RSI Threat
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How do you prevent RSI?
My right wrist grinds when I move it and my upper arm often feels sore. What do?
I've got a chair with lumbar support, use a mouse pad, and keep my wrists level with the keyboard/mouse. What do?
cut off your dick
>>53092153
take your wrists off the desk when typing
>>53092153
drink more
>that 2nd one
jesus, does anyone actually type like that?
>>53092153
Trackball.
>>53092237
i do. i also only type with my 2 index fingers
>>53092266
how's that working out senpai?
>>53092266
If it's just you're right wrist it's probably your mouse usage, not typing.
T R A C K B A L L
(pretend the word trackball is also written vertically as well, please)
>>53092381
doctor says i only have 6 months to live
>>53092237
I do it when I want to autistically pretend I'm playing the piano. I justify it not being too autistic because I do play the piano for real.
>>53092153
Look up exercises to do every 30 minutes to an hour than you're on your PC.
convince me not to, /g/. My laptop's trackpad is so much less RSI strain than a mouse
>>53092874
That'll just give you RSI in your fingers.
Also, I think you're lying.
Life changing shit right here
I was struggling with the wrist pain until I added the stretches bruh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTxQqu9USC4
>>53092153
Mouse with both hands. Worth it in the long run.
>>53092874
I have that touchpad and it's OK as far as touchpads go but it's still pretty shit. Since you're depressing the actual touch surface for clicking you have to keep the sensitivity low so you don't accidentally move the cursor off the object you're clicking. this means that you have to swipe a number of times to get from one edge of the screen to the other. It's a pain.
>>53093598
I'd also like to add that you might find a touchpad mouse a better alternative. The elecom is also a lot better than the logitech.
>>53093612
shit I meant trackball mouse.
I've been expressing the glands in the wrist religiously lately and it's helped me a lot.
>>53092180
My armrest doesn't go that high up.
Usually an armrest isn't designed to do that.
1. look up wrist flexor and wrist extensor stretches on google
2. after you take a shower, do those
3. get two difference mice, use them interchangeably over the course of one day
4. move your mousepad every 5 minutes during mouse use
5. after wrist activity, use a dixie cup filled with ice and rub the area near your elbow in circular pattern for 5 minutes; then apply light heat
6. consider obtaining a $10 wrist extension brace with the metal support under the palm - use it when typing
7. consider inactivating the arm that hurts for a week - compensate with the other arm
8. use antiinflammatory medications like tylenol over a 3 day period if there is a lot of heat around the joints and muscles
why do all this: frequent change in position of the elbow and wrist, and change of the static position of the hand during mouse use (or trackball use) decrease the tension on the tendon and muscles in the same regions; external support of the wrist and hand alter the leverage forces acting on tendons and relieve sites of strain that are most frequent; inactivating the arm entirely allows continuous healing; adjusting length of certain muscles diminishes sources of tendon strain due to naturally opposing muscle action.
all the other recommendations sound great also
>>53093723
what glands? Sebaceous? Sweat?
>>53093753
Paracetamol does nothing for inflammation
>>53092989
Nope. Clicking with the trackpad requires a lot less effort than click with the mouse. For scrolling I move my whole arm rather than my fingers or wrist. Come to think of it, the position and small size of the trackpad may be the benefit, not just the touch surface of it
>>53093598
>you're depressing the actual touch surface for clicking
fug, I hate those. I was going to ignore any physical clicking and just use the touch
>>53093612
>>53093626
I'm considering a trackball but I want to avoid any physical clicking. I'll see what happens.
>>53093759
The ones like this
Sorry if quality is bad it's pitch dark in my basement
Stop using emacs
>>53093838
>>53092153
Use a trackball
>>53093827
That's a fluid filled cyst.
>>53093838
Emacs in action
Any help with finger pains?
I swapped caps lock and left control and now my left hands little finger hurts when typing?
Is there any hope?
>>53093855
K whatever just express it.
>nerds so weak that something as simple as using a computer is too strenuous
>>53093876
Too much use of the pinky, you're getting RSI. Try using the right control key with a stronger finger instead of contorting your left hand for shortcuts.
>>53092153
Take fish oil and a joint supplement like glucosamine chondroitin.
>>53093884
Sorry I wasn't trying to be a dick. I was just having trouble visualizing what you were talking about.
>>53093912
RSI has nothing to do with physical strength. I know you're trolling but really. Trying to "exercise" it will make it worse
>>53092153
>>53093912
I overhead press 270 lbs and have suffered from it
>type for days
>never get RSI
l2ergonomics faggots
>>53094076
I'm not in control of the height of my desk, really fucks up ergos.
>>53093778
>>Paracetamol (tylenol) does nothing for inflammation
this is correct - thank you for pointing out this error - i meant to say ibuprofen
>>53093738
put something underneath the arm rest to elevate it
>>53093738
>>53095667
I'd recommend getting slide out keyboard, or getting a short adjustable desk with a second level for the monitors.
If the arms rests are really high it'll raise your shoulders uncomfortably. If you lift the chair seat you'll get more pressure on your thighs. Adjust the chair to something comfortable, then get or adjust a desk to match.
>>53095909
Standing desks actually work well for this. Not for standing but for adjusting the height to an exact level for your armrests and chair height to be adjusted correctly. Or just get a table with adjustable legs.
>>53095965
yet another reason for me to get a convertable standing desk
>>53093738
Stop relying on your arm rest.
The only option.
>>53097460
not even the best out of the mane 6
twilight sparkle forever ^_^ *****
>>53097460
Have you seen the rainbow dash mode pads on aliexpress? I was scrolling through pads and saw em. Straight up porn, ponos in vagoo, probably some dudes art pulled off Google
>>53097500
I'm a pone artist and i was kinda amazed and humbled when i saw chinese knock off pads using my art.
>>53097527
Are they cheap? Order a dozen, sell them as your own, profffiiitttt
>>53097527
>pone artist
Kill you'resel've.
Draw lesbian loli instead.
powerball
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroscopic_exercise_tool
I don't have issues with RSI, but I have dry skin on some of my right hand fingers. Anyone else?
It's those fingers that touch the mouse buttons and scroll wheel, hand is lying on the table most of the time...
>>53097581
Try to put an hydrating cream oon your fingers every night.
>>53097581
btw picture from google image search
>>53092153
Low height chiclet type keyboard (Apple?) might help, cause you won't have to raise your hands for typing like the third one here
>>53092180
>>53097581
Fortunately not.
I just had all the skin peel from my dick after I masturbated with shower gel and didn't wash it off afterwards.
>>53093239
do the wall thing it helped me
Are trackballs really good to prevent RSI?
I'm afraid of this shit and indifferent between using a mouse or a trackball as long as I have easy access to scrolling and "middle button click"
Recently I get autistic about typing with my whole 10 fingers to refrain my wrist to take strange angles as I shitpost on the interweb.
>>53097581
I get dry knuckles. Best thing to do is not let it get dry/dead because it's much more difficult to get healthy from there. You'll need to keep lotion at your desk, at work, etc so that it never reaches the bad stage. To everyone else it'll look like your wank bottle though.
>>53097724
>>53093239
yeah they're pretty legit. My friend works in a factory and these kinds of stretches are required every day. Go easy at first.
>>53097731
Wouldn't it be counterintuitive to get a trackball to try and alleviate wrist pain? You'll still be bending that wrist upwards, so what's the point?
I use a memory foam wristpad; usually in the memory foam pillows there's a little sample where the window for the customer to touch was, and I just stole that for a wristpad.
>>53097764
The carpal tunnel would not get crushed and keeping the wrist angle constant would reduce the stress.
>>53097731
Get a vertical mouse, not a trackball.
>>53097803
Fair enough.
Vertical mouse look ridiculous tho. This is the price to pay for prevention I guess.
>>53092180
I like to have my keyboard far away so the weight doesnt really rest on my wrist but almost on my elbows
>>53092528
That's not how you play piano though.
>>53097792
Wouldn't the same hold true (more or less) for a very high dpi mouse where short distance hand movement translates into long distance cursor movement?
>>53097768
kek. For anyone who doesn't want to be a nigger just get some shoe inserts for less than $2 and cut them to your liking
http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?shipCountry=US&shipFromCountry=&shipCompanies=&SearchText=memory+foam+-earphone+-ear&exception=&minPrice=&maxPrice=2&isFreeShip=y
best ergo keyboard/mouse coming through
>>53097899
I'm considering getting the ultimate hacker keyboard when it comes out. Split and portable.
>>53092874
color me surprised, but it's exactly the opposite for me
Ever since I got a MacBook a few years ago and started using the trackpad almost exclusively, I started getting horrible wrist pain in my right wrist.
I went to like 4 doctors, they even did an xray but obviously nothing was found (I'm not a hypochondriac at all, I rarely ever go to the doctor, but I need my fucking right hand, so fuck that).
But once I started going back and doing my work on my [spoiler]gaymen rig[/spoiler] with my [spoiler]gaymen mouse[/spoiler], it went completely away.
I can do 12hours per day on a Desktop with regular mouse and keyboard, no problems. And I don't even do any kind of special stretches or have special ergonomical gear or do a special posture.
As I said, most of it is gaming tier peripherals I bought when I was 16.
But 3 hours on a Laptop with trackpad and the wrist pain comes back.
>>53097867
I can't into precise movements. Else, I would be studying surgery instead of fancy ways to tell a computer to (poorly) simulate physics laws.
And my time spend on /g/ brainwashed me into thinking that trackballs are a meme worth trying.
>tfw Linux user
>terrible RSI from the mouse
>switch to Mac
>solved
There's something fundamentally wrong with the way GNU/Linux handles mouse acceleration.
I used to go to work and sit in front of a computer for 8 to 10 hours. Then I would go home and play an MMO for a couple of hours. Eventually my wrist started bothering me. Then I forced myself to use my left hand...then that wrist started hurting.
I bought a trackball. And that helped a little at first. But I eventually discovered that trackballs are just a different type of repetitive motion.
As others have already mentioned ITT, the best way to get rid of the pain it to:
1) Take breaks
2) Sit/Type properly
3) Stretch
I love my trackball. But it isn't a solution to the problem.
>>53097972
3/8 bait made me reply.
> if you don't like the moue acceleration in linux, why didnt you changed it?
>>53098003
I did change it, my dear retarded friend. Never got it the way it behaves in OS X or Windows.
>>53098064
You got balls calling me retarded when you can't even get your mouse working in linux, macfag.
>>53098085
But I got it working. Can't you read, retard? The problem is the subpar experience. Like everything in Linux, btw.
>>53098182
Sure thing Nouhoum. Have you consider joining Scientology? You might fit right in among them.
>>53097460
>>>/mlp/
Go and never come the fuck back you fucking manchild.
>>53097899
I have one. It's not THE best but it's pretty good. I like scissors keys and how slim it is. I think it'd be better if it was more of a straight edge "V" shape rather than the dipping in the center. It'd be easier to hit shift and ctrl with a V shape.
>>53092153
Turn off mouse acceleration, I feel pain within minutes with that shit on
>>53098064
Mouse acceleration on osx is fucking terrible though, you sure its not off completely?
>misspell "fucking"
>phone suggests cucking
Apple pls
>>53093912
The sad part is that they WILL defend this.
>>53093978
Right, and I can bench press 800 lb, because we're always telling the truth on an anonymous imageboard and you're not a 300 pound
>>53098526
Fatass.
>>53098526
probably just the same guy samefagging because nobody took his bait the first time
>>53092153
I have a rubber dome keyboard. 4 domes are already broken. Everytime I press one of them I have to use enough force to flex the entire keyboard. This is a RSI clusterfuck.
>>53098678
anon pls, get a new keyboard, your wrists are worth more than $6
>>53098910
just find somebody with prime and get this cheapass keyboard
http://www.amazon.com/107-Key-Windows-Keyboard-Black-USB/dp/B0038M3YM8/
I don't think I can recover from RSI/Carpaltunnel Syndrom just using conservative tricks.
I need a surgery, hopefully the health care will pay it.
I mean, I have no pain, but when grabbing stuff, my right hand goes numb.
I cannot exert much strength anymore.
>>53099402
just FYI, RSI and carpal tunnel are two entirely different things
Most people who think they have carpal tunnel, don't. It's really mostly women.
>>53092237
This guy does: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U7YU9rZS4w&t=22s
