| These pages assemble the available advice and will
include: |
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 | Medical problems known collectively as
Repetitive
Strain Injury or RSI.
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| Your
working environment and office equipment.
 | How to you check the set-up of your working environment |
| You must have a
good
chair |
| Establish good work habits |
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| Eyes
and how they work
| Make it easy on your eyes |
| Why and when we need glasses |
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| There is a choice of
input
devices.
| These can affect your working position |
| They can save the amount you have to input |
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You have to interpret all the information sensibly
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| People, computers, desks, rooms and chairs are all built
differently. |
| You will frequently find that you cannot obey all the 'rules' you
are given. |
But, if you absorb the information from this series, it will help you
recognise potential problems and point yourself in the direction of a
solution. |
| There is a golden rule. 'If it hurts or aches, you
need to change something in your working environment.' If the problem
persists, seek expert help. Do not ignore the problem. It will not go away
by itself.
Some pages are devoted to preventing RSI. Cure is difficult once
damage has been done.
| 'No pain, no gain' might be fine for bodybuilders who accept
the consequences. It also works for athletes exercising their
cardio-vascular system who, along with their trainer, know what they are
doing. |
| It is the wrong motto for the writer. You will experience
enough pain from the frequent rejection of your creative work without
adding to it with physical pain. |
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About the compiler
Charles Jones has contributed many articles about the working
environment based on the research for his book The Computer Handbook
(Macmillan 1985). He has survived 30 years at the computer keyboard by
practicing what he preaches! He has even trained himself to operate a
mouse with either hand!! |
