Re: New Subscriber

[http://www./~robert (Red Hat Linux User)]

Carol,

I got my RSI when I was 28.  That was almost 5 years ago.  And my wrist
tendinitis is still going strong, I'm sorry to say.  I suffer every day
(I guess I have chronic tendinitis).

Anyway, you might wanna visit my web site:

http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert

I've included my RSI page below.  Some points may help you.  Good luck!

BASE=http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert/software/typebreak.shtml

Controlling my R.S.I.

I have tendinitis in my right wrist. The tendinitis has lasted over 4
years with absolutely no sign of resignation. I had been typing for 17
years before anything cropped up. Anyway, here's how I keep my R.S.I.
(repetitive strain injury) ,http://www.engr.unl.edu/ee/eeshop/rsi.html,
under control:
   * Daily Vitamins.
        1 Liga-Tend ,http://www.vitaminexpress.com/ordrcrtl.htm, (by
          BioChem); also see or here
          ,http://www.n2health.com/catalog/cl/cl-bpss.htm, .
        2 1950mg of a magnesium/calcium combination ( Nerve & Osteo
          Support
          ,http://www.n2health.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/catalog/cl/cl-tm.htm?L+n2health+hgvg8389+892569826,
          by Country Life).
        3 between 6 and 14 grams of a flax seed/borage oil mixture
          ,http://www.vitaminconnection.com/pl/pr_efa_combo.html, (very
          high in GLA); hemp oil seems to work well, too. (Primose oil
          seems to do nothing for me.)
        4 A multivitamin containing B6 as one of its constituents.
     
   * Other things.
        1 Been drinking lots of water; supposed to flush out toxins in
          the area of inflammation.
        2 Been forcing myself to write with my left hand to give relief
          of my right hand; in addition, I also now mouse and trackball
          with my left hand.
        3 Use a splint at night.
        4 Ice my wrist throughout the day to relieve pain.
        5 Stretch using stretches described in Repetitive Strain Injury
          by Pascarelli.
        6 Massage my forearms while holding them over my head during my
          breaks.
        7 Occassionally use my crook/ Theracane
          ,http://www.carerehab.com/ctlg/ctlg3.htm, (available from Back
          Designs in Berkeley next to Orchard Supply).
        8 Take breaks using my typebreak ,software/typebreak.shtml,
          program.
        9 Remap (via xmodmap & loadkeys on Linux) my keyboard so that
          the return and backspace keys are on the left-hand side of the
          keyboard to take pressure off my right hand.
        10  Use a Lexmark keyboard (these are currently no longer being
          produced) connected through a Kinesis adaptor to my Sun and
          also to my PC.
        11  Put keyboard on lap on top of a 14" tall (or wide in my case
          since I place it horizontally) notebook; use cabinet cloth to
          prevent the keyboard from slipping around.
        12  Use a typing prediction program called rk
          ,software/rk.shtml, .
        13  Attend the monthly R.S.I. East Bay Support Group meetings
          held on the second Wednesday at 400 29th St. #105 in Oakland,
          CA. ( no longer since I live in Ma now )
        14  Subscribe to various mailing lists: SOREHAND
          ,http://www.ucsf.edu/sorehand, , Voice-Users
          ,http://www.cec.wustl.edu/~rlj1/voice/voiceRecognition.html, ,
          Boston Voice Users ,http://www.wristdistrict.com/support.html,
          , RSI-EAST
          ,http://www.idot.aol.com/mld/development/yiaz0277.html, , and
          ddlinux ,http://leb.net/ddlinux/, using procmail
          ,http://www.jazzie.com/ii/internet/procmail/, to filter out
          the junk.