News Archive for 2006
RSI Is Not Just For Computer Users
During this year’s baseball playoffs, Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya missed three games because of pain and inflammation in his right wrist and forearm. At the time, most people assumed that it was simply another case of a young pitcher fatigued by the long baseball season. But now it’s been revealed that the injury wasn’t [...]
Can Two-Finger Typing Lead To Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
In an article on MedPage Today (Two-Finger Typists at Risk for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), Managing Editor Peggy Peck argues that it can. “The time-honored “hunt-and-peck” approach to typing at a computer keyboard, using just the index fingers, may trigger a cascade of events that climaxes with carpal tunnel syndrome,” she writes. In an article in [...]
Voice Recognition Software Reviewed
In an article at CBSNews.com (Voice Recognition Software Put To Test) PC Answer Man Larry Magid reviews Nuance Communications Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 voice recognition software, as well as the voice recognition software that will be included in the forthcoming Vista operating system (the next version of the Windows operating system, which is slated to be [...]
Q-Ray Bracelets Ruled A Fraud
Not that this should be a big surprise or anything, but wearing a bracelet won’t cure your carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome, or any repetitive strain injury, is not caused by failure to wear a special bracelet, nor can it be cured by wearing one.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Could Predict Diabetes
According to a report in the medical journal Diabetes Care, researchers in England have concluded that “Carpal Tunnel May Be Sign Of Impending Diabetes“. In their study, they found that in more cases than would normally be expected, people who develop type 2 diabetes have a history of carpal tunnel syndrome. The wrist nerve problem [...]
Zero Tension Mouse Reviewed
The Zero Tension Mouse is an ergonomic pointing device designed to keep your hand in a neutral position as you use your computer. According to clinical tests, it’s the only computer mouse that relaxes all 8 muscle groups that cause carpal tunnel syndrome and other overuse injuries.
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
I finally purchased the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, after some months of dawdling as I waited for it to go on sale (what can I say – I’m frugal). All in all, I like this keyboard a lot. Ergonomically, it’s quite excellent, and I recommend the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 for anyone looking for a solid and attractive ergonomic keyboard.
Mind Your Posture
In Your Computer May Be A Pain In The Neck, Stefanie Olsen of CNET News.com writes about “postural syndrome” – a repetitive strain injury involving the neck and spine. Postural syndrome is associated with the 12 vertebrae of the mid-back and chest area, with the injury commonly targetting the fourth, fifth and sixth discs in [...]
RSI-Relief Books
I’ve recently added a new section to this web site, focussing on RSI Books. Included are all the currently available publications I could find, covering the following topics: Books about Repetitive Strain Injury Books about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Books about Related Conditions Books about Ergonomics The “related conditions” section includes works about topics such as [...]
Keyboards for Smaller Hands
This is a topic I’d never thought much about, but as Lilly PuTian says at Blogcritics.org, “If a keyboard is made, like many things, for the average man, then for the person who is smaller, much smaller than the average male, the keyboard is oversized.” Lilly is under five feet tall, weighs less than 100 [...]
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