[R] Tendonitis and R users

[Clint Bowman]

I think I've avoided tendonitis by carefully stretching the affected area 
when I begin to feel discomfort and, as John suggests, "Carefully watch 
posture and arm/hand actions to reduce strain".

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On Tue, 4 Sep 2012, John Kane wrote:

> I've come close a couple of times. Solutions: don't use computer-not
> always practical. Carefully watch posture and arm/hand actions to reduce 
> strain.
>
> If do a lot of keyboarding not just R type look into using a Dvoark keyboard.
>
> Something I have not done but which is likely to help is consult your institutions health and safety people about solutions such as ergonomic keyboards etc.
>
> John Kane
> Kingston ON Canada
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: research at namibia.pharmaccess.org
>> Sent: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 12:55:36 +0000
>> To: r-help at r-project.org
>> Subject: [R] Tendonitis and R users
>>
>>
>> Hello
>> This request asks something beyond the technicalities of the R language,
>> I would like to ask you wonderful people if you have ever suffered as
>> programmers ( or de facto programmers like myself though I am a 'research
>> assistant') from tendonitis and how you coped with it, i have golfer's
>> elbow on both sides. Any resources?
>>
>> Pancho Mulongeni
>> Namibia
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