On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Jeff Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On 08/24/2012 05:35 AM, Man-wai Chang wrote: >> I think the best defense is not to rely on a tool or design, but to >> exercise your palms and the tunnel muscles periodically, and to >> massage the tendons.... >> >> Nothing can replace rest and sleep, not even money. > > +1
I was found to have carpel tunnel problems a decade ago with nerve conduction tests. The doc told me of two kinds of surgery available, one with a two week recovery, one with 48 hour recovery, but a higher risk of permanent loss of feeling in the hands. I expressed an interest in researching other treatments. The idea of taking sharp knives to my body to adapt it to work better on a keyboard were a problem for me. Not that I'm criticising anyone who chooses differently -- indeed, I'm likely to make the opposite choice when it comes to repairing my knees for running -- but I was fortunate to have another path to try to "do the least harm." I did some research and borrowed some books from the library, consulted with an occupational therapist, started doing some exercises, bought a new office chair, set the keyboard into a keyboard tray, etc. Slowly, the symptoms went away. I was lucky that my condition was relatively minor and with exercise, physical therapy and changing my workstation geometry I was able to recover 100% functionality. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cacw6n4utzmsj3dgbwni8xaqnemgegyotnvkenxzfxmgx-9u...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
