From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Mon Mar 29 13:47:07 1999 Return-Path: Received: from sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil (sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil [132.250.84.38]) by mc.lcs.mit.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1-mod) with SMTP id NAA20317 for ; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 13:47:06 -0500 (EST) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu From: WaVeReBeL@webtv.net Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 23:57:49 -0800 (PST) To: Cube-Lovers@ai.mit.edu Subject: Wrist pains Message-Id: <10861-36FC8F7D-5994@mailtod-121.bryant.webtv.net> Hi all, I've been having some marathon cubing sessions lately, and sometimes my wrists, fingers, or forearms would hurt. It's really hard to stop because I'm so addicted, but I have to because I'm scared I might get carpal tunnel syndrome or some sort of repetitive stress problem. I love computers, and since I'm studying computer science, and because I'll have many many hours on a keyboard ahead of me, this scares me even more. Does anyone else have have this problem? Any advice? Thanks. -Alex Montilla- [ Moderator's note: Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw is mentioned in Singmaster's notes as being one of the first to develop cubist's thumb; Roger Frye also got a wrist sprain as he mentioned on this list in 1981. Repetitive stress injury is nothing to play with, and continuing only makes recovery take longer, so stop now! Switch to a simulator. Simulators I've seen are somewhat less convenient to use than a real cube (though I haven't seen the recent ones), but if that's the case I hope this motivates you to change that sorry state. -- Dan ]