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........ Mazdak3-Jun-02 5:58 Mazdak 3-Jun-02 5:58  I forget everything when I sit in front of my computer.How can I stretch or... Mazy "The more I search, the more my need For you, The more I bless, the more I bleed For you."The Outlaw Torn-Metallica Back Pain, Headaches Nish Nishant3-Jun-02 4:36 Nish Nishant 3-Jun-02 4:36  I voted "none" of course. But for the last 1 year I have had recurring back pain and occasionally neck pain too. I also get sudden attacks of headache. I have a sinus problem at times but this is the no-sinus headache. I occasionally used to have migraines too during my teens. And about an year ago I had severe eye pain and suddenly everything was blurry. Smitha thought I was blind. The doc said [I somehow managed to get there] that I had something called CVS which is Computer Vision Syndrome. During my teens I used to sit late at night with my computer and the lights used to be switched off too as everyone complained that the light reflected through the ventilator maybe all that has compunded with the fact that I sit in front for 16 hours a day. I am 24 and feel 64 Nish Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him. Re: Back Pain, Headaches Ravi Bhavnani3-Jun-02 5:57 Ravi Bhavnani 3-Jun-02 5:57  Nish - Native CPian wrote: I sit in front for 16 hours a day. Ah, a like-minded individual! But be sure to have adequate lighting when working. A reflected (vs. direct) light source works best, imho. /ravi "There is always one more bug..." http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com Re: Back Pain, Headaches Nish Nishant3-Jun-02 17:49 Nish Nishant 3-Jun-02 17:49  Ravi Bhavnani wrote: But be sure to have adequate lighting when working. A reflected (vs. direct) light source works best, imho. Thanks for the tip Nish Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him. Re: Back Pain, Headaches Ravi Bhavnani3-Jun-02 18:00 Ravi Bhavnani 3-Jun-02 18:00  Nish, seriously, it's done wonders for my work environment at home. Now I can work 18-20 hours at a stretch without hurting my eyes. Of course, my back is completely gone by that time. /ravi Help put "civil" back into "civilization" http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com Re: Back Pain, Headaches Nish Nishant3-Jun-02 18:48 Nish Nishant 3-Jun-02 18:48  Ravi Bhavnani wrote: Of course, my back is completely gone by that time. After 20 hours, that's not very surprising Nish Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him. Re: Back Pain, Headaches Ravi Bhavnani3-Jun-02 18:53 Ravi Bhavnani 3-Jun-02 18:53  Just as I got your reply, my back went into a spasm. Weird man! I think I need to give up this hacking thing and become a sanyasi. Too bad Hari Polavarapu's taken the domain name. /ravi Help put "civil" back into "civilization" http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com Re: Back Pain, Headaches Nish Nishant3-Jun-02 19:06 Nish Nishant 3-Jun-02 19:06  Ravi Bhavnani wrote: Just as I got your reply, my back went into a spasm. Sorry to hear that, Ravi! I hope your back improves soon! Nish Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him. Re: Back Pain, Headaches Edd3-Jun-02 6:42 Edd 3-Jun-02 6:42  So i guess u also have pile? Re: Back Pain, Headaches Nish Nishant3-Jun-02 17:50 Nish Nishant 3-Jun-02 17:50  Edd wrote: So i guess u also have pile? What's pile? Nish Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him. Re: Back Pain, Headaches Ravi Bhavnani3-Jun-02 18:01 Ravi Bhavnani 3-Jun-02 18:01  I think he meant "piles" (hemorrhoids). /ravi Help put "civil" back into "civilization" http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com Re: Back Pain, Headaches Nish Nishant3-Jun-02 18:51 Nish Nishant 3-Jun-02 18:51  Ravi Bhavnani wrote: I think he meant "piles" (hemorrhoids). Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him. Re: Back Pain, Headaches Paul M Watt3-Jun-02 9:26 Paul M Watt 3-Jun-02 9:26  I don't understand why working in a dark room would have a bad effect on your eyes when you are working on a computer, I hear this from people all of the time. However, I do prefer to work in the dark. My eyes feel a lot better at the end of the day if I have worked in a dark room rather than a well lighted room. Some days I also stare at the screen for up to 16 hours, so I don't know. I do know that I have light colored eyes so I am very sensitive to sunlight as well, so maybe that is a factor in my case as well. Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for a day Light a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life! Re: Back Pain, Headaches Ravi Bhavnani3-Jun-02 11:23 Ravi Bhavnani 3-Jun-02 11:23  kilowatt wrote: My eyes feel a lot better at the end of the day if I have worked in a dark room rather than a well lighted room. An engineer friend of mine who has a thyroid problem also prefers working in subdued lightning, as bright light hurts her eyes. You might want to make sure you don't have a thyroid condition. (Don't mean to scare you, just wanted you to know). /ravi "There is always one more bug..." http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com Re: Back Pain, Headaches Paul M Watt3-Jun-02 11:35 Paul M Watt 3-Jun-02 11:35  Ravi Bhavnani wrote: You might want to make sure you don't have a thyroid condition. Hmmmm, what are the symptoms? Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for a day Light a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life! Re: Back Pain, Headaches Ravi Bhavnani3-Jun-02 12:05 Ravi Bhavnani 3-Jun-02 12:05  They can vary. You might want to browse www.webmd.com for more info. /ravi "There is always one more bug..." http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com Re: Back Pain, Headaches Nish Nishant3-Jun-02 17:52 Nish Nishant 3-Jun-02 17:52  Hello Kilo My doc advised me against sitting in a dark room. Because compared to the dark room the monitor would be real bright. That's an extra exertion for the eyes Nish Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him. Re: Back Pain, Headaches Michael Dunn3-Jun-02 19:04 Michael Dunn 3-Jun-02 19:04  I've never understood the "don't sit in a dark room" opinion. The surrounding room should be darker than the screen. If the monitor is darker, you end up stressing your eyes more in order to see. (Imagine standing outside in the sun, and trying to look through a doorway into a building... hard to do, right? It's the same thing with a bright room/dark monitor.) --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer Like the Google toolbar? Then check out UltraBar, with more features & customizable search engines! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.10414 AcidHelm Re: Back Pain, Headaches Kannan Kalyanaraman3-Jun-02 20:48 Kannan Kalyanaraman 3-Jun-02 20:48  Sorry to hear that nish. I occasionally have back pains, not sure what I can do other than stretching out.Since I'm six ft two I rarely have furnitures designed to my physique .. Kannan Re: Back Pain, Headaches Nish Nishant3-Jun-02 21:30 Nish Nishant 3-Jun-02 21:30  Kannan Kalyanaraman wrote: Since I'm six ft two I rarely have furnitures designed to my physique .. I have the same problem. I am 1.5 inches shorter than you. Nish Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him. Re: Back Pain, Headaches Cathy5-Jun-02 7:02 Cathy 5-Jun-02 7:02  Nish - Native CPian wrote: I also get sudden attacks of headache. I have a sinus problem at times but this is the no-sinus headache. I occasionally used to have migraines too during my teens. And about an year ago I had severe eye pain and suddenly everything was blurry. These are also symptoms of a brain aneurysm or tumor. You should get a CAT scan and if nothing shows up there have them do a spinal tap. I think 20% don't get picked up by a CAT scan. Oh and ask for a small needle otherwise you will have a backache for weeks. I used to get a horrible pain behind my sholder blade. It would shoot down my arm. The mouse was the problem. So a bought a trackball for work and it got better. Then I started working out. At home I have a mouse and Rodney would throw a fit if I spent any money buying a trackball. Now that I'm unemployed I'm spending a lot of time on my home computer but the pain hasn't come back. I think working out fixed it. Cathy Life's uncertain, have dessert first! Re: Back Pain, Headaches Len Holgate5-Jun-02 7:22 Len Holgate 5-Jun-02 7:22  Cathy wrote: I used to get a horrible pain behind my sholder blade. It would shoot down my arm. The mouse was the problem. So a bought a trackball for work and it got better. Then I started working out. At home I have a mouse and Rodney would throw a fit if I spent any money buying a trackball. Now that I'm unemployed I'm spending a lot of time on my home computer but the pain hasn't come back. I think working out fixed it. I had similar pains. My right shoulder arm and wrist all ached a lot and my hand felt cold. I started regular stretching, had some massages and started working out more and things started getting better. Then I noticed that my pains got worse if my mouse cable snagged on anything, even a slight bit of extra resistance (like the mouse cable rubbing against the phone cable) caused shoulder pain. I got a cordless mouse, pushed the keyboard way back on the desk and now use the mouse infront of the numeric pad. Things seem fine now, but I still stretch and work out regularly. Len Holgate www.jetbyte.com The right code, right now. Re: Back Pain, Headaches Nish Nishant5-Jun-02 13:49 Nish Nishant 5-Jun-02 13:49  Cathy wrote: These are also symptoms of a brain aneurysm or tumor. Gosh Cathy! Don't scare me Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him. Re: Back Pain, Headaches Cathy5-Jun-02 13:57 Cathy 5-Jun-02 13:57  Your chance of survival greatly increases if these things are caught early. Go get checked! Cathy Life's uncertain, have dessert first! Re: Back Pain, Headaches Nish Nishant5-Jun-02 14:38 Nish Nishant 5-Jun-02 14:38  Cathy wrote: Your chance of survival greatly increases if these things are caught early. Go get checked *faints* Nish Regards, Nish Native CPian. Born and brought up on CP. With the CP blood in him.

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