RSI-Relief

In an article in the El Paso Times, Bernadette Sedillos Self writes about repetitive-motion injuries suffered by workers in the course of their day-to-day jobs.
“The good news is many people can avoid repetitive stress injuries by altering their work environments and learning how to perform tasks in such a way that injury is avoided. The [...]

Sarah Jackson, writing in the The Olympian (Tackle Yard Work Wisely), discusses safe gardening techniques and tools.
Some of her ideas and tips for a safe and productive gardening workout include:

Get on the ball - Use an inflatable exercise ball as a base for garden work
Bring the garden to you - Use raised beds, containers [...]

In an article at the company’s web site (Natural Pain Relief at Hand for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Real Solution Remedies discuss using their “Naturally Painless” spray-on pain relief for dealing with RSI pain. The product is touted as an all-natural alternative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen, providing pain relief without [...]

An article in the Hindustan Times, India’s leading English-language newspaper, Kiran Sawhney reports on workplace-related RSI problems (When Working Isn’t Working For Your Health) and offers some simple suggestions, including:

Sit on an exercise ball instead of a chair (ErgoBlog has some comments on this)

Use something to remind you to take breaks (a kitchen timer, or [...]

An article in The Medical Post reports that “In a recent randomized trial involving automotive assembly plant workers, those given a splint to wear at night for six weeks reported much less pain than controls, even months later” and that “pain was cut in half by six weeks among splinted subjects”. The study reports [...]

An article at eDiets.com (Warm Up for Gardeners’ Workout) warns of the dangers of garden work. It reports gardening among the “10 occupations with the highest rates of carpal tunnel syndrome”. All that digging, scooping, hoeing, raking, pruning, bending, kneeling, pulling, pushing, lifting and hauling can wear on a person, particularly [...]