jwz's writing about his wrist problems is helpful: http://www.jwz.org/gruntle/wrists.html http://www.jwz.org/gruntle/wrists.html I have continuing RSI myself,

jwz's writing about his wrist problems is helpful: http://www.jwz.org/gruntle/wrists.html http://www.jwz.org/gruntle/wrists.html I have continuing RSI myself, but I've gotten it to the point that it's manageable. Here's what helped me: - Less stress, more happiness. This was probably the biggest issue for me. Stress made everything worse. Do whatever you need to do to get happy. I quit my job and went on vacation for a month. I also became less willing to do things that made me unhappy. - Less typing. A lot of people just can't type 12 hours a day, everyday. Come to grips with it, and put yourself on a schedule. Find other things to do. Cut out non-essential typing like IM, etc. Take regular typing breaks. If you can, take some time off and don't even look at a computer for as long as possible. - More exercise. I'm not sure it even matters if you're exercising the problematic muscles. Just improve your overall health. - Goldtouch keyboards. These split into an A-shape, so I don't have to pronate my wrists while typing, which was a problem for me. I tried a lot of keyboards, and these are the ones that helped me. Go ahead and spend a bunch of money trying unusual keyboards and desk setups, it's worth it. - Acupuncture seemed to help a little. I tried pretty much everything anyone suggested. Most other wacky alternative medicine didn't help. - Tiger Balm. Excellent tingly sensation! Also seems to reduce swelling, which was causing problems for me. Here's what didn't help me: - Wrist stretches. I think these may have actually made things worse for me. - Chiropractic. This made impressive popping noises, and produced no other effects I could discern. Also, it has an adjective for a name. - Dvorak. The Dvorak layout is designed for speed, not necessarily wrist health. The independent finger movements needed to hit those home-row vowels hurt me bad. - Doctors. I recommend you see one, but in my case they weren't very helpful. I was diagnosed with CTS, but reading about it, my symptoms didn't remotely match. Wrist braces did nothing. Physical therapy did nothing. Maybe I didn't see very good doctors.