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Genevieve Roach '94 can't type or play piano for more than an hour a time. Any longer than that, and the pain in her wrists brings her to a halt...
...Roach hasn't been so lucky. Her wrist pain still plagues her when she stays at the keyboard too long. This spring, she was forced to ask her boyfriend to type her senior thesis in linguistics...
Bhan's symptoms were never diagnosed by aphysician. Davis and Roach were both diagnosedwith tendonitis. The three share symptoms ofdisorders which physicians say are on the rise incomputer users, including students, and others whoperform repetitive tasks involving the wrists andhands...
...Roach's wrist pain started nearly two yearsago, during a summer job in date entry when shewas spending 20 hours per week at the computerkeyboard. She says that she and a co-worker, whowas diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, weren'tinstructed on the proper way to type in order toavoid wrist pain...
...Even Roach of Morgan Stanley thinks a "productivity-led recovery" could bring back the days when a rising tide really did lift all the boats. But he adds a strong caveat: "My darkest fear is of macho corporate managers who will slash and burn, and will not make a true commitment for the longer haul to expand their market share through judicious rebuilding. Then we will have hollow industries that will undermine our competitive advantage over the long haul, and that will be an unmitigated disaster for growth and jobs." Downsizing was and is a painful necessity, but bosses need...