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These articles aren't about speed though, right? I've just started getting the first signs of physical hobbling in my hands from 25 years of programming. I'm w

These articles aren't about speed though, right? I've just started getting the first signs of physical hobbling in my hands from 25 years of programming. I'm worried what will happen to me in another 25 years.

300bps 11y ago
I started having symptoms of RSI about 10 years ago after 22 years of 8+ hours of daily computer use. This went on about a year when a comment on Slashdot.org back then pointed me to an alternative theory of what causes RSI. Anyway, cured me. Cost $0, took little time and I didn't have to change anything I was doing. http://www.rsi.deas.harvard.edu/mb_what_is.html http://www.rsi.deas.harvard.edu/mb_what_is.html https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vsR4wydiIBI https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vsR4wydiIBI
- melling 11y ago
  From watching the video, the theory says that your mind is restricting blood flow to other parts of your body to deal with stress, for instance. Just the fact that people learn this is usually enough for them to stop their minds from doing this. Sounds a little hard to believe. We need a few hundred people on HN to try it to get some anecdotal evidence.
  - 300bps 11y ago
    the theory says that your mind is restricting blood flow to other parts of your body to deal with stress...Sounds a little hard to believe. It is 100% fact that emotional states can impact blood flow. For example, your face getting red when you become embarrassed. Another example, having an upset stomach or even diarrhea or vomiting when you are nervous since your body is in a fight-or-flight mode and turns off blood flow to non-essentials such as your digestive system. It isn't a big leap that it could be doing this as well in response to repressed rage and fear. I've seen it in my own personal life as well as the lives of many others... an ailment followed by extensive research and figuring out physical cures for the ailment followed by the symptom imperative causing the pain to move to another area, rinse, repeat.
    - melling 11y ago
      Would it be possible to increase blood flow to the hand, for example, through some sort of exercise?
      - 300bps 11y ago
        Sure. In fact, a heating pad is often used to treat the physical symptoms of this syndrome especially with back pain. A heating pad draws blood to the area. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heating_pad http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heating_pad It is important to note though that physically treating the physical symptoms like that 1) serves to validate them and 2) through the symptom imperative causes the pain to move elsewhere. The true treatment is to realize the psychogenic nature of the pain and identify and acknowledge the mental issues at the root of the problem.

300bps 11y ago

I started having symptoms of RSI about 10 years ago after 22 years of 8+ hours of daily computer use. This went on about a year when a comment on Slashdot.org back then pointed me to an alternative theory of what causes RSI. Anyway, cured me. Cost $0, took little time and I didn't have to change anything I was doing. http://www.rsi.deas.harvard.edu/mb_what_is.html http://www.rsi.deas.harvard.edu/mb_what_is.html https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vsR4wydiIBI https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vsR4wydiIBI

melling 11y ago
From watching the video, the theory says that your mind is restricting blood flow to other parts of your body to deal with stress, for instance. Just the fact that people learn this is usually enough for them to stop their minds from doing this. Sounds a little hard to believe. We need a few hundred people on HN to try it to get some anecdotal evidence.
- 300bps 11y ago
  the theory says that your mind is restricting blood flow to other parts of your body to deal with stress...Sounds a little hard to believe. It is 100% fact that emotional states can impact blood flow. For example, your face getting red when you become embarrassed. Another example, having an upset stomach or even diarrhea or vomiting when you are nervous since your body is in a fight-or-flight mode and turns off blood flow to non-essentials such as your digestive system. It isn't a big leap that it could be doing this as well in response to repressed rage and fear. I've seen it in my own personal life as well as the lives of many others... an ailment followed by extensive research and figuring out physical cures for the ailment followed by the symptom imperative causing the pain to move to another area, rinse, repeat.
  - melling 11y ago
    Would it be possible to increase blood flow to the hand, for example, through some sort of exercise?
    - 300bps 11y ago
      Sure. In fact, a heating pad is often used to treat the physical symptoms of this syndrome especially with back pain. A heating pad draws blood to the area. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heating_pad http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heating_pad It is important to note though that physically treating the physical symptoms like that 1) serves to validate them and 2) through the symptom imperative causes the pain to move elsewhere. The true treatment is to realize the psychogenic nature of the pain and identify and acknowledge the mental issues at the root of the problem.