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I use computers heavily, both for work and out of personal habits. It's probably typical for me to spend ~60 hours a week at a computer (how depressing, I know). Over the years, this has caused so...
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Alexei
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2023-07-03T06:33:54Z (over 1 year ago)
expanded acronym for clarity
What technical steps can I take to reduce RSI and discomfort from heavy computer use?
- What technical steps can I take to reduce Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) and discomfort from heavy computer use?
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matthewsnyder
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2023-07-01T19:09:54Z (over 1 year ago)
What technical steps can I take to reduce RSI and discomfort from heavy computer use?
I use computers heavily, both for work and out of personal habits. It's probably typical for me to spend ~60 hours a week at a computer (how depressing, I know). Over the years, this has caused some issues for me like wrist pain (repetitive strain injury/carpal tunnel syndrome) and back pain. What technical steps (modifying hardware and software) can I take to mitigate this? Obviously, I can reduce my computer usage. However, for many people, it is not feasible to reduce professional usage (because they cannot find a job that doesn't require computer usage) or personal usage (because computer/internet use is required for many day-to-day tasks these days). Additionally, Power Users is not a life advice site, and therefore let's leave this point out of the discussion and focus on what can be changed about *computer hardware and software* to reduce RSI.