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iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:43 am	Post subject: My right little finger hurts My right little finger hurts. Could this be caused by too much typing?


adigaskell Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:21 am	Post subject: Do you type with your little finger?

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:39 am	Post subject: adigaskell wrote: Do you type with your little finger? Yeah, I use it quite often. When I type "?", yes, I do use my little finger.

adigaskell Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:09 am	Post subject: That's alot of questions you're asking then I find the base of my hand/wrist area tends to get sore when I type alot but its better since I've used a wrist rest on the computer.

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:19 am	Post subject: adigaskell wrote: I find the base of my hand/wrist area tends to get sore when I type alot but its better since I've used a wrist rest on the computer. I use natural keyboard. It feels more comfortable to me. It feels like I have more space. Maybe the way I type puts a lot of pressure on my fingers. I remember I felt some pain in my other finger many years ago.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:54 am	Post subject: Sounds like it could be RSI to me. When you say a natural keyboard, what do you mean by that? Is it a special shape or something? Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:05 am	Post subject: What's RSI? Natural keyboard has this curved shape. It looks like the following:

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:12 pm	Post subject: RSI = repetitive strain injury. Basically, doing similar movements day after day can take its toll after a while. Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:52 pm	Post subject: That doesn't sound good. Is it a temporary injury or it can become a permanent injury?

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:00 pm	Post subject: I think it can come and go. I've had little twinges from time to time but they usually seem to pass quite quickly. I'll refer you to one of your fave sites... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repetitive_strain_injury Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:29 pm	Post subject: altyfc wrote: I'll refer you to one of your fave sites... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repetitive_strain_injury Let me make a copy here: Repetitive strain injury, also called repetitive stress injury or typing injury, is an occupational overuse syndrome affecting the tendons and nerves. It occurs when a person makes too many of the same motions over a long period of time. It is most common among workers on assembly lines and among those who type frequently or use a computer mouse extensively. The chances of developing the disorder are lessened by using good posture and providing ergonomic working conditions. ... Prevention The following applies to typing or computer use. * Avoid resting the wrists on anything when typing. Hold them straight, rather then bent up, down, or to the side. * Use two hands to invoke multiple key combinations, instead of reaching for the keys with one hand. * Eliminate the use of the computer mouse as much as possible: o Learn to use keyboard shortcuts. Define your own shortcuts if the application allows it. o Consider turning on accessibility features (e.g. sticky keys). o Try to perform mouse-intensive tasks from the keyboard. o Use a browser which was designed with extensive keyboard accessibility in mind (for example, by using the combination of "Find links" and "Spatial navigation" features of Opera an almost completely mouseless browsing experience is possible). * Drink lots of water in order to stay hydrated, keep joints healthy, and ensure frequent breaks. * Learn to pay attention to posture. Be aware of pain and change habits to prevent it. The document was originally published at Wikipedia and the document is licensed under GNU Free Document License. If you'd like to find out more about Repetitive strain injury, you might be interested in visiting this page in Wikipedia.

Thais Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Location: UK Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:54 pm	Post subject: Does this also apply to the callus on my left knee that I've acquired from supporting myself against the computer table?

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:00 pm	Post subject: Thais wrote: Does this also apply to the callus on my left knee that I've acquired from supporting myself against the computer table? Probably not. RSI has to do with nervous system; it's more like an internal injury than external injury. But what the heck I know ? It's your field, right, Thais ?

jpd1975 Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Location: nj Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:09 am	Post subject: Maybe you should give the pinky a weekend off from posting... what do they say... RICE Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation... or something...

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:48 am	Post subject: iRuleThisForum wrote: What's RSI? Natural keyboard has this curved shape. It looks like the following: I use a natural keyboard on my desktop at my home and love it. it really has eliminated any hand, wrist and arm pains I used to experience.

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iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:43 am

Post subject: My right little finger hurts

My right little finger hurts. Could this be caused by too much typing?

adigaskell

Joined: 04 Nov 2004

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:21 am

Post subject:

Do you type with your little finger?

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:39 am

Post subject:

adigaskell wrote:

Do you type with your little finger?

Yeah, I use it quite often. When I type "?", yes, I do use my little finger.

adigaskell

Joined: 04 Nov 2004

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:09 am

Post subject:

That's alot of questions you're asking then Smile

I find the base of my hand/wrist area tends to get sore when I type alot but its better since I've used a wrist rest on the computer.

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:19 am

Post subject:

adigaskell wrote:

I find the base of my hand/wrist area tends to get sore when I type alot but its better since I've used a wrist rest on the computer.

I use natural keyboard. It feels more comfortable to me. It feels like I have more space. Maybe the way I type puts a lot of pressure on my fingers. I remember I felt some pain in my other finger many years ago.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:54 am

Post subject:

Sounds like it could be RSI to me.

When you say a natural keyboard, what do you mean by that? Is it a special shape or something?

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:05 am

Post subject:

What's RSI?

Natural keyboard has this curved shape. It looks like the following:
User posted image

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:12 pm

Post subject:

RSI = repetitive strain injury. Basically, doing similar movements day after day can take its toll after a while.

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:52 pm

Post subject:

That doesn't sound good. Is it a temporary injury or it can become a permanent injury?

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:00 pm

Post subject:

I think it can come and go. I've had little twinges from time to time but they usually seem to pass quite quickly.

I'll refer you to one of your fave sites... Wink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repetitive_strain_injury

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:29 pm

Post subject:

altyfc wrote:

I'll refer you to one of your fave sites... Wink

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repetitive_strain_injury

Let me make a copy here:

Repetitive strain injury, also called repetitive stress injury or typing injury, is an occupational overuse syndrome affecting the tendons and nerves. It occurs when a person makes too many of the same motions over a long period of time. It is most common among workers on assembly lines and among those who type frequently or use a computer mouse extensively. The chances of developing the disorder are lessened by using good posture and providing ergonomic working conditions.

...

Prevention

The following applies to typing or computer use.

* Avoid resting the wrists on anything when typing. Hold them straight, rather then bent up, down, or to the side.

* Use two hands to invoke multiple key combinations, instead of reaching for the keys with one hand.

* Eliminate the use of the computer mouse as much as possible:

o Learn to use keyboard shortcuts. Define your own shortcuts if the application allows it.
o Consider turning on accessibility features (e.g. sticky keys).
o Try to perform mouse-intensive tasks from the keyboard.
o Use a browser which was designed with extensive keyboard accessibility in mind (for example, by using the combination of "Find links" and "Spatial navigation" features of Opera an almost completely mouseless browsing experience is possible).

* Drink lots of water in order to stay hydrated, keep joints healthy, and ensure frequent breaks.

* Learn to pay attention to posture. Be aware of pain and change habits to prevent it.

The document was originally published at Wikipedia and the document is licensed under GNU Free Document License. If you'd like to find out more about Repetitive strain injury, you might be interested in visiting this page in Wikipedia.

Thais

Joined: 07 Aug 2004

Location: UK

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:54 pm

Post subject:

Does this also apply to the callus on my left knee that I've acquired from supporting myself against the computer table? Rolling Eyes

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:00 pm

Post subject:

Thais wrote:

Does this also apply to the callus on my left knee that I've acquired from supporting myself against the computer table? Rolling Eyes

Probably not. RSI has to do with nervous system; it's more like an internal injury than external injury. But what the heck I know Smile

? It's your field, right, Thais Wink

jpd1975

Joined: 27 Nov 2007

Location: nj

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:09 am

Post subject:

Maybe you should give the pinky a weekend off from posting...

what do they say... RICE

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation... or something...

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:48 am

Post subject:

iRuleThisForum wrote:

What's RSI?

Natural keyboard has this curved shape. It looks like the following:
User posted image

I use a natural keyboard on my desktop at my home and love it. it really has eliminated any hand, wrist and arm pains I used to experience.

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