ok ... so I haven't *quite* beat my RSI yet ...
... but I'm damn close. I have made about a 96.5% recovery and I feel 3000 times better than I did this time last year. I can work for about 7 hours at a time with minimal pain, compared to September of 2004 when I couldn't work for 20 minutes without getting a headache so severe that I had to get off the computer. Here's what I did quick and dirty:
1. I followed the neck and shoulder stretching program at Self Care for RSI (it's an ebook that is worth every single cent - and it's cheap!)
2. I use thermacare heat wraps
on my trouble areas when I am going to be working for a long time.
3. I started getting graston technique treatments from my chiropractor
4. I stretch after every 30 minutes of work
5. I am extremely conscious of tension in my neck and shoulders. I constantly scan my body for it and release it if I feel any.
So, I expect to be 100% cured within another 2 months - to the point where I can work for 8 hours with no pain, no motrin, and no heat pads. In subsequents postings I will explain my successes and failures in treating my pain in more detail.
1. I followed the neck and shoulder stretching program at Self Care for RSI (it's an ebook that is worth every single cent - and it's cheap!)
2. I use thermacare heat wraps
on my trouble areas when I am going to be working for a long time.3. I started getting graston technique treatments from my chiropractor
4. I stretch after every 30 minutes of work
5. I am extremely conscious of tension in my neck and shoulders. I constantly scan my body for it and release it if I feel any.
So, I expect to be 100% cured within another 2 months - to the point where I can work for 8 hours with no pain, no motrin, and no heat pads. In subsequents postings I will explain my successes and failures in treating my pain in more detail.
posted by Lisa at 4:04 PM
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