RSI-Relief

There’s a new blog called RSI Hurts about the author’s firsthand experiences with RSI. The first posts discuss RSI symptoms, RSI coping strategies, and the delicate subject of telling your employer about your RSI problems and asking for workplace accomodations. Though only a couple weeks old, this blog looks promising.

LIVEdigitally.com offers a review of the Evoluent Vertical Mouse 2, an unusual but potentially useful pointing device. As the name indicates, this mouse is used in a vertical, rather than horizontal, position that supports your hand in a relaxed “handshake” position that eliminates forearm twisting.
This can help people suffering from Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) [...]

The May-June 2005 issue of Arthritis Today reports on a noninvasive laser stimulation, which uses low-level (cold) laser beams focussed on pain points inthe wrist and hand. The technique is said to promote cell repair and reduce inflammation related to carpal tunnel syndrome. This technique is called “Low-Level Laser Therapy” or LLLT.
The therapy [...]

This is a bit of an old link, but I just found it so it’s new to me. Jon Udell, a comumnist for InfoWorld magazine provides a demonstration of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 in action. He captured a short screen video of himself actually using Dragon to dictate a column. It’s fascinating to [...]

I’m in the market for a new ergonomic keyboard, and picked up the Microsoft Optical Desktop Pro, a package containing Microsoft’s Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0 and the Microsoft Wireless Natural Multimedia Keyboard - their top-of-the-line ergonomic combo.
I’ve used a Microsoft Optical Mouse Blue for nearly two years, and liked it. The Blue has [...]

Andrew Savikas has written an excellent article on RSI (A Quest for Comfort). In it he details his search for information on RSI, first on the Internet, then in a book (It’s not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: RSI Theory and Therapy for Computer Professionals). I’ve seen that book mentioned on numerous sites, but I [...]

An article in the Miami Herald (When Sonatas Strike Back) discusses Repetitive Strain Injuries that can affect classical musicians, listing some pieces that are especially stressful on the players. These “killer tunes” include Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, Ravel’s Bolero, Handel’s Messiah, and works by Tchaikovsky and John Adams.
The article includes some suggestions for musicians to [...]

Naomi Aoki, a writer for the Boston Globe, in search of relief for her carpal-tunnel syndrome, recently tested two voice-recognition programs and posted her results at boston.com. She reports numerous problems with IBM’s ViaVoice 9.1 Pro, but was pleasantly surprised with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred. “I picked up a Boston Globe and began to [...]

A company called ChestRest has come up with an interesting twist on the standard mouse pad. Featuring anime-inspired artwork and two strategically-placed wrist-rests, this ergonomic mouse pad “supports the wrist by the valley between two gelatin mounds”.
Until inventory runs out, 100% of the profit from these products will be donated to the American Red [...]

According to an article in the Detroit News, “Steroid injections provide as much relief as surgery for patients with new cases of carpal tunnel syndrome, at least for a year after treatment, finds a study in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism. The study confirms findings that injections are effective short-term treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome, [...]