| A strange thing to say? Try pertinent Northerner. You "paid some damn attention to it and it went away", so thanks for proving my point; you did in fact have overuse problems. Is prevention not better than cure? Why should someone work, and live through years of pain when it could have been prevented? It is not a case of whining, it is about awareness, and that is better than blind ignorance or machismo towards ergonomics and overuse. The hours many put into online games equate or exceed the computer input of an additional office computer job each day. As this isn't the place to expound upon human biomechanics you may do some research into the effects of that for yourself if interested.
If you're lucky enough to naturally avoid problems, high five to you. Many people do not, and many do not recover fully. Though that can be due to poor effort, what if you're not in the financial position to take the time off, or to do less work? Less scorn for others will serve you well.
But yes, eating Cheetos on one's ass all day is part of the problem. Daily aerobic, with extensor-flexor muscle balance and endurance exercise will go a long way towards prevention, and rehabilitation for RSI. |