Home Treatment for Repetitive Stress Injury

A few months ago I joined the gym and it’s been great for fixing my posture, getting rid of shoulder and back pain, and making me feel healthier and stronger. One of my favorite gym tools –suitable for both people suffering from chronic injuries AND people who are gym junkies –  is the foam roller. [...]

Every workspace has its own ergonomic issues, and every body has different ergonomic needs and problems based on their physique and habits. A lot of generic writing on ergonomics, unfortunately, seems to be prescriptive–forcing users to try to sit in a particular position, creating tools that force you into an upright posture with your arms [...]

It’s been too long since we looked at a good stretch here on this blog, but Yoga Squirrel is here to help you stretch out those 2010 blues and go into 2011 feeling refreshed. Photo courtesy Eschipul on Flickr (Eschipul on Flickr) The squirrel will show you the way: Kneel on your floor of choice [...]

A while back I wrote about my vision for a future way of interacting with computers-a program that would let you use full body movements to control your mouse and keyboard. The program would accommodate your fitness level and help you get exercise and stay strong, healthy, and active while getting work done. So it’s [...]

Computer users aren’t the only ones who get Repetitive stress injuries. Many people who do crafts and tasks with their hands, such as knitters, crocheters, or other creative people, tend to get repetitive injuries too. But you don’t have to give up your after-computer hobbies just because they’re also hand-intensive. You just need to give [...]

The Huichol tribe of central Mexico has a rich cosmology embodied in stories, ceremonies and art. They believe in animal spirits, and when they are sick rely on their shamans to heal them and cast out negative spirits. In college, one of my classes was visited from a man who grew up in New York [...]

My foster kitty, Lilah, knows a lot about physiology and health. She hasn’t written books or performed medical research, but she knows how to keep herself flexible and well-rested, and she’s motivated me to stay active, too. Here’s some things I’ve learned from the kitty: Be active in the morning – Cats aren’t really nocturnal, [...]

Here in the SF Bay Area in California, we’re enjoying our annual Indian Summer. When late summer arrives, the fog on the bay rolls away and the temperature’s hot and drier than usual. It’s 80 degrees in my cool kitchen, and all my blinds are closed so the sun can’t heat up my work space [...]

A common complaint of patients who visit any health practitioner, from a general care physician to their massage therapist, is that doctors just don’t have enough time for their patients. In order to be successful, many clinicians stuff too many appointments in and then don’t have the time to spend carefully diagnosing problems and answering [...]

Having come of age in Santa Cruz, California, a little hippie haven on the coast, I’m a bit skeptical of large business chains like Starbucks that tend to set up shop on every other street corner, sometimes pushing smaller operations out of business. Yet, I have to admit that they know what they’re doing — [...]