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Tendonitis and R users

8 messages · research email, John Kane, Clint Bowman +5 more

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Hello
This request asks something beyond the technicalities of the R language, I would like to ask you wonderful people if you have ever suffered as programmers ( or de facto programmers like myself though I am a 'research assistant') from tendonitis and how you coped with it, i have golfer's elbow on both sides. Any resources?

Pancho Mulongeni
Namibia
John Kane
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I've vome close a couple of times. Solutions: don't use computer-not alway practical. Carefully watch posture and arm/hand actions to reduce strain.

If do a lot of keyboarding not just R type look into using a Dvoark keyboard. 

Something I have not done but which is likely to help is consult your institutions health and safety people about solutions such as ergonomic keyboards etc.

John Kane
Kingston ON Canada
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Clint Bowman
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I think I've avoided tendonitis by carefully stretching the affected area 
when I begin to feel discomfort and, as John suggests, "Carefully watch 
posture and arm/hand actions to reduce strain".

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On Tue, 4 Sep 2012, John Kane wrote:

            

      
      
      
    

        

      
      
    

            

      
      
      
    

        

      
      
    

  
  


  


      

    

    

      
      

        


  

        

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When I suffered from wrist pain I found changing from a standard mouse 
to a cordless trackball gave rapid and complete relief.

Your mileage may vary.

Keith J

            

      
      
      
    

        

      
      
    

            

      
      
      
    

        

      
      
    

            

      
      
      
    

  
  


  


      

    

    

      
      

        
      

    

    

      
      

        


  

        

      arun
    

    

      
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HI,
I tried wrist exercises for carpal tunnel syndrome.? It's not 100% effective, but it helps.
A.K.



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Subject: [R] Tendonitis and R users


Hello
This request asks something beyond the technicalities of the R language, I would like to ask you wonderful people if you have ever suffered as programmers ( or de facto programmers like myself though I am a 'research assistant') from tendonitis and how you coped with it, i have golfer's elbow on both sides. Any resources?

Pancho Mulongeni
Namibia
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      Alexandre Aguiar
    

    

      
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Keith Jewell <k.jewell at campden.co.uk> escreveu:

            

      
      
      
    

        
A mousepad with a jelly support for the wrist cured my pain.
One can find several tenths of websites with plenty of useful information on prevention and treatment of wrist pains of computer users. Googling around a little will surely be more effective and efficient getting information. However, the best website will never provide tailored solutions and medical counseling may be  advisable, very especially in the case of an athlete as it seems to be the case of the original poster.

Best wishes.


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Alexandre Aguiar, MD SCT
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      Rich Shepard
    

    

      
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On Tue, 4 Sep 2012, Clint Bowman wrote:

        

            

      
      
      
    

        
In the early 1990s I got tendinitis when I had to switch from strictly
text-based screens to GUIs and the mouse. A few accupunture sessions cured
it, and I've avoided it ever since by using a track ball rather than a
mouse. Has worked for me for about 20 years.

Rich