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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. Or.. by Chr0nik · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "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

    Or surfing porn /obvious.

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  2. Possible solution by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Open the corporate firewall to allow pr0n, and the employees wrists will get enough of a workout to counteract the effects of RSI.

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