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Preventing and managing RSI and/or other injuries (feddit.nl)

submitted 1 year ago by JVT038@feddit.nl to c/programming@programming.dev

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Hi fellow programmers.

How do you ensure to prevent RSI and/or manage RSI? Especially with your hands and arms.

For those who don't know, RSI is a disorder that occurs when repeating the same movements too much for a long period of time. This frequently occurs when sitting behind a desk and using keyboard and mouse the entire day.

I personally have a great (but expensive) chair with arm rests and have a slightly ergonomic mouse (it has a curve, to make it more comfortable for my thumb).

Honestly, I dislike having to disrupt my computer activities every hour, because I'm usually quite immersed / invested into whatever I'm doing. Whether that's watching a movie, developing an app or simply playing videogames. However, I'll probably have to start taking frequent breaks, in order to prevent RSI from taking a hold in my body. Unfortunately, we only get one body, one chance, so let's not mess it up with neglecting breaks and acquiring RSI.

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[–] only_a_sandwich@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I don't have a source for the efficacy, but I've been doing rice bucket training, which seems to help, at least in the short term. I think the idea is that RSI is often caused by or exacerbated by muscle imbalances in the hand, so working the muscles you don't use for computer work can alleviate and prevent problems.