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Table of Contents: [[#automation)[Automation] | [[#books)[Books] | [[#ergonomic-chairs)[Chairs] | [[#editors)[Editors] | [[#exercises)[Exercises] | [[#eye-tracking)[Eye Tracking] | [[#gesture-computing)[Gesture Devices] | [[#nerves)[Nerves] | [[#posture)[Posture] | [[#rsi-articles)[RSI Articles] | [[#stretches)[Stretches] ([[#stretching-videos)[Stretching Videos]) |

Please note that there is no agreed upon cause of RSI (repetitive stress injury). Dozens of people have blogged about their problems and their cures, or lack of. These notes are here to facilitate your own research. Rest (most agree on rest) and consult your doctor to decide what's best for you.

Checklist - Various Things People Have Tried

Technique Comments Other
Acupuncture
Alexander technique https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_technique
Biofeedback Identify muscle tension and reduce it
Exercise (various) e.g. weightlifting
Hot bath/shower Some say it provides temporary relief
Mind Body Approach Mind causes oxygen deprivation?
Nerve Flossing & Tensioning
Posture Adjustments
Pushups
Physiotherapist https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_therapy
Standing Desk eliminates bad posture?
Stretching
Swimming
Switch Keyboard Layout Dvorak/ Colemak Fingers move less. Home row contains frequently used keys
Switch Keyboard Mechanical/Kinesis/Split/Tented Introduction to Ergonomic Keyboards/ The Most Comfortable Ergonomic Keyboard
Switch Mouse
Trigger Point Therapy Treat knots in muscles Physiotherapist treats
Yoga

Inbox

RSI Articles

The Mind Body Approach - Dr. John Sarno

Editors

Misc

vim

Emacs

Emacs Pinky

Books

Exercises

Stretches

Stretching Videos

Nerves

  • Flossing and tensioning the nerve

Ulnar Nerve Exercises - pinky + ring finger - funny bone nerve

  • Ulnar nerve entrapment
  • Waiter plate exercise.
  • Mask and tilt side-to-side - Video
  • tai-chi motion

Median Nerve Exercises - thumb + next two fingers

Radial Nerve Glide Exercises - Extensor muscles - hand opening motion

Hardware

Eye Tracking

Gesture Computing

Misc

Ergonomic Chairs

  • Steelcase Leap

Posture

Often shoulder and neck exercises can help with the problems.

Shoulder shrugs 5. Shoulder abduction - One arm row - back exercise

Reverse flyes

Wrist Braces

Tools

Automation

Misc

BEGIN_COMMENT

Better predictive type in sublime? http://rsi.unl.edu/providers/newyork.html

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8450459 Plover - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8510409

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1269951 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1270462 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1911039

"just an area of soft tissues suffering from mild oxygen deprivation."

http://www.rsi.deas.harvard.edu/handout.doc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FingerWorks

"just an area of soft tissues suffering from mild oxygen deprivation."

http://www.rsi.deas.harvard.edu/handout.doc

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8511158 - my comments about doctors

Advil - ibuprofen

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/22/text_injury/

flexor tendinitis http://www.rsiaction.org

xwrits typetime=5 breaktime=0.5 +mouse & http://www.lcdf.org/~eddietwo/xwrits/

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_outlet_syndrome http://www.thehumansolution.com/click-less.html

http://www.howtogeek.com/54752/preventing-repetitive-strain-injury-the-geeky-way/ http://www.livinghealthy360.com/index.php/tips-for-preventing-wrist-repetitive-stress-injury-5-49019/ https://hand2mouth.wordpress.com/2010/10/30/lightio-touchless-touchpad-review-not-bad-for-the-time-being/

http://lifehacker.com/5922956/how-i-beat-repetitive-stress-injury-rsi-with-a-few-minor-adjustments/clone of Henri's article

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Medi-active-wrist-brace-medium-black-left-/221419318052

Casey doesn't have abducted thumbs in his braces

Keyboard layouts

ErgoDox

Cherry MX browns, which are very quiet at the point of actuation. They will click from the keys bottoming out and from releasing the key #+END_COMMENT

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8808059 Diffuse RSI - Means they can't find a medical reason

http://tiledtext.com

(http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=421768)[For RSI - Thumb or Finger Trackball?]

http://henrikwarne.com/2012/02/18/how-i-beat-rsi/|great article with great comments

I had a bad RSI about 15 years ago with several sets of symptoms that was not any of the tunnel syndromes. I finally got rid of it by stopping working and going into poverty.

Before that I tried over 20 doctors, physical therapy, occupational therapy, tie-chi, tens, stretching, exercise, rest, and all kinds of pills. They altered the pain, but didn’t get rid of it. I probably had several different problems, and that masked the arthritis that came on later, until it couldn’t be hidden any more.

The state disability program is mostly good for creating stress and anxiety.

There are a few things I still can’t do with my hands, but they’re things I rarely do anyway, like using a scissors for over 10 minutes.

Cold Laser Therapy? http://www.rsitips.com/cold-laser-therapy/ http://www.brooklinephysicaltherapy.com/page4/page18/

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