Re: [R] Tendonitis and R users

2012-10-03 Thread pmulonge 
Thank you so much for the advice, the cordless trackball has made a world of
difference, as well as the streches and the R package that tells you one
take a break.



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Re: [R] Tendonitis and R users

2012-09-06 Thread Barry Rowlingson 
On Sep 4, 2012 5:45 PM, "Bert Gunter"  wrote:
>
> I may be out of line here, but I fail to see what on earth this has to do
> with R and why this thread should be continued here.

Perhaps I'll write an R function that hooks into the console prompt and
reminds users every N minutes to take a break? The xwrits program used to
do this, and you could configure it to lock your machine forcibly for five
minutes every hour or so! It was so-named because its purpose was to
prevent users suing their employees but also served to save your wrists.
So, in R:

> library(rwrits)
> setwrits(60,5)
> ls()
[this R session is now locked for 5 minutes! Take a break and come back at
19:25]
[=|]

And we're back on topic...

discussions (imho, of course) is that it dilutes
> the purpose and value of R-help and wastes time and energy. So may I plea
> to keep discussions here on topic and move this to private or one of the
> innumerable ergonomics sites on the web.
>
> Thank you.
>
> -- Bert
>
> On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Keith Jewell 
wrote:
>
> > When I suffered from wrist pain I found changing from a standard mouse
to
> > a cordless trackball gave rapid and complete relief.
> >
> > Your mileage may vary.
> >
> > Keith J
> >
> >  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".
> >>
> >> Clint Bowman INTERNET: cl...@ecy.wa.gov
> >> Air Quality Modeler INTERNET: cl...@math.utah.edu
> >> Department of Ecology VOICE: (360) 407-6815
> >> PO Box 47600 FAX: (360) 407-7534
> >> Olympia, WA 98504-7600
> >>
> >> USPS: PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600
> >> Parcels: 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503-1274
> >>
> >> 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@namibia.pharmaccess.**org<
resea...@namibia.pharmaccess.org>
> >>>> Sent: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 12:55:36 +
> >>>> To: r-help@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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Re: [R] Tendonitis and R users

2012-09-04 Thread Rich Shepard 

On Tue, 4 Sep 2012, Clint Bowman wrote:


I think I've avoided tendinitis ...


  In the early 1990s I got tendinitis when I had to switch from strictly
text-based screens to GUIs and the mouse. A few accupunture sessions cured
it, and I've avoided it ever since by using a track ball rather than a
mouse. Has worked for me for about 20 years.

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Re: [R] Tendonitis and R users

2012-09-04 Thread arun 
HI,
I tried wrist exercises for carpal tunnel syndrome.  It's not 100% effective, 
but it helps.
A.K.



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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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Re: [R] Tendonitis and R users

2012-09-04 Thread Bert Gunter 
I may be out of line here, but I fail to see what on earth this has to do
with R and why this thread should be continued here.

I appreciate the fact that there is no maliciousness involved, but the
danger of such off topic discussions (imho, of course) is that it dilutes
the purpose and value of R-help and wastes time and energy. So may I plea
to keep discussions here on topic and move this to private or one of the
innumerable ergonomics sites on the web.

Thank you.

-- Bert

On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Keith Jewell  wrote:

> When I suffered from wrist pain I found changing from a standard mouse to
> a cordless trackball gave rapid and complete relief.
>
> Your mileage may vary.
>
> Keith J
>
>  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".
>>
>> Clint Bowman INTERNET: cl...@ecy.wa.gov
>> Air Quality Modeler INTERNET: cl...@math.utah.edu
>> Department of Ecology VOICE: (360) 407-6815
>> PO Box 47600 FAX: (360) 407-7534
>> Olympia, WA 98504-7600
>>
>> USPS: PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600
>> Parcels: 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503-1274
>>
>> 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@namibia.pharmaccess.**org
>>>> Sent: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 12:55:36 +
>>>> To: r-help@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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>>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>>>>
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Re: [R] Tendonitis and R users

2012-09-04 Thread Alexandre Aguiar 
Keith Jewell  escreveu:
>When I suffered from wrist pain I found changing from a standard mouse 
>to a cordless trackball gave rapid and complete relief.


A mousepad with a jelly support for the wrist cured my pain.
One can find several tenths of websites with plenty of useful information on 
prevention and treatment of wrist pains of computer users. Googling around a 
little will surely be more effective and efficient getting information. 
However, the best website will never provide tailored solutions and medical 
counseling may be  advisable, very especially in the case of an athlete as it 
seems to be the case of the original poster.

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Re: [R] Tendonitis and R users

2012-09-04 Thread Keith Jewell 
When I suffered from wrist pain I found changing from a standard mouse 
to a cordless trackball gave rapid and complete relief.


Your mileage may vary.

Keith J


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".

Clint Bowman INTERNET: cl...@ecy.wa.gov
Air Quality Modeler INTERNET: cl...@math.utah.edu
Department of Ecology VOICE: (360) 407-6815
PO Box 47600 FAX: (360) 407-7534
Olympia, WA 98504-7600

USPS: PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600
Parcels: 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503-1274

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: resea...@namibia.pharmaccess.org
Sent: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 12:55:36 +
To: r-help@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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Re: [R] Tendonitis and R users

2012-09-04 Thread 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".


Clint BowmanINTERNET:   cl...@ecy.wa.gov
Air Quality Modeler INTERNET:   cl...@math.utah.edu
Department of Ecology   VOICE:  (360) 407-6815
PO Box 47600FAX:(360) 407-7534
Olympia, WA 98504-7600

USPS:   PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600
Parcels:300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503-1274

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: resea...@namibia.pharmaccess.org
Sent: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 12:55:36 +
To: r-help@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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Re: [R] Tendonitis and R users

2012-09-04 Thread John Kane 
I've vome close a couple of times. Solutions: don't use computer-not alway 
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: resea...@namibia.pharmaccess.org
> Sent: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 12:55:36 +
> To: r-help@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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[R] Tendonitis and R users

2012-09-04 Thread research email 

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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