On Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:18:55 +0800, lina wrote in message <4f2ca39f.70...@gmail.com>:
> On Saturday 04,February,2012 03:15 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 18:57, lina<lina.lastn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> are there some suggestions about how to take care of hand? > >> > >> for weeks, I felt the hand especially the thumb get strengh-less > >> in typing, and kinda of stiff, > >> > >> I can't avoid using mouse ( even has changed to a light one) and > >> keyboard, googled some way, a bit horrible, someone even said need > >> do operations. > >> > >> are there some good way of avoiding it. 3 years ago I once had, > >> but gone within week. now I get handache about it. > >> > >> just curious about the answer, thanks, > >> > >> > > > > Hi Lina, I suffer from manual disability (inoperable right thumb) > > and my hands hurt (especially the left) after extending typing. > > Here is how I cope: > > > > 1) I put my index fingers on D and K instead of F and J. This not > > only leads to better posture, but it removes much work from the > > weak pinky fingers and transfers it to the strong index fingers. > > Also, the Enter, Tab, Shift, Esc and other keys are much closer. > > > > 2) I use VIM, which although has a terrible learning curve lets me > > keep my hands on the home row. I use Anki to learn VIM, and it is > > going great. > > > > 3) I swapped CapsLock and Esc keys. Now Esc is closer, which I use > > often due to VIM. > > > > 4) I take frequent breaks. RSIBreak in KDE helps me, in Gnome you > > have the excellent Workrave applications. > > > > 5) I often swap between two very different keyboards: one > > low-pressure split keyboard, and a conventional-layout board with > > mechanical (Cherry) switches. I take care not to bottom out. > > > > 6) To prevent from bottoming out, I often swap between Colemak and > > QWERTY. The confusion slows me down and makes me more conscientious > > of my typing. > > > > 7) I stopped using my phone one handed! The terrible contortions > > necessary to use the phone was actually hurting my hands, I found. > > Now one hand holds the phone, and the other operates the buttons. > > > > 8) I brush my teeth with my left hand. This is partly due to my > > manual disability in the right thumb, but it also helps strengthen > > the left arm a bit. Men might find that other right-arm activities > > should be moved to the left arm whenever possible or practical. > > > > 9) I just bought a pair of Baoding balls. I have yet to see if they > > help, actually right now they hurt, but I will keep at it. > > > > 10) I take Omega 3 pills. These reduce any swelling in the left > > hand, and make it more comfortable to type. > > > > 11) I notice that I grip pens and eating utensils very stiffly. I > > now contentiously try to reduce that pressure. > > > > 12) I take great care not to hit anything with my hands. Even > > pushing open the door to the building is now done by first placing > > my hand on the door, then pushing. Or with my foot if nobody sees > > me! > > > Thanks all, for your warm suggestions. > > I am sorry about Dotan's right thumb. It might be hard. > > Now I drag my laptop near me, before I put it a bit far, > unconsciously to reduce radition (might be wrong). Thanks for Juan's > suggestion. > > also practise the left hand control the mouse, > > It's a bit hard to put index fingers not on F and J. I barely looked > at keyboard for years already. i will try. ..if you're changing your keyboard habits anyway, follow the dvorak advice, it's a more dramatic change that will help stop you from falling back into your bad qwerty habits, also because it's about 40% speedier once you're up to speed. ..being 40% quicker, means you can do 5 days work in 3 days, or use those 2 more days a week to come up with wiser ideas, _while_ taking care of your own health, you've only got one. ..downside is the vim like week_s_ long agony while you learn. Consider it an investment in your career and health. ;o) > > installing the workrave now. > > > Thanks again for the kind suggestions, > > -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120204143327.232e6...@nb6.lan
