Great point about using an ointment instead of a pill. Much easier on the system. Getting the old neck and back muscles into better shape is highly recommended as well.
General / Off-Topic RSI anyone else having/had issues?
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Great point about using an ointment instead of a pill. Much easier on the system. Getting the old neck and back muscles into better shape is highly recommended as well.
Buy and use the powerball from amazon.
It spins and provides excercise to relieve rsi.
A lot of rsi is caused by stress and micro movements which can often be countered with streching and execercises.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0...+gyroscope&dpPl=1&dpID=516uX8+9VNL&ref=plSrch
It takes some time to get the hang of it and i thought my powerball was broken at first but it was not.
Also buy a book on exercises for rsi.
And pilaties may help.
Vertical mice cause less rsi then regular ones and you could try to train yourself to use your other hand as i did in a few weeks.
Posture and seating height to the desk is important.
Always take an hour break at lunch.
Also see a doctor to see if it is carpel tunnel, as if it is that then exercises may not help.
Rest does help rsi, but it is not the only remedy, with correct and sufficient exercersises many forms of rsi can be countered. Your body needs balance.
A favourite streaching exercise of mine is to clench to a fist and then bend your hand down so that is 90 degrees to your arm and rotate your hand slowly. Do it so a full rotation takes about 20 secounds. Do this every 30 minutes for about 2 minutes and you should find this gentle streaching help relieve micro movement induced rsi. Be slow and gentle streach as fast and strong streach does not work as well.
Do not take this as medical advise but only as suggestion to try and if it does not start to help within a couple of weeks then you should seek medical help and rest.
It spins and provides excercise to relieve rsi.
A lot of rsi is caused by stress and micro movements which can often be countered with streching and execercises.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0...+gyroscope&dpPl=1&dpID=516uX8+9VNL&ref=plSrch
It takes some time to get the hang of it and i thought my powerball was broken at first but it was not.
Also buy a book on exercises for rsi.
And pilaties may help.
Vertical mice cause less rsi then regular ones and you could try to train yourself to use your other hand as i did in a few weeks.
Posture and seating height to the desk is important.
Always take an hour break at lunch.
Also see a doctor to see if it is carpel tunnel, as if it is that then exercises may not help.
Rest does help rsi, but it is not the only remedy, with correct and sufficient exercersises many forms of rsi can be countered. Your body needs balance.
A favourite streaching exercise of mine is to clench to a fist and then bend your hand down so that is 90 degrees to your arm and rotate your hand slowly. Do it so a full rotation takes about 20 secounds. Do this every 30 minutes for about 2 minutes and you should find this gentle streaching help relieve micro movement induced rsi. Be slow and gentle streach as fast and strong streach does not work as well.
Do not take this as medical advise but only as suggestion to try and if it does not start to help within a couple of weeks then you should seek medical help and rest.
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I suffered quite badly form this towards the end of last year. I put the blame on the thrustmaster joystick and too much time in CZ's in Elite [blah]. My little finger on my right hand pretty much locked up, I could not fully bend it into a clenched fist. So, reading the warning signs, I layed off the game for a bit.
Thing is...I dont think it was the joystick now - but an undersized/baby mouse controller. Switching to another typical keyboard & mouse game for my pleasure didnt offer any respite and just exacerbated the RSI.
So - beware of little mice
Some very good suggestions already in previous posts about treatments and techniques (especially the "Vary your routine" one)
Some simple exercises:
Stand up straight, hands down by your side and let your wrists and hands go limp amd shake them - let them flap away. Do this for about 10 seconds or whatever you feel comfortable with.
Extend your fingers as much as possible on both hands - then close rapidly to make a clench fist. Then extend fully again. Repeat this "briskly" for 15 seconds or however long you feel comfortable (do it about the same speed as a car indicator light flashing).
Go back and do the first exercise again, loosening off your wrists and hands.
Also - water is a great healer. Take a bath instead of a shower when ever you can and immerse your strained muscles in the water. Sounds silly, but it's effective and you will feel the difference after a few weeks.
Thing is...I dont think it was the joystick now - but an undersized/baby mouse controller. Switching to another typical keyboard & mouse game for my pleasure didnt offer any respite and just exacerbated the RSI.
So - beware of little mice
Some very good suggestions already in previous posts about treatments and techniques (especially the "Vary your routine" one)
Some simple exercises:
Stand up straight, hands down by your side and let your wrists and hands go limp amd shake them - let them flap away. Do this for about 10 seconds or whatever you feel comfortable with.
Extend your fingers as much as possible on both hands - then close rapidly to make a clench fist. Then extend fully again. Repeat this "briskly" for 15 seconds or however long you feel comfortable (do it about the same speed as a car indicator light flashing).
Go back and do the first exercise again, loosening off your wrists and hands.
Also - water is a great healer. Take a bath instead of a shower when ever you can and immerse your strained muscles in the water. Sounds silly, but it's effective and you will feel the difference after a few weeks.
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yep i had it due to work. 1st i had a joystick like mouse which was brilliant for work. this allowed me to heal, and also meant i could keep mousing properly at home
http://www.monkeyoffice.co.uk/techn...IenY7yK1zVnVIQvI4bZENpZEaFoOHn_8fTxoC9Y3w_wcB
then it went for about 5 years, the 3M mouse broke and went back to normal.. last year it started to come back, and rather than order the 3m mouse i tried this... and it also has sorted me out.
http://evoluent.com/products/vm4rw/
i also got a bit when playing too much ED with my throttle in the wrong place affecting my left arm. i now have a playseat airforce, which i had to modify, but now i am sorted on that front too.
Oddly enough, I'm using that exact 3M mouse right now. I got my old company to buy two of them for me. I wish they did a left handed version too, I use a normal mouse in my left hand.
Hi everybody,
i have RSI, too.
i feel compelled to toss my 0.02 into the ring. The following has greatly helped me:
1. if you haven't yet, Google "Ergonomics" and look at the images section. The shoulder / wrist / elbow orientation cannot be overlooked. the same thing applies to HOTAS - i can HOTAS forever with an ergonomic setup.
2. beware most ergonomic products. i've been able to create fixtures from blocks of wood, proper-height books, etc. i use a regular mouse, and prefer a 'real' ergonomic keyboard - one that lets your wrists approach the keyboard with little bend.
3. raising your monitor so the center is straight - ahead is beneficial all around. 'infinity' should occur with no tilt to your head, and gaze straight ahead. this is very helpful in 3-d games, too.
4. WATCH YOURSELF. take a snapshot of your behavior in the middle of something stressful. i've learned to keep a really light touch on anything - be it a keyboard, mouse, HOTAS, whatever. my friend with RSI has worn the tip of his stylus to a nub. i've figured how to 'float' a stylus above the pad so it never even touches the pad.
5. i've had my worst bouts with RSI at work during crunch time - and it had nothing to do with kbd / mouse. it had all to do with dealing with the stress of the project, which can work its way down from your brain, into your hands. our company sent us to "Stress School", and it has helped immensely. Basically, it's about constantly relaxing to keep stress from accumulating (which it does).
i can't "stress" #4 enough. snapshot yourself in situations, and attempt to immediately relax your grip (or you) if you discover yourself crushing your keys, or ripping the stick off its base. become the ICE MAN - nothing should be able to worry you
you can't beat the problem, but i've lived without symptoms for years. again, i stress no drugs necessary, nor exotic (overpriced) equipment.
always glad to talk more about this to anyone.
-Slick
i have RSI, too.
i feel compelled to toss my 0.02 into the ring. The following has greatly helped me:
1. if you haven't yet, Google "Ergonomics" and look at the images section. The shoulder / wrist / elbow orientation cannot be overlooked. the same thing applies to HOTAS - i can HOTAS forever with an ergonomic setup.
2. beware most ergonomic products. i've been able to create fixtures from blocks of wood, proper-height books, etc. i use a regular mouse, and prefer a 'real' ergonomic keyboard - one that lets your wrists approach the keyboard with little bend.
3. raising your monitor so the center is straight - ahead is beneficial all around. 'infinity' should occur with no tilt to your head, and gaze straight ahead. this is very helpful in 3-d games, too.
4. WATCH YOURSELF. take a snapshot of your behavior in the middle of something stressful. i've learned to keep a really light touch on anything - be it a keyboard, mouse, HOTAS, whatever. my friend with RSI has worn the tip of his stylus to a nub. i've figured how to 'float' a stylus above the pad so it never even touches the pad.
5. i've had my worst bouts with RSI at work during crunch time - and it had nothing to do with kbd / mouse. it had all to do with dealing with the stress of the project, which can work its way down from your brain, into your hands. our company sent us to "Stress School", and it has helped immensely. Basically, it's about constantly relaxing to keep stress from accumulating (which it does).
i can't "stress" #4 enough. snapshot yourself in situations, and attempt to immediately relax your grip (or you) if you discover yourself crushing your keys, or ripping the stick off its base. become the ICE MAN - nothing should be able to worry you
you can't beat the problem, but i've lived without symptoms for years. again, i stress no drugs necessary, nor exotic (overpriced) equipment.
always glad to talk more about this to anyone.
-Slick