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Re: Look, no hands

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Post by Ideka »

_ZeD_ wrote: post #23

Sincerely... all I can think about is not that she found a good solution to her problem, but the fact that she "achieved the same level of accuracy" (and I suppose speed). This is not something about her capabilities, but about the limitation of current input devices regarding our hands. This is the proof that using a touch pad with your nose is not worse that using it with your hand. There is something wrong in this…

Your post is very reminiscent of this[0], which was posted on HN a long time ago.

[0]: http://worrydream.com/ABriefRantOnTheFutureOfInteractionDesi...

Re: Look, no hands

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Post by rndn »

melling wrote: post #140
melling wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

@26m John explains that it's really hard to get a diagnosis for the actual problem. You'll get all kinds of advice on the web where people will tell you to go to a doctor. Unfortunately, it's really hard for a doctor to determine the source of the problem. About a minute later he explains how the problem might not even be in your hands, it could be in your shoulder, for example, but you might feel the pain in your ha…

I added this information and others in this thread to my RSI org notes: http://thespanishsite.com/public_html/org/ergo/rsi.html

While we’re on it, here is a really good neck exercise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT_dFRnmdGs

Re: Look, no hands

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Post by brw12 »

Htsthbjig wrote: post #79
mvandy wrote: post #69

I'm Michelle (the girl in the video). This thread is really fascinating to me. I'll add some more details to the discussion below. I was diagnosed with epicodylitis (tennis albow) and I tried a range of different treatments: electrical therapy, accipunture, anti-inflammatory tablets and some kind of light therapy(?) But without any results (probably why I can't remember the last treatment). Also notised there were so…

Amazing story. Necessity is the mother of invention. I use crazy input devices on crazy ways too. Magic trackpad and a 3d connection 3d mouse on a TV arm screwed to the wall along the computer screen so I can work standing up or with a stool. A a lap-along wearable stenotype device instead of keyboard. Speech recognition for other things. I can work much better, more comfortable and faster than anybody else after yea…

can you say more about the details of your setup? I have pretty serious RSI and I've tried all sorts of input devices, but have never found a good keyboard setup.

Re: Look, no hands

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Post by mleonhard »

mvandy wrote: post #69

I'm Michelle (the girl in the video). This thread is really fascinating to me. I'll add some more details to the discussion below. I was diagnosed with epicodylitis (tennis albow) and I tried a range of different treatments: electrical therapy, accipunture, anti-inflammatory tablets and some kind of light therapy(?) But without any results (probably why I can't remember the last treatment). Also notised there were so…

Thanks for sharing your story. I work as a software engineer and have struggled with mild RSI for many years. I cannot use a flat keyboard or touchpad like you have in your video. What works for me:

- Goldtouch GTU-0088 V2 Keyboard.

- Evoluent VerticalMouse 4, raised up on a book to be the same height as the keyboard.

- Single monitor at proper height.

- Hourly breaks to walk around.

- Motorized sit/stand desk, alternating after every break.

- Mindfulness meditation practice, which helps me be more sensitive to my body.

- Sitting up straight more often.

Have you tried any of these? How did they work out for you? What worked better for you?

Re: Look, no hands

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Post by mleonhard »

arjie wrote: post #17

The elasticity of the brain is incredibly impressive. Very neat solution. My parents are surgeons, and I know they worry at least a little bit about the safety of their hands. While my hands are definitely very important to my being able to work I know I don't worry as much as they do. That's funny, because for the most part I think about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as a career-ending condition. I recently suffered some a…

In my experience, all of these are great except the last one. I used to rest my wrists and now I can't because my RSI progressed. I wish someone had told me 10 years ago to keep my wrists straight when I type.

I use an angled keyboard and a vertical mouse to reduce twisting.

Re: Look, no hands

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Post by arafalov »

melling wrote: post #128
arafalov wrote: post #99

I had RSI 3 times. The first time I did not know what it was and ended-up not being able to hold a pen. Took many months of recovery and I was lucky my doctor knew what it was. I had heat treatment, some sort of laser and vibration therapies and a couple of other things. Don't know which of them helped, but they sure did. The second time, I was in a different country and was sent to a surgeon. He had no clue what RSI…

Is this Cold Laser Therapy? http://www.rsitips.com/cold-laser-therapy/ http://www.brooklinephysicaltherapy.com/page4/page18/ I've never heard it mentioned before.

It may well have been, though I don't remember any glasses.

Re: Look, no hands

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Post by [deleted] »

melling wrote: post #128
arafalov wrote: post #99

I had RSI 3 times. The first time I did not know what it was and ended-up not being able to hold a pen. Took many months of recovery and I was lucky my doctor knew what it was. I had heat treatment, some sort of laser and vibration therapies and a couple of other things. Don't know which of them helped, but they sure did. The second time, I was in a different country and was sent to a surgeon. He had no clue what RSI…

Is this Cold Laser Therapy? http://www.rsitips.com/cold-laser-therapy/ http://www.brooklinephysicaltherapy.com/page4/page18/ I've never heard it mentioned before.

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