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You can put everything in that list into 3 categories: 1. Fixing the problem: posture & monitor/keyboard height 2. Masking the problem: anything with the word

by deno 8y ago

You can put everything in that list into 3 categories: 1. Fixing the problem: posture & monitor/keyboard height 2. Masking the problem: anything with the word ergonomic 3. Avoiding the problem: typing less/taking frequent (flow-interrupting) breaks Of course most people with pain want quick solutions, so no. 2 is going to be over-represented. Fixing your posture actually takes work to stretch/compress different muscle groups over a period of time, otherwise you’re back to slouching after 10 minutes.

melling 8y ago
There are some plenty of programmers who have dealt with problems for years: http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/emacs_hand_pain_celebrity.html http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/emacs_hand_pain_celebrity.html I wouldn’t trivialize anything. Happens to designers too. This was on the front of HN a few years ago: http://www.looknohands.me http://www.looknohands.me
- deno 8y ago
  Acknowledging the fact that most people working with computers have horrible postures is not trivializing anything.
  - melling 8y ago
    Many people claim the Mind Body Approach solved their problem: http://www.rsi.deas.harvard.edu/mb_what_is.html http://www.rsi.deas.harvard.edu/mb_what_is.html Claiming the entire problem is posture might not be the answer. We should definitely be looking more deeply into the problem and solutions. The creator of Tcl/Tk has been dealing with RSI for over 20 years, for example: http://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/wrist.php http://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/wrist.php
    - deno 8y ago
      Obviously I can’t prove a negative, but: > This made a substantial difference in my comfort level; it's amazing how tense you are under normal conditions and how much you can relax if you know how. That’s exactly the biggest benefit I got from fixing my posture. Being able to relax. Also fixing my deviated septum, but posture alone can compromise your breathing to that degree as well. > As soon as I would get up out of my chair and do other activities, the symptoms would go away again. Bingo.
hfdgiutdryg 8y ago
Fixing poor ergonomics isn't making a problem.

by deno 8y ago

melling 8y ago

There are some plenty of programmers who have dealt with problems for years: http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/emacs_hand_pain_celebrity.html http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/emacs_hand_pain_celebrity.html I wouldn’t trivialize anything. Happens to designers too. This was on the front of HN a few years ago: http://www.looknohands.me http://www.looknohands.me

deno 8y ago
Acknowledging the fact that most people working with computers have horrible postures is not trivializing anything.
- melling 8y ago
  Many people claim the Mind Body Approach solved their problem: http://www.rsi.deas.harvard.edu/mb_what_is.html http://www.rsi.deas.harvard.edu/mb_what_is.html Claiming the entire problem is posture might not be the answer. We should definitely be looking more deeply into the problem and solutions. The creator of Tcl/Tk has been dealing with RSI for over 20 years, for example: http://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/wrist.php http://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/wrist.php
  - deno 8y ago
    Obviously I can’t prove a negative, but: > This made a substantial difference in my comfort level; it's amazing how tense you are under normal conditions and how much you can relax if you know how. That’s exactly the biggest benefit I got from fixing my posture. Being able to relax. Also fixing my deviated septum, but posture alone can compromise your breathing to that degree as well. > As soon as I would get up out of my chair and do other activities, the symptoms would go away again. Bingo.

hfdgiutdryg 8y ago

Fixing poor ergonomics isn't making a problem.