Remember as a child being told ”Don’t slouch!. Sit up straight!” and wondering why your mother had nothing better to complain about. Well it seems there is there is logic in the words we have all heard hundreds of times. … Continue reading
Tag Archives: hand
Question: I have a very painful shoulder that has gradually got worse over time; I spend all day in front of a computer moving a mouse about with my arm stuck out at more or less the same angle. I’m … Continue reading
Question: After suffering various pains (sharp and stiff / aching) in the fingers of both hands for almost 5 years I have just received a diagnosis from my employer’s medical assessor of “Muscular Cramps in the hand and Forearm”. I’d … Continue reading
Question: Well, like most people, I never expected RSI to happen to me, but here I am. I’ve been working as a computer programmer for about 3 years, and started to develop very mild and occasional tingling in my wrists over … Continue reading
Question: I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on way of reducing mouse usage, or more exactly reducing injuries from mouse usage. Mice tend to be worse than keyboard for hand strain. One way of dealing with this is by … Continue reading
Question: After reporting some mild pain in my left hand and arm I’ve been advised to buy a proper keyboard. Some suggested the Nixdorf Siemens KBPC E, which looks a good compromise between some very expensive devices I’ve seen and … Continue reading
This article was in this week’s TES (24th March). I assume if you contact the TES they would be able to give you a contact for the Body Action Campaign (or they may be on the web – I haven’t checked but … Continue reading
Question: Does anyone have any bright ideas. I have recently been for a course of Physio where they put my neck in traction. It did actually work but during the Christmas break (with no physio) the pain worsened & they … Continue reading
Question: I’m new to the list, so forgive me if I’m asking simple questions. I suppose my first questions are, what have I got? and what should I do? I’m not generally one to spurt out my life story, but … Continue reading
Question: I injured my right wrist at work last week clutching a mouse all day long inserting tables into documents! It was pretty painful to use causing me a lot of problems driving and using the computer so I went … Continue reading