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Of course, we're all individuals with our own set of bodies and problems. But still, if some developer at my office is getting neck problems, HR starts looking

• jamesrcole 11y ago
  My point is that there are some problems that there's no ergonomics, no lifestyle changes, no amounts of exercises or stretches, and so on, that are effective for. I'm not saying these problems are fundamentally impossible to address, but there are currently problems that our present level of understanding is not very good at dealing with. As a side note, I believe that ergonomics is currently a pseudo science that is only effective if you've got a common sort of problem. All the ergonomics advice I've ever been given for my problems has been terrible.
• wallflower 11y ago
  That is a very good point you made about ergonomics as the solution for poor typing practices. As someone who suffers from decades prior of poor typing, I think there is a cultural propensity to associate RSI/CTS with external solutions. Especially people talking about having surgery for RSI/CTS symptoms as a "cure" of sorts. The way I try to describe it to the younger generation is like this. When you are young, you can put your body through a malicious amount of abuse through typing. As you get older, you may start experiencing pain of sorts directly related to binges of typing. However, they usually go away after rest. What happens is that eventually the rest does not fully subside the pain/strain/soreness, it is always there. That is RSI/CTS/whatever you choose to call it. You broke the camel's back.