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If you're getting RSI from sign language you're either an interpreter or over-producing. In the case of the former, you're using the language differently than
by drewbug01 10y ago
If you're getting RSI from sign language you're either an interpreter or over-producing.
In the case of the former, you're using the language differently than a typical user. Most people don't produce language in the same amounts or in the same ways that an interpreter will (that is; speaking/signing isn't most people's job). There are steps you can take to reduce RSI as an interpreter, including proper rest while working and supportive braces at night.
For the latter, it's possible to over-produce signs - basically "signing too hard." That can be painful, but it's correctable.
- jallmann 10y ago> Most people don't produce language in the same amounts that an interpreter will It isn't really because of how much they sign (deaf people don't typically get RSI from sign language), but rather because of how they sign it. The signing is more precise and formal, the hands/arms are elevated more, and generally less "colloquial" than you would see in day-to-day sign language.
- drewbug01 10y agoVolume of signing isn't totally unrelated - even if you presume 4 hours of signing time per day, most people don't speak/sign for that long an amount of time. It's more than a typical deaf person, any way you slice it. But, you're right - the manner of signing has something to do with it as well, and I've amended my comment to reflect that. :)