Using a computer doesn't have to hurt. Prevent or reverse repetitive stress injuries Cure carpal tunnel syndrome En
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English Pages 208 Year 2009
Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
List of Illustrations
One THE PC — FROM PAINFUL TO PAIN FREE
Blaming the PC and repetitive motion isn’t the answer
Two MUSCLE MATTERS
The design of the human body is rugged enough to withstand nearly anything—except lack of motion
Three THE BIG SQUEEZE
Skeletal misalignment hurts with or without a PC
Four THREE CURVES AND YOU WALK
The spine’s shape determines the shape of your health
Five FIVE E-CISE PIECES
An introduction to E-cise therapy
Six E-CISES FOR THOSE IN PAIN
Hurting and in a hurry
Seven E-CISE MENU FOR OCCASIONAL COMPUTER USERS
A little just-in-time therapy
Eight E-CISE MENU FOR MODERATE COMPUTER USERS
Ramping up the right way
Nine E-CISE MENU FOR POWER PC USERS
Wired, worried, and what to do about it
Ten OTHER SYMPTOMS, OTHER CHOICES
Feeling no pain
Eleven BREAKING THE PATTERNS OF PAIN
How to avoid being locked in a motionless box
Twelve JUST THE FAQS
Move your body, not the keyboard or monitor
Thirteen DESPERATE MEASURES—SURGERY, DRUGS, AND ERGONOMICS—DON’T WORK
A billion dollars of good intentions gone bad
Acknowledgments
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