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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.
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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.)
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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
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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.
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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!
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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
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The right code, right now.
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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.
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Your chance of survival greatly increases if these things are caught early. Go get checked!
Cathy
Life's uncertain, have dessert first!
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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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I voted 'Minimal stretching and minor ergonomic aids', when I should have voted 'None':
- I'm up and down fairly often to head into the lab or onto the production floor. As a result, I'm out of the chair fairly often.
- I'm a runner/cyclist, and I'll stretch at my desk now and then just because I feel like I'm getting stiff.
- I have an ergonomic desk chair and a keyboard drawer mounted at a comfortable height. My company felt like coddling its programmers a while back , so they bought us nice chairs and desk accessories. They'll spend $1400 each on chairs, but won't buy all of us CD writers .
My point is, the health benefits of these things are side effects. The original intent doesn't have anything to do with RSI.
"Think of it as evolution in action." - 'Oath of Fealty' by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
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I chose "Regular stretching, breaks each hour and good ergonomic equipment", because it was the only one that mentioned regular breaks. I rarely spend more than, say, thirty minutes sat in front of a machine without getting up and wandering about (if only to get a fresh coke or fetch a file). I also tend to take my hands off of the keyboard and mouse whenever I am not actively using them, and do a lot of stretching them behind my head and down my sides - this regular stretching (every ten minutes at a minimum) is true to almost everything I do, I do it in the car, I do it at the pub, and I used to do it at school. I just *love* that stretching feeling.
I'm booked into a "special club" for a taster session next Thursday evening - in the paper they advertised that they could provide "the ultimate stretching experience through the aid of medievil techniques". I can't wait!
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David Wulff
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You stretch your hands behind your head in the car!?
/Magnus
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lol
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Not behind my head, but every now and again while it is unoccupied I will give it a little stretch. I, er, mean my arms of course.
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David Wulff
hu·mour Pronunciation Key (hymr)
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Dave's Code Project Screensaver and Wallpaper page.
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I had to vote "None. Real Programmers don't get Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" because I have never had any pains resulting from the use of a computer. But I disagree with the rest of the vote option because I know many good programmers who have.
A lot of co-workers often warn me that my sitting position and wrist position will get me in trouble, but after nearly 8 years I have never had a problem, while they have had plenty, even in their fancy orthopedic chairs and wrist supports. I wonder if using computers from an early age while I was still physically developing has helped (I started at about 13 years old.)
Also what about other technologies? I read a rather dubious report that said teenagers thumbs were growing slightly stronger to cope with all the SMSing they do on their phones. What about TV remotes? Do they give you a kink in your thumb what with all the channel hoping?
Surely if computers cause problems then so do other technologies we use a lot.
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge
Tim Smith wrote:
Over here in the third world of humor (a.k.a. BBC America),
peterchen wrote:
We should petition microsoft to a "target=_Paul" attribute.
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Paul Watson wrote:
had to vote "None. Real Programmers don't get Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" because I have never had any pains resulting from the use of a computer
I thought the same thing for several years until I got Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and believe me it's not fun. I will probably need surgery soon, it's a rather crippling condition. Paul, you're still a kid (I mean it in a good sense), but time (and aging) will catch up to you if you don't take the proper precautions.
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I've been using terminals and computers for almost 30 years and don't have any problems. At 46, I've a lot of other things failing but so far so good on the wrists. Maybe it's because I lift weights 3 or 4 times per week and have done so since I was 10 years old.
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I've just changed the first option (it was a little facetious )
cheers,
Chris Maunder
VC++ - the language that doesn't say 'no'
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - isn't that what killed princess Di?
Oh sorry that was Car Pole Tunnel syndrome...
Dave Huff
Igor would you give me a hand with the bags?
Certainly - you take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban!
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I'm British, so I should be deeply offended by that distasteful joke, but I'm not as I never did like the woman. Very good!
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David Wulff
hu·mour Pronunciation Key (hymr)
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Dave's Code Project Screensaver and Wallpaper page.
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David Wulff wrote:
but I'm not as I never did like the woman
Why the hell not?
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge
Tim Smith wrote:
Over here in the third world of humor (a.k.a. BBC America),
peterchen wrote:
We should petition microsoft to a "target=_Paul" attribute.
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Paul Watson wrote:
Why the hell not?
Because I am from a different generation, one that wasn't wowed by her beauty and ability to charm her way into the royal family; one that doesn't pull out the daggers and chant "treason" when a joke is made about her; one that really doesn't care who the hell she was. She did some great things, and by all means remember them, but she was not what the mass public believe she was. People love a good story... *sigh*
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David Wulff
hu·mour Pronunciation Key (hymr)
n. & v. Chiefly British
Dave's Code Project Screensaver and Wallpaper page.
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Dave Huff wrote:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - isn't that what killed princess Di?
Oh sorry that was Car Pole Tunnel syndrome...
I cannot believe you actually posted that. However bad form, it is nonetheless funny.
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge
Tim Smith wrote:
Over here in the third world of humor (a.k.a. BBC America),
peterchen wrote:
We should petition microsoft to a "target=_Paul" attribute.
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I am never shy about telling a joke that is in bad taste - usually involving the recently deceased or taboo subjects. About the only thing I haven't heard tasteless jokes about is 9/11 - everything else is fair game.
Dave Huff
Igor would you give me a hand with the bags?
Certainly - you take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban!
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Dave Huff wrote:
I haven't heard tasteless jokes about is 9/11
You haven't? Jeesh, I have heard plenty. Get at least one a week in my inbox. At the moment though I just delete them, not yet time to forward them on.
Dave Huff wrote:
Igor would you give me a hand with the bags?
Certainly - you take the blonde and I'll take the one in the turban!
I think we need to give you the Most Politically Incorrect Member icon
regards,
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge
Tim Smith wrote:
Over here in the third world of humor (a.k.a. BBC America),
peterchen wrote:
We should petition microsoft to a "target=_Paul" attribute.
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