ADHD encouraging RSI?
Now that I have a little more self-control, I making a habit of putting the headset on "a sooner Saddam" as soon as I sit down. I think I will get used to making corrections (see last sentence), and hopefully my fingers will appreciate being used less.
My local gym has an excellent hydrotherapy bath, and I find that does a great deal of good in relieving the pain. I would say my RSI is still reasonably mild, and I know someone who's had injections, and they do sound extremely painful!
I hope I can discipline myself to avoid the need for this in the future.
I've had mild RSI (repetitive strain injury) for a while now, but it's got worse over the last few weeks (will probably calm back down when I take a holiday).
Just wondering how much ADD exacerbates this condition, bearing in mind:
- I spend hours on my computer, busily clicking between lots of different windows
- I have bought speech recognition software, trained it, but rarely bother to use it because I don't have the patience to open the programme, put the headset on, and go through the hassle of correcting text (unless I'm typing several pages at once)
- I have to work many more hours to get the same piece of work done that a non-ADDer would
- Rather than finding more interesting hobbies, I spend hours in these forums, checking my email, and then going to other political forums to have a rant!
so okay, without prejudice, you spend a
lot of time at the computer clicking the mouse - if it one of the newer
so called ergonomic mice, it's design is such that on the average desk
your wrist will be extended contributing to either carpal tunnel
syndrome or to a tennis elbow. the older design mice were flatter and
had less of a problem. also if you lower your desk or raise your chair
hieght this may help. finally if the problem is severe, get an ace or
futuro tennis elbow brace - not one that covers the elbow, but rather
one that you apply below the elbo joint and apply it about two fingers
below the elbo crease with the fastening being directed away from the
body - this will alter the pull of the muscles and relieve the elbow
pain - you may need to use it for a long time. i had to. also get your
md to check out but think twice before injecting joints. i also had the
speech recognition software and it suffers the same fate. good uck
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I have RSI also, spent the last 15 years on a keyboard. Unfortunately I think it is just part of our world now.
I tend to do a bit of ranting (if anyone has not noticed) myself on forums. Perhaps for people with ADD, the forum world is a good place to communicate without embarrassing ourselves or fearing peoples reactions.
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