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You will probably have to change your work environment (in either sense).



Yes. I'm constantly making adjustments but still have not hit on a comfortable setup. I think I need someone to monitor me while I'm working some day - or maybe videotape myself typing for a few hours.


No, I meant, "If you cannot take breaks periodically (at least once every few hours), you will have to change your work environment (to be able to take breaks) or change your work environment (by changing jobs)."

Not being able to take a break for hours at a time means that if your RSI continues getting worse, you will not be able to work there anymore. The RSI stuff I have read has suggested breaks every 20-45 minutes in order to not make things rapidly worse and end one's career.

I'm most definitely not a doctor, of course, but your body is already overly stressed and breaking down. It needs more time to recover, at the very least.


Ah. Sorry. I misread you. Yes, you are probably right.




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