Comments on: My own RSI pain experience

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:37:49 +0000

Is there a series of stretches or movements I can do to undo the RSI and pain in my left forearm, hand and fingers? I’ve been 2 finger typing all day on a PC for 25 years, and I’m right-handed. I was worried about arthritis and all sorts of things until I read this post. Now I know it’s my own doing – am hoping I can undo.

By: Elliot

Elliot — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:37:10 +0000

Daniel, coincidentally I’ve been on that forum in just the last week. Without being too presumptuous, the TMS looks to be my ticket out of here.

By: Bill Joyce

Bill Joyce — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:05:36 +0000

I just started researching RSI and found this post first. I have just begun to experience pain in the right fingers. I thought perhaps it might be arthritis, but after reading this, I doubt it.

Thank you for a very clear explanation of your experience. I'm obviously overworked! (Being self employed does that!)

By: Daniel Nord

Daniel Nord — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:58:00 +0000

check out http://www.tmshelp.com/forum

It really helped me out in the last 2 weeks.

By: Elliot

Elliot — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:22:01 +0000

Hello. You’re blog has been really useful, thanks.
I’ve recently gotten in to the RSI scene (not voluntarily), but there’s one thing that makes me chuckle is irony of online help from other RSI users, written by their poor, pained hands! Now that is just selfless

By: Daniel Nord

Daniel Nord — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:26:10 +0000

I had pain for 10 years, Tried everything. I hired a full-time computer assistant. she types what I tell her to. It seems to work.

By: bboyjkang

bboyjkang — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:11:31 +0000

o, and thanks for the blog
I hope you can keep posting

By: bboyjkang

bboyjkang — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:05:39 +0000

I have a bad case of wrist tendinitis, which eventually gave me tennis elbow too
I had no keyboard tray, so the keyboard was too high
my arms were extended, and my palm was resting on the table

my pain area:
http://i37.tinypic.com/15h24p1.png

have you checked out autohotkey?
http://www.autohotkey.com/

you can remap your keyboard buttons to perform whatever you want
I don’t even click with the mouse anymore

here’s the script I use to surf with firefox

F1::Run http://www.google.com/search?q=%Clipboard%
;run a google search on whatever has been copied

F2::Run http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%Clipboard%
;run a wikipedia search on whatever has been copied

F4::Run http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%Clipboard%
;run a youtube search on whatever has been copied

NumpadIns::
RWin::
^w
;Ctrl+w (close tab in firefox)

NumpadEnd::^t
;Ctrl+t (open new tab in firefox)

LAlt::
NumpadDel::
Send {PgUp}
return
;pageup

NumpadEnter::
Send {PgDn}
return
;pagedown

RAlt::MButton
;in firefox, pressing the middle-button on a link will open it in a new tab

F3::^f
;find (Ctrl+f)

NumpadPgDn::#d
;Windows button + d = minimize everything

NumpadAdd::^l
;highlight the address bar (Ctrl+L)

Left::send {LButton}{LButton}
;double click

AppsKey::Lbutton
;left mouse button

RCtrl::Rbutton
;right mouse button

End::send {LButton down}
;hold left mouse button

NumpadHome::^1
;select first tab

NumpadPgUp::^9
;select last tab

Down::^c
;copy (Ctrl+c)

Right::^v
;paste (Ctrl+v)

Up::send {Shift down}{LButton}{Shift up}
;after you highlight a word, press this to extend the highlight to wherever your mouse cursor is

NumpadClear::send {Alt down}{tab}{Alt up}
;Alt+tab (switch windows)

make sure the numpad is off