Comments on: mausitis

By: Dorothea Salo

Dorothea Salo — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 23:09:33 +0000

And I got mildly to severely misdiagnosed twice by doctors before the physical therapist got it right. *shrug* Doctors don’t know crap about RSI as a rule. I don’t blame them; there’s too much to know about the human body.
RSI is an umbrella term, covers all kinds of crud you can do to yourself with a keyboard or a mouse or any of several dozen other tools and implements. From your description, you could have some variety of tendinitis, or my old friend lateral epicondylitis.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:51:05 +0000

Isn’t insurance grand?
Sorry about the RSI – and personally, I think that you’re qualified for the Internet Researcher Merit Badge, not . . . the stamp. I think it’s something many of us earn as we go along. For me, it’s not the bloghopping that does it – it’s the paper-writing jags when major assignments are due (and the game-playing I tend to use as a “break” – maybe for my head, but not for the wrist!).

By: Krista

Krista — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:05:00 +0000

Oh. My doctor presented them as two very different things, but googling certainly seems to support your assertion. Hmmm. Further investigation is necessary. BTW – your archives are a fabulous resource on this.

By: Dorothea Salo

Dorothea Salo — Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:39:00 +0000

That *is* RSI, dear heart. Ice is good for relieving immediate pain; anti-inflammatories are likely to be pretty damn useless.
You may wish to look at the QuillMouse or the Evoluent equivalent. Google or ebay either of these; you’ll find ‘em.
I’m not sure what I think about my Evoluent yet. The hand posture is indeed nice, but it tempts me to lean on the side of my hand, and I’m not sure that’s a good thing. YMMV.