Word: rsi
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...more and more of us become afflicted with serious cases of repetitive strain injuries (RSI), we reluctantly have to face the facts: RSI is a serious risk, and something needs to be done to avoid...
Symptoms of RSI include aching, swelling, tingling and numbness in wrists and arms as well as decreased dexterity in the fingers. The most frequent cause of RSI, at least for college students, is excess work at computer stations--especially in our rooms and on our particularly damaging laptops. Ideally, monitors should be at eye-level and keyboards should be positioned so that the user can type comfortably with unbent wrists. Wrist pads for the keyboard and mouse can in fact hinder proper hand position, though the evidence is inconclusive. Trackball devices are recommended by some sufferers as healthier alternatives...
Education and tips for prevention are available from a number of sources at Harvard. Harvard RSI Action is a support group for people with RSI organized and run by students at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Have someone surf their web site for you at www.eecs.harvard.edu/rsi/. The page features tips on hand and arm stretches, varieties of ergonomic computer equipment and other resources. The Center for Wellness and Health Communication at University Health Services (UHS) offers physical and massage therapy for RSI sufferers as well as useful guides to proper work-station set-up and hand stretching...
...this Spring Break, remember your plane ticket. Take a true break from studying. Take a peaceful walk. Exercise more. Enjoy the company of family and friends. Keep your hands far away from keyboards, or at least your wrists level and your RSI-prevention exercises numerous. Get some rest and, most importantly, sit under a good light. There aren't enough carrots in the world to cure all this squinting...
This week it's RSI. That's all. Can't write any more. The editorial board