Unfortunately, this doesn't stand for a cool
new technology, but for Repetitive Strain Injury.
RSI includes carpal tunnel syndrome and the other
minor-to-major aches and pains that plague people
who sit at PCs for large amounts of time each day.
(Plenty of other professions, from musicians to
carpenters, suffer from RSI as well.) Worse, with
the age of the average PC user dropping like a rock,
more and more children are developing symptoms of
RSI at earlier ages. Quit laughing at the ergonomic
suggestions in your PC manual, and don't dismiss the
ergonomic qualities of the keyboards, mice, etc.
that you use. Know what stresses and strains the
desk and chair you use are putting on your body. In
other words, take RSI seriously. More and more of us
will suffer from it as time goes on and PC usage
increases. Check out the sites at
www.eecs.harvard.edu/rsi/, www.engr.unl.edu/ee/eeshop/rsi.html,
and www.stretching.com/ for more info. Find
"10 Tips for Easier, Gentler Computing" at
seniorliving.about.com/library/basics/blgentlercomputing.htm/.
Unfortunately, this doesn't stand for a cool
new technology, but for Repetitive Strain Injury.
RSI includes carpal tunnel syndrome and the other
minor-to-major aches and pains that plague people
who sit at PCs for large amounts of time each day.
(Plenty of other professions, from musicians to
carpenters, suffer from RSI as well.) Worse, with
the age of the average PC user dropping like a rock,
more and more children are developing symptoms of
RSI at earlier ages. Quit laughing at the ergonomic
suggestions in your PC manual, and don't dismiss the
ergonomic qualities of the keyboards, mice, etc.
that you use. Know what stresses and strains the
desk and chair you use are putting on your body. In
other words, take RSI seriously. More and more of us
will suffer from it as time goes on and PC usage
increases. Check out the sites at
www.eecs.harvard.edu/rsi/, www.engr.unl.edu/ee/eeshop/rsi.html,
and www.stretching.com/ for more info. Find
"10 Tips for Easier, Gentler Computing" at
seniorliving.about.com/library/basics/blgentlercomputing.htm/.