a wrist brace that prevents you from bending your wrist forward helps me when my hands are sore and I still need to type. The also relive the presure where you rest your wrists. And wearing them will reminds me to exercise so it doesn't happen again. They have them at walgreens. http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/otc-professional-orthopaedic-soft-fit-suede-finish-wrist-brace,-right/ID=prod2602707-product?V=G&ext=frgl_Google_Home_Medical Tom On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Mike Miller <mbmiller+l at gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 26 May 2011, Yaron wrote: > >> On Thu, 26 May 2011, r j wrote: >> >>> What do you do to keep your hands in good shape? >> >> TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS. This cannot be over emphasised. If you need to set >> up an alert to make sure you stop for 10 minutes every hour, do it. If you >> need someone to come over and physically keep you from typing, do it. > > > The thing you need to worry about is carpal tunnel syndrome. What Yaron is > saying is exactly what I've heard from physicians and other experts on > carpal tunnel about what one should do to prevent the syndrome. > > I haven't heard of any other serious hand/wrist problems from typing, so I > would recommend reading a little about carpal tunnel syndrome and how to > prevent it. > > Mike > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -- Tom Penney 612.208.2568