rest your back ( lower back ) to the chair.

Huh stand??? Wah cannot lah... I sometimes work 12hrs straight infront of the computer how to stand?

what's the correct posture anyways?

[minsmarine]

I means, sorry

sit stand , weight at the lower back. not @ shoulder.

U could know by put ur 2 hands down rest in the air, u r supposed to feel the weight @ lower back of spinecord, not @ shoulder.

I used to sit stirght in front of computer for not less than 16hrs a day for 4 years. Learned from there

[milky]

if u willing to pay more money...u can consult a doctor.... my case is my ligament strain... doctor ask me go for operation but no money... excercise haf to wear all sort of muscle guard.. thigh guard ankle guard....

[Alvin Tan]

Huh stand??? Wah cannot lah... I sometimes work 12hrs straight infront of the computer how to stand?

what's the correct posture anyways?

wa...bro..so long hrs ur eyes nt pain??...

[ervine]

wa...bro..so long hrs ur eyes nt pain??...

used to it leh... just dry only loh...

anyway I sometimes wear my wrist guard.. sometimes I even wear TWO... but so far not much effect..

So that means i should not rest my hands while typing? but use mouse how not to rest hand?

[minsmarine]

your wrist rest on the table, but not your whole hand.

[ervine]

my dad recently suggested I get a new computer table.. a proper one instead of the normal working table..

will that help? and if so where to find good tables?

[wonder]

Try this (picture attached)

I sugest that you have a good rest for your right wrist (change your existing method that will not strain your wrist further)

try this link

http://www.jwz.org/gruntle/wrists.html

[achillies]

Hi,

Just my 2 cents.

For PC users.

1. place your monitor and keyboard on the broad end of the table or at the intersection of L shape table.

2. Adjust your typing height by adjusting your chair height. your forearm should be resting on the table. make sure you are not lifting your shoulder nor opening your arm too wide. Make sure you are sitting all the way back from your shoulder blade down to your lower back. If your arm rest is the 90 degrees type, then try to change to one that allows you to adjust it height. Cos 90 degrees one tends to prevent you from sitting closer to the table, thus you tends to lean foward, thus neck and back pain.

3. Once you have adjusted your typing height, you can then adjust your monitor height. The first line that appears on the screen should be at eye level.

4. your mouse shld be beside the keyboard.

5. Make sure you don't press your wrist on the mouse pad or table top cos it will put pressure on your tendons and nerve, thus pain on the distal forearm.

If using laptop.

Sure die on lah!!!!

1. Make sure you use a external keyboard and mouse so that you can adjsut the height of the screen to eye level. can place books or files or what so ever or can purchase a notebook riser to put the laptop on top of it.

Good luck.

[SpiderOne]

prevention is better than cure . stop jerking off

[35Cents]

prevention is better than cure . stop jerking off

You da man! lol

[ervine]

prevention is better than cure . stop jerking off

no leh.. it's my right wrist that hurts but I use my left hand to.. erm... nevermind...

[ervine]

Hi,

Just my 2 cents.

For PC users.

1. place your monitor and keyboard on the broad end of the table or at the intersection of L shape table.

2. Adjust your typing height by adjusting your chair height. your forearm should be resting on the table. make sure you are not lifting your shoulder nor opening your arm too wide. Make sure you are sitting all the way back from your shoulder blade down to your lower back. If your arm rest is the 90 degrees type, then try to change to one that allows you to adjust it height. Cos 90 degrees one tends to prevent you from sitting closer to the table, thus you tends to lean foward, thus neck and back pain.

3. Once you have adjusted your typing height, you can then adjust your monitor height. The first line that appears on the screen should be at eye level.

4. your mouse shld be beside the keyboard.

5. Make sure you don't press your wrist on the mouse pad or table top cos it will put pressure on your tendons and nerve, thus pain on the distal forearm.

If using laptop.

Sure die on lah!!!!

1. Make sure you use a external keyboard and mouse so that you can adjsut the height of the screen to eye level. can place books or files or what so ever or can purchase a notebook riser to put the laptop on top of it.

Good luck.

thanks bro.. i managed to adjust everything to what you have suggested.. hopefully this will work..

I suspect there might be another reason.. u see I run 2 monitors (I do a lot of graphic work) but the main monitor is at an angle... to the keyboard which is another reason I suspect has contributed more to the problem...

Anyone knows where to get good computer tables?