Tips to avoid tech ailments.Cellphones. PDAs. Handheld games. Laptops. Each is creating repetitive motion injuries repetitive motion injury Cumulative trauma disorder Occupational medicine A work-related illness–eg, carpal tunnel syndrome caused by overuse of a particular musculoskeletal group to perform a task repeated hundreds to thousands of times/day; it is the . Mary Mundrane-Zweiacher, certified See certification. athletic trainer An athletic trainer is an allied (non-physician) health care provider capable of performing immediate and emergency injury management, injury assessment, and rehabilitation. at an orthopedic and sport medicine practice in Delaware, offers some tips to avoid injury: * Rest eyes every 15 minutes by looking away from the screen or blinking See dry eyes. eyes rapidly for a few seconds; * Rest hands after bursts of typing; * Stand and move every 30 to 60 minutes; * Do quick stretches and gentle exercises every one to two hours; * Keep back and wrist posture in neutral position when keyboarding; * Set seat so that it does not compress the back of knees. |
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