My right shoulderblade has been getting a tingling feeling and numbness over the last couple of months, I wonder if this has something to do with it. It doesn't hurt, but it's very noticable, and very annoying. > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Sinland [mailto:rsinland at gvtel.com] > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 11:25 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] RSI symptoms > > > Jay W. Anderson wrote: > > > This is exactly what I'm dealing with currently, and my > first thought > > when I read Tim's post. > > > > I thing what Phil said: > > > > ... > > "Sit up straight and KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP." > > > > Whenever I find myself getting sloppy, or slouching, or resting my > > hands on the keyboard -... > > > > has a lot to do with this as well. What bothers me the most is not > > the typing, but sitting and using the mouse while working > in AutoCAD > > all day. If I have the keyboard where it should be, I'm > straining to > > reach and hold/work the mouse which effects the muscles of > the upper > > back and neck. > > > > Jay > > > Like I said, I bet if you go to a chiro, they will find one > or more knots > > in your back and neck.. What they did for me was hook me up > to what I > called a "fencer" A dealybob that would shock the muscles > with electric > impulses and cause them to fatigue and relax. There is a > more tech name > for it, but at times it feels like hitting an electric fence, > hence my > nick name :) > Inferencser (sp) comes to mind, something like that anyway... > I just learned to live with it, though I had to give up > playing guitar :) > No loss to the world there :) > And as far as the rest goes, mousing is prolly worse then > keyboarding as > far as agravating it. > RS > > > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. > Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >