Comments on: 11 Ergonomic Tips for Avoiding RSI

By: E L S U A ~ A KM Blog Thinking Outside The Inbox by Luis Suarez » Staying Healthy – 11 Ergonomic Tips for Avoiding RSI

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:25:17 +0000

[...] of hints and tips, gathered by Wimsey Cherrington, over at GigaOm‘s WebWorkerDaily “11 Ergonomic Tips for Avoiding RSI” that will act as excellent reminders for what we can do actively to help avoid falling into [...]

By: maryT

maryT — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:15:30 +0000

My desk is not the right height so I have a book the same footprint as my laptop and I work with the book and laptop on my lap most of the time. It’s very comfortable and prevents strain. I did start to get corpal tunnel in my right wrist over ten years ago. I decided to use my my mouse with my left hand. In two days my left was almost as fast as my right and over time it let my wrist heal. I now alternate to keep from strain.

By: briansj3

briansj3 — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:22:42 +0000

Good list.
Short keyboard (and separate numeric pad if you need one). Otherwise your mouse arm is twisted outwards.
Change your mouse-type device, or use different devices for different tasks; if you are doing lots of drawing, plug in a tablet.
Get to know keyboard shortcuts as well as possible, and use the obvious ones regularly.