Home Treatment for Repetitive Stress Injury

by Anselm Engle

The bottom line is that no netbook will ever be ergonomically perfect, because they’re first designed to first be small and light. Acer does a fairly good job at making a consistent, reasonably responsive, low-profile keyboard. As long as you can maintain your hand position without much tactile feedback, you’ll find this machine [...]

A while back I began working for a new client and had the opportunity to try out another ergonomic keyboard, the Kensington “Keyboard for Life.” It’s a slightly revised design of a standard keyboard, plus it’s allegedly spill-proof. I didn’t test the claim by pouring my mocha across the keys, but it sounds like a [...]

Scientists recently discovered an interesting link in the research on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a virus that blocks immune system, or antibodies to the virus, were found in prostate cancer patients, then in a high percentage of chronic fatigue sufferers:

…cell biologist Judy Mikovits of the Whittemore Peterson Institute in Reno, Nevada, tested 101 chronic fatigue patients. [...]

Downward facing dog is one of my faaavorite yoga poses because it’s a great stretch and strengthening exercise for the whole body, plus it’s relaxing.
Here’s the original down facing dog:

Photo credit: Ashlynn
What a cutie. To do the yoga version of this pose, get on your hands and knees, and push off the ground. Straighten [...]

Question: Ergonomic mice, keyboards, and other products are made from the same basic materials as their standard, non-ergonomic counterparts. So why are they so expensive?
Answer: They aren’t mass produced in the same way as regular keyboards, mice, and so on, so the costs to make them are higher. When items are in high demand, they [...]

The first major storm of the season hit the San Francisco Bay Area today, causing freeway snarls, nearly–drowned cars—and a lot of stiffness in my joints.
Why does rain and weather change affect joint stiffness? I had to do some research to find out.
Arthritis sufferers in particular have been reporting this phenomenon for many years, [...]

A while back I wrote about my vision for a future way of interacting with computers—a program that would let you use full body movements to control your mouse and keyboard. The program would accommodate your fitness level and help you get exercise and stay strong, healthy, and active while getting work done.
So it’s exciting [...]

Computer users aren’t the only ones who get Repetitive stress injuries. Many people who do crafts and tasks with their hands, such as knitters, crocheters, or other creative people, tend to get repetitive injuries too.
But you don’t have to give up your after-computer hobbies just because they’re also hand-intensive. You just need to give your [...]

The Huichol tribe of central Mexico has a rich cosmology embodied in stories, ceremonies and art. They believe in animal spirits, and when they are sick rely on their shamans to heal them and cast out negative spirits.  In college, one of my classes was visited from a man who grew up in New York [...]

Sorry I have been MIA lately: I have been out enjoying my pain-free life. I remember how devastating and debilitating it was to be in constant pain, and wondering if I would ever get free of it, or whether I would be weak and suffering forever. I guess when you’re 24, a chronic injury seems [...]