Home Treatment for Repetitive Stress Injury

I’ve worked for start-ups, mid-sized and large organizations with vastly different corporate cultures, financial resources and approaches to ergonomic workstation setup. In my experience, larger organizations tend to have more resources in place and are more willing to purchase ergonomic equipment. This might lead you to believe that ergonomically speaking, it’s better to work for [...]

I spent Saturday at the Maker Faire in San Mateo, and found some cool related tutorials for modifying your own computer input devices like mice and scroll wheels. Some of them don’t require much electronics savvy, while others are serious mods that need a few tools and some background. Either way, they’re fun to browse [...]

Last week, I mentioned a lot of good alternative therapies you can turn to for pain relief. Of course, you can also perform massage, acupressure and trigger point therapy on yourself. You can use your own fingers, knuckles, even the palm of your hand or elbow. However, you might prefer to use some of the [...]

If you’re in pain, it’s tempting to grab some drugs and medicate it away. But, it’s important to realize that the pain itself isn’t the problem. Pain is only a warning message, telling you something else is wrong in your body. Using ibuprofen or steroids to get rid of the pain and inflammation might help [...]

The web is a great resource for general information, but it’s a mixed blessing. The longer you spend looking up information the more likely you are to have pain! It’s so much more convenient and easy to learn when you’re talking with people, asking questions and having personal interaction. There are a few inexpensive resources [...]

Since I’m only updating a couple times a week, I thought I’d point you all to some other great blogs and resources on the Web. These are the ergonomics-related RSS feeds I keep in my Google Reader. Whatever your specific interest is, there’s probably a blog out there focusing in that topic. So, check ‘em [...]

Stretching helps your body loosen up and relax, and gets the oxygen flowing through your blood and to your muscles. A lot of great tutorials and books are out there on the subject of stretching, so you shouldn’t have any trouble finding new movements. Just be careful that you stretch safely at a level that’s [...]

If someone says “alternative medicine” to you, what image does it conjur to mind? Alternative medicine is considered by many people to be a branch separate from Western medicine. But more and more “alternative” treatments are being incorporated into modern health care. Your doctor might even prescribe massage, acupuncture, reiki or other treatments to help [...]

I’m a lucky girl — my office is my home and any coffee shop, library or friend’s house I choose to work at for the day. Sometimes I’m on the road in meetings but mostly I set my own hours, schedule and choose my clients. I’ve had my share of bad office conditions, though, and [...]

The rainy days of winter are come again, and I’m huddling inside with hot chocolate and a purring cat on my lap. It’s pretty cozy, but it’s also been chilly of late! In the winter time, it’s hard to stay warm without pumping up the heater and paying hefty gas bills… meanwhile, when it’s cold, [...]