TYPING INJURY
AT THE HANDS OF YOUR COMPUTER
Do You Have The Following:

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Here are descriptions of just some of the possible injuries associated with Typing.

• RSI - Repetitive Strain Injury - a general term for many kinds of injuries.
  
• OOS - Occupational Overuse Syndrome - synonym for RSI.
  
• CTD - Cumulative Trauma Disorder - another synonym for RSI.
  
• WRULD - Work-Related Upper Limb Disorders - yet another synonym for RSI.
  
• CTS - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
  
• Hyperextension - Marked bending at a joint.
  
• Pronation - Turning the palm down.
  
• Wrist extension - Bending the wrist up.
  
• Supination - Turning the palm up.
  
• Wrist flexion - Bending the wrist down.
  
• Pinch grip - The grip used for a pencil.
  
• Ulnar deviation - Bending the wrist towards the little finger.
  
• Power grip - The grip used for a hammer.
  
• Radial Deviation - Bending the wrist toward the thumb.
  
• Abduction - Moving away from the body.
  
• Overspanning - Opening the fingers out wide.
  
• Arthritis - Rheumatism.
  
• Paralysis - Muscular Degeneration.

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Alternatives And Adaptations

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TIFAQ - Typing Injury FAQ
[TIFAQ] [General] [Keyboards] [Speech] [Mice] [Software] [Furniture] [Links] [Archive]
This site maintains East Coast and West Coast URL addresses.
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/index.html
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http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/index.html

General Information
Advice for the initially injured and pointers to resources across the Internet and inside your local bookstore. Includes injury and ergonomics information and major internet information sources on listservers, newsgroups, FTP and Gopher sites as well as WWW websites of note.
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/general.html
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http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/general.html

Alternative Keyboards & Accessories
Ergonomic products include split, contoured, and chording keyboards, and other keyboard alternatives and accessories.
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/keyboards.html
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http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/keyboards.html

Speech Recognition Command, Control and dictation
Speech recognition systems and related topics. Manufacturer descriptions of their products.
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/speech.html
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http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/speech.html

Mice - Adaptive Pointing Devices
Diana Carroll maintains a list of trackballs, trackpads, funky mice, and other ways to replace your normal mouse.
http://www.ics.com/~diana/mouse.htm

Software Monitoring Tools
These are some simple tools you can use to remind you to take rest breaks and more. Many are free.
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/software.html
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http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/software.html

Furniture Information
Ergonomic desks, chairs, workstations.
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/furniture.html
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http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/furniture.html

Web Links
Provides a start point to the wonderful variety of information that is available to us on the World Wide Web. Links include websites on office/injury information, RSI information, medical information sources, self help, and support groups.
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/~svei/tifaq/wwwlinks.html
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http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/wwwlinks.html

Typing Injury Archive
Pictures, programs, and documents have been collected of all sorts. Some of these documents are technical medical literature, but the majority contain useful advice for anyone, injured or not.
http://www-engr.sjsu.edu/svei/tifaq/archive.html
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http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~dwallach/tifaq/archive.html

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One Hand Typing

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Esmerel's Home Page [See: Unicorn Quest]
http://www.esmerel.com/

Unicorn Quest One Hand Typing Tutor For Children
http://www.esmerel.com/#unicorn

Resources for One-Handed People
http://www.esmerel.com/library/disabled/onehand.html

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