On 5/14/09, Sylvain Poitras <
sylvain.trombone@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've suffered from musculoskeletal disorders in the past... never again.
> Setting up your office properly is crucial to avoid injury. So is taking
> breaks, stretching, diversifying your tasks. See below for some advice on
> setting up your office:
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http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/occup-travail/checklist-aidememoire-eng.php
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> Sylvain
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> On 5/14/09, tEd ® KiLLiAn <
tedkillian@charter.net> wrote:
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>> Tilmann,
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>> I'm sure others will come up with a variety of very good solutions and
>> suggestions too.
>>
>> I used to suffer with pain and fatigue in my right arm and shoulder from
>> using a mouse (I'm right-handed).
>>
>> I'm a graphic designer and make a living with my computer, so I couldn't
>> very well stop feeding my family.
>>
>> Now I use a track ball (a Kensington Orbit) and have none of that
>> difficulty whatsoever.
>>
>> Sometimes it's not that you have to stop doing what you're doing, but
>> change something a little so you're using different muscles.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Ted
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>> On May 13, 2009, at 10:08 PM, Tilmann Dehnhard wrote:
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>> dear fellow loopers, please be very careful with the computer mouse.
>>> after mixing a recording using almost only the mouse i had terrible pain
>>> in the hand and inflammation around the elbow. my right hand got slow and
>>> kind of numb. i changed to the left hand for a year. took some serious
>>> conditioning to stop reaching for the mouse with the right hand...
>>> today i am able to switch hands whenever fatigue and stress build up.
>>> letting go of the mouse when not in use and simply moving and massaging
>>> the fingers regularly has helped me, too.
>>>
>>> one of the main problems is that the mouse-clicking finger joints do
>>> experience stress from the operation. unfortunately the movement is too
>>> small to trigger blood circulation and other recreative measures usually
>>> maintained by the body.
>>> this was discovered when a condition surfaced called the "sms-thumb" - a
>>> terrible stinging pain in the thumb from using cellulars for messaging.
>>>
>>> best - tilmann
>>>
>>>
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