[ILUG] Any advice for RSI?

[Paul Murray]

On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Robert Sweetnam <linux at sweetnam.eu> wrote:
> On 01/01/2010 21:22, Rory McCann wrote:
>> Does anyone have advice? Any physios in Dublin that know something
>> about typing problems? I'm thinking of getting an ergonomic keyboard
>> (maybe this one
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000B9RYG8/ref=s9_sima_gw_s0_p23_i2?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1AQ2QPS1HJXAZP5Y03EM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467198433&pf_rd_i=468294
>> ), any advice on special keyboards or mice? Anything else? I could
>> give up typing and go live in a monastary, but I'd rather be able to
>> keep hacking....
>>
>> Rory
>>
> I have similar problems from time to time. At the moment it's my right
> shoulder and neck. For me the problem is my posture from when I'm seated
> at my desk. I have a habit of slouching which means that when my hand is
> on the mouse or keyboard my shoulders end up hunched up. It affects my
> right side more probably because of the mouse.
>
> What helped me enormously was changing my mouse pad to one with a raised
> pad to rest your wrist on. And of course whenever I feel the pain coming
> on I have to remind myself to sit straight. The ideal seating position
> is where you are looking slightly down at the monitor rather than
> straight at it or up at it. For me it at least the pain eventually goes
> away but correcting my posture helps ease things while waiting.

Take a look at what these guys offer, I'm a good one for slouching,
but not in these chairs, aint exactly cheap but they're good.

http://www.humanscale.com

Keyboard systems there might be of interest to the other RSI readers,
though I've no experience of them.

Paul.