Category: RSI Stories
The Emotional Toll of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
When we talk about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, we’re usually most concerned about the physical symptoms and treatments, but there are other factors to consider as well, one’s we ignore at our peril.
Hands are Ready for Spring
The transition from Winter to Spring can mean more than just warmer days and more sunlight. For me, it usually means reduced hand and wrist pain due to less intense computer work and more exercise.
My New Nemesis: Plants vs. Zombies
I have a weakness for video games, and the latest one that’s grabbed hold of my imagination is “Plants vs. Zombies”, an incredibly addictive stategy game. But it requires a LOT of point-and-click action. So fair warning: If you have problems with your hands, stay away from Plants vs. Zombies.
What About Herbal and Nutritional Treatments?
Over two years ago Judy experienced tingling and numbness in her right hand, and her search for relief led her to herbal supplements. Read her story here.
The RSI Blahs – Can Exercise Help?
Everyone who lives with a chronic condition has days when everything seems to fall apart, when the struggle seems too much to bear, when the pain and the stress of coping is just soul-crushingly oppressive. Improving your physical fitness can help.
Lots of Twitterfolk Suffer From RSI
A quick sampling of messages on Twitter provides a revealing look at how many people are really experiencing RSI-related problems. There are a lot of people hurting out there…
Novice Guitarists Under Threat of Repetitive Strain Injury
The condition of RSI is a syndrome that effects muscles, tendons and nerves in the hands, arms and upper back and is developed when muscles in these areas are kept tense for long periods of time, due to poor posture and/or repetitive motions. The problem of guitarists and other musicians suffering from RSI is not a new one, with several popular guitarists falling foul of the syndrome.
Food Allergies Can Cause RSI Symptoms
For those of you suffering from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or other joint issues/RSIs, it’s probably worth a trip to the doctor to get tested for food allergies. It doesn’t take much time or cost much, and it may make a world of difference.
Can Poor Posture Cause RSI Pain?
“Twenty five years bashing a computer keyboard has finally caught up with me I’m afraid. Movable aches and pains running up and down arms, in and out of my wrists, through my fingers, shooting pains in my shoulder and arm muscles…the works!”
Is It Really Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
In A most useless doctor visit, community college biology instructor “Radagast” relates a visit to his local doctor in response to increasing wrist pain. The doctor made a quick diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome after a short interview and no diagnostic tests: After a nearly useless conversation, he briskly asked me if I had any [...]
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