RSI

[Arch]

After three weeks of doing a job involving a lot of cut and paste (CTRL and X, CTRL and V), I've got a pain in my left forearm, intermittant, going down into my little finger when I stretch it. I'm guessing it's mild RSI. The job's nearly over now, just half a day next week, so will it just settle down again?

The last time I had RSI, it was a numb finger from smoothing down hundreds of self seal envelopes...

 

[dan_bo]

Get one of them stress balls arch- it's good exercise.

 

[Auntie Helen]

I had it quite badly and a spot of osteopathy on my neck cleared it up! Must have been some kind of trapped nerve or whatever in my neck. Having the osteopath unscrewing my neck was a bit odd at the time.

 

[Arch]

I'm not sure I need an osteopath for this, it's not too bad, just twinges.

Dan_bo, if I can't find a stress ball, will a Tunnocks teacake do? One use only, I guess.

 

[dan_bo]

It'll only last a few squidges mate. Try an old dry tangerine if things are tight

 

[Arch]

It'll only last a few squidges mate. Try an old dry tangerine if things are tight

As the bishop said to the actress....

 

[thomas]

Always swap it up by right clicking and clicking on cut/paste. Bit slower though!

 

[rich p]

I thought it was CONTROL C but what i do I know!

I used to try 99 change hands but......

 

[Arch]

Always swap it up by right clicking and clicking on cut/paste. Bit slower though!

I just found that painfully slow, and with thousands of records to adjust, speed was key..

 

[onlyhuman]

Will you have to do a lot more of this?

 

[Corvette chic]

Oh Arch m8 I've got RSI (years of typing on old typewriters....) These exercises help me...

Bowl of warm/hot water with a drop of lavendar oil in if you have it let them soak for a while and then rotate once one way then alternate for about 10 moves at the beginning. Massage your hands working on your fingers circulating them and giving them TLC. ALTERNATIVELY go and have a proper hand massage (try your local college if they've a beautician's course going they usually come in very cheap and it's someone to practice on)

It will go away until the next time you do a repetitive job