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Cloud Dynamics Hurricanes: 4-Page Summary
Numerical Modelling of Weather and Climate: Isentropic Model Report
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Resource and Environmental Economics: Learning Goals
Climate History and Paleontology: Catalogue of Questions
Timetable
Lateral Epicondylitis / Tennis Elbow
At the end of my Bachelor’s in 2016, I started to write all my lecture
summaries on my laptop. While working at uni, I always used the trackpad
on my laptop. Slowly but surely I started to develop many Lateral
Epicondylitis symptoms in my elbow, forearm and fingers: from pain,
stiffness and throbbing all the way to tingling sensations and cramps.
These symptoms are sometimes also called Tennis Elbow or Repetitive
Strain Injury (RSI) syndromes. Whenever the pain was bad, I just started
to use my other hand to continue working. After a few months I had
symptoms in both of my forearms. Using a regular mouse also really hurt.
My dad developed the same injury many years ago and could help me with
helpful tips. As a note to the trigger he calls it ‘Epicondilitis
Microsoftis Mausis’.
There are many ways to reduce the pain while continuing work on a computer. Here are the ones that worked for me:
- Exercises that focus on stretching the forearm muscles and tendons. I also use 1 kg dumbbells for some exercises.
- Using a tablet and pen instead of a mouse, I use the Wacom Intuos Pro tablet which really made a difference
- Massaging the upper forearm with either a warm towel or a large ice cube
- Wearing a wrist brace
- Using the Wellnomics ergonomcis software to take regular breaks from computer work
- My dad’s symptoms got really bad and he started to use a voice recognition software to dictate texts and emails
