RSI sucks.

[Hyper]

I'm getting some first signs of RSI, especially after playing Unreal because it's very mouse-intensive. The good news is that it's not serious yet (only lvl1 RSI symptoms) but the bad news is that I have to reduce the mouse usage and take more breaks, otherwise it might get worse.

So I got myself a nice software tool called WorkPace which advises me to take breaks depending of work intensity, a trackball to use as alternative for the mouse. But depending on how I can improve my tracking skill I'll probably keep using the mouse for games because it's a bit more accurate.

So when my movements freeze in the middle of the game, it's probably a 10-second micro-break by the WorkPace software.

Anyone of you ever had some of these annoying RSI symptoms?

[Xavious]

Lately i've been getting some damn annoying cramp in my left leg...I always thought that takinga walk is meant to help it (and now i got for 3 or 4 walks a week) but it doesn't help an awful lot...

[Van]

???

[Sirfy]

hope it clears up fast

[}TCP{Cee]

Never got anything so far :/
But when I play Dreamcast or use my stupid MS PC Pad, I usually get blisters after some hours :l

[}TCP{Carnage]

Bugger m8

Here's a thought .. just mouse with the other hand

[}TCP{ZzCaT]

I had something similar: a tennis elbow. Still suffer a bit from it. It's a form of RSI and in my case was caused by a combination of long hours of 'mousing', and a lot of writing.

At work I bought a Trackball mouse, which sux but it actually helps to relax the arm. After a few weeks of rest, (no unreal!!), I'm able to play a few hours per week now.


ZZ

[}TCP{Wolf]

Had some too (fingers numb after waking up and mistakenly took it for bad sleeping position...) but it went away again. I have the advantage of exercising a sport where hand-training is crucial so it probably helped in that case.