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Google Staff MD on Carpal Tunnel & RSI

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wrists-to-sore-to-make-sarcastic-quip dept.

bariswheel writes "Every older and some younger Slashdotters have been subject to that tingling feeling in your wrist after countless hours of hacking, cracking, or playing CS. This Google Blog, posted by the Staff MD addresses this serious symptom that could potentially lead to "compression of the nerve which can cause numbness or tingling and eventually weakness if the nerve is damaged severely." Didn't think hard work would hurt anybody right?"

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  1. hard work my ass by dotmax · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    keyboard pounding == hard work. ya. uh huh.

    Install a few brick paver driveways and get back to me. .max
    who is himself a button pushing geek.

  2. Re:other input methods by stormlead · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    methinks if you spend so much time in front of a computer that your wrists are getting damaged, perhaps its time to go do something else. As for those who work with computers... you should still get off the computer. Go work on a farm, or heck, failing that- most Western countries have reasonably good welfare systems.

  3. Re:my problem with computing by Oligonicella · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm not sure I can believe that. The place would be in court in a nano. If some jackass, friend or not, sucker-punched me there would be true and actual violence at the workplace, we would both be fired, and the shithead would wind up in the hospital. If this is true, and you take this shit, you're a fucking fool.