On May 27, 2011, at 12:04 PM, Mike Miller <mbmiller+l at gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 26 May 2011, Yaron wrote: > >> On Thu, 26 May 2011, r j wrote: >> >>> What do you do to keep your hands in good shape? >> >> TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS. This cannot be over emphasised. If you need to set up an alert to make sure you stop for 10 minutes every hour, do it. If you need someone to come over and physically keep you from typing, do it. > > > The thing you need to worry about is carpal tunnel syndrome. What Yaron is saying is exactly what I've heard from physicians and other experts on carpal tunnel about what one should do to prevent the syndrome. > > I haven't heard of any other serious hand/wrist problems from typing, so I would recommend reading a little about carpal tunnel syndrome and how to prevent it. > > Carpal tunnel syndrome is often mixed up with RSI (repetitive strain injury). RSI injuries can lead to symptoms that carpal tunnel surgery alleviates for only a small amount of time. For more info I highly recommend a book entitled "it's not carpal tunnel syndrome! RSI theory and therapy..." http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0965510999/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/192-4251314-0273328 -rob Apologies for poor formatting. Sent from my iPwn.