Home Treatment for Repetitive Stress Injury

Check these out…I love, love, love these crafty hand-made wrist rests on Etsy.  Some of them double as hot/cold packs so they’re therapeutic too.  Many have fun fabrics, some smell like mint or lavender.  A great way to make your computer station feel comfortable and relaxing, then ease your neck or wrist pain at the end of [...]

Which of these injuries is different? Ankle sprains, broken legs, and carpal tunnel syndrome all cause swelling and pain and need to be immobilized at times.
But the chronic pain syndromes like Carpal Tunnel behave very differently than acute injuries like an ankle sprain or broken bone.
A recent write-up in the Posture Blog describes the [...]

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Any time I feel tense and sore from typing all day, from now on I’m going to step back and stretch and just be thankful I don’t spend the entire day squatting and assembling cars.
Auto-maker Honda has recently finished a ten-year project developing a robotic, battery-operated machine that will assist its workers in walking, crouching [...]

Common wisdom says that braces and supports can help you keep functioning while injured, and immobilize a joint so that it can heal. A recent commenter on this blog was in fact pitching some of his braces to readers. So I felt that I should explain that braces or supports can cause as [...]

If you have pain on the outside of the elbow and upper forearm, it can be diagnosed under several names.  The medical term is epicondylitis (medial or lateral), and it’s more colloquially known as Tennis Elbow or Golf elbow.  Epicondylitis is a specific kind of tendonitis, which just means a swelling of any tendon.
Of course, [...]

The rainy days of winter are come again, and I’m huddling inside with hot chocolate and a purring cat on my lap.  It’s pretty cozy, but it’s also been chilly of late! In the winter time, it’s hard to stay warm without pumping up the heater and paying hefty gas bills… meanwhile, when it’s [...]

If your wrists are feeling sore, swollen, stiff, or your hands are tingly, you might want to try this stuff. It’s a self-adhesive elastic wrap called Coban, and it’s used by athletes for joint support, and prescribed as a treatment by doctors, vets and physical therapists. It helps relieve the swelling and stiffness [...]