How I stopped the RSI pain that almost destroyed my programming career

Re:How I stopped the RSI pain that almost destroyed my progr... by mrexroad on Friday November 18, 2016 @07:58PM (#12991334)

> Push-ups, pull-ups, dips, and sit-ups. Every day. You'll be a coding machine. At the VERY least, push-ups.

ehhhh... years of daily pushups contributed to the slow shredding of cartilage in my wrist and two operations before i could type again.

but

> walk around a bit, get some water, [...] SLEEP.

this. can't stress enough.

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Re:How I stopped the RSI pain that almost destroyed my progr... by Too on Saturday November 19, 2016 @01:43AM (#12992376)

I'll second that. Push ups can make wrist problems worse if not done carefully. Do them on your fists or holding a bar instead of palms flat down to reduce unnatural bending of your wrist.

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Re:How I stopped the RSI pain that almost destroyed my progr... by therealdrag0 on Monday November 21, 2016 @01:56PM (#13008048)

Yep. Pushups are my favorite exercise, yet I can't do them because they exacerbate my wrists pain.

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Re:How I stopped the RSI pain that almost destroyed my progr... by jazzyk on Friday November 18, 2016 @08:44PM (#12991521)

I would stress varied exercises. Push-ups are known to exert stress on wrists, you need to do a variety of heavy lifting exercises (if you already have RSI, start gradually and watch YouTube videos how to do it right)

Also, stretch your arms.

For me, this book was a God-send:

https://www.amazon.com/Repetitive-Strain-Injury-Computer-Use...

I had pretty serious RSI issues a few years ago. Thanks to this book (and working out), I forgot all about it - you can do it, too!

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