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This does not work at all. The causes behind RSI are physical and real.

AsymetricCom 13y ago
Then why is there any discussion at all? We already know the solution right? No.
logn 13y ago
Somewhere is the many paragraphs of typing he did for this article, he mentions that perhaps fixing the psychological component improves the physical condition. His idea is that mental stress over RSI restricts bloodflow to the parts of the hands/arms that need blood. While I don't buy into this article's theory, I do think that the mind is tightly coupled to the body and that people who draw too many distinctions between the two are misguided. That said, I still seek out good ergonomics personally and think RSI, at least for me, is due to me typing for 12 hours a day. I never worried about RSI until I had pain in my hands the went on for weeks. We can debate until the cows come home about whether the mental stress caused the hand pain or whether the ergonomics caused it--in the end it's the same pain and same RSI and just semantics. If wearing wrist pads eliminates the pain or if telling yourself to not worry makes the pain go away--the physical and mental result is the same. For me, wristpads worked. But I know from experience that stress on the mind and stress on the body is basically the same in many regards.
jthol 13y ago
Psychology can play a component though. If you are tense your muscles start off tighter and are easier to fatigue. You are also more likely to be hunched over your keyboard resulting in worse posture. I'm skeptical about the book and the miracle cure side of it but, i don't think psychology can be completely ruled out.
flatline 13y ago
Pain is not terribly well understood. I mean, we generally know how nerve impulses convey a signal to the CNS, but how the brain chooses to interpret those signals as "pain" is still something of a mystery. There is an area of research called neuromatrix theory that started out trying to explain phantom limbs, but has possible applications to chronic pain as well. From the little I've read about it, the idea is that the brain can start interpreting normal sensations as painful, or can create sensations that are not there. While this is an actual area if research, unlike Sarno's books, there are some interesting similarities.
Lapsa 13y ago
Reminds me South Park episode 'Imagination land' Eric Cartman: Look, maybe they're all part of the same thing - Santa and Jesus and hell and leprechauns. Maybe they're all real in the same way, right? Tom: Santa Claus and leprechauns are imaginary, but Jesus and hell are real. Technician #1: Well then what about Buddha? Tom: Well, of course, he's imaginary. Technician #1: Aw, see? Now, you're being intolerant, Tom. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995579/quotes?item=qt0391524 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995579/quotes?item=qt0391524

Then why is there any discussion at all? We already know the solution right? No.

logn 13y ago

Somewhere is the many paragraphs of typing he did for this article, he mentions that perhaps fixing the psychological component improves the physical condition. His idea is that mental stress over RSI restricts bloodflow to the parts of the hands/arms that need blood. While I don't buy into this article's theory, I do think that the mind is tightly coupled to the body and that people who draw too many distinctions between the two are misguided. That said, I still seek out good ergonomics personally and think RSI, at least for me, is due to me typing for 12 hours a day. I never worried about RSI until I had pain in my hands the went on for weeks. We can debate until the cows come home about whether the mental stress caused the hand pain or whether the ergonomics caused it--in the end it's the same pain and same RSI and just semantics. If wearing wrist pads eliminates the pain or if telling yourself to not worry makes the pain go away--the physical and mental result is the same. For me, wristpads worked. But I know from experience that stress on the mind and stress on the body is basically the same in many regards.

jthol 13y ago

Psychology can play a component though. If you are tense your muscles start off tighter and are easier to fatigue. You are also more likely to be hunched over your keyboard resulting in worse posture. I'm skeptical about the book and the miracle cure side of it but, i don't think psychology can be completely ruled out.

flatline 13y ago

Pain is not terribly well understood. I mean, we generally know how nerve impulses convey a signal to the CNS, but how the brain chooses to interpret those signals as "pain" is still something of a mystery. There is an area of research called neuromatrix theory that started out trying to explain phantom limbs, but has possible applications to chronic pain as well. From the little I've read about it, the idea is that the brain can start interpreting normal sensations as painful, or can create sensations that are not there. While this is an actual area if research, unlike Sarno's books, there are some interesting similarities.

Lapsa 13y ago

Reminds me South Park episode 'Imagination land' Eric Cartman: Look, maybe they're all part of the same thing - Santa and Jesus and hell and leprechauns. Maybe they're all real in the same way, right? Tom: Santa Claus and leprechauns are imaginary, but Jesus and hell are real. Technician #1: Well then what about Buddha? Tom: Well, of course, he's imaginary. Technician #1: Aw, see? Now, you're being intolerant, Tom. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995579/quotes?item=qt0391524 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995579/quotes?item=qt0391524