Ayurvedic Prevention and Care:

Yoga and special kinds of medicines along with mediation shall be best combination to tackle this, other than realization and attitude change of people towards causes of stresses. More than these techniques, treatments with internal medicines like Manasa mitra vatakom, Saraswata Gritam, Saraswatarishtam etc and treatment procedures like Takra dhara , Ksheera dhara and Taila dhara including relaxation massages are very good for overcoming mental stress. Food stuffs like drum sticks included in menu would be good for call center employees which shall help them to stay awake at night without much strain. Also food like Milk and snake gourd and drum stick leaves at night, Ash gourd juice daily morning (before sleep- specific only for call center employees), Butter milk with a lot with curry leaves ground and mixed with it at noon, tender coconut water etc can be very effective in managing mental and physical stress. Also it is better to avoid curd & fish at night.

OTHER SUGGESTIONS:

vEvaluate other activities. Problems may be caused or aggravated by other things you do frequently. Sports, carrying children, hobbies requiring intense small work (like knitting), and excess effort/tension in other daily things may have enormous impact too. So avoid these activities, which may trigger problems to more severe intensity. vDon't tuck telephone between your shoulder and ear

vConsider voice recognition.

General suggestions:

Other ways to reduce risk of computer related injuries include: vMake sure your work space is well ventilated

vMaintain equipment, such as laser printers and photocopiers, to reduce emissions.

CHILDREN AND COMPUTERS:

Kids are at risk too with increasing hours in front of computer at home and school, using equipment that rarely is set up correctly for people their size. Parents can reduce risk of children developing computer related injuries in additional ways, including:

üSet up computer, desk, chair and keyboard to suit your child

üInstall a smaller mouse that contours to child's hand

üShow your child how to use keyboard and mouse properly and safely

üEncourage frequent breaks

üReasonably limit your child's game-playing time

üMake sure your child has enough time for other activities, such as sport.

Ayurvedic prevention and care:

Children should be helped with dietary supplements (like Flowers of Sesbania grandiflora, drum stick leaves, carrots and Grapes) and massages so that formative muscles and bones do not get bad as it is stage where maximum damage can occur and also preventive and curative efforts can be most effective.

What If I Have Symptoms of RSI?

We all have occasional aches and pains that go away in a day or two, especially when we overdo anything. But if you have symptoms listed above regularly when you are using computer, run; do not walk to your doctor or health care provider RIGHT AWAY. Dealing with this early is critical to limiting damage, and to spare you a world of hurt, trouble, and frustration. You are not overreacting: by time you have symptoms there has already been some damage done, and if you try to ignore pain you may sustain a serious injury. If your doctor doesn't seem to know much about RSI, find one who does. When you find one, listen to them and check with them about any changes you intend to make or therapy you want to try.

Remember that "RSI" is a mechanism of injury, not a diagnosis. Where or how seriously you are injured, and how best to treat it, varies immensely from person to person. Also, many systemic disorders such as diabetes can mimic or exacerbate RSI, and these can be ruled out by medical tests, so don't go chasing a treatment you may have heard about UNTIL YOU'VE SEEN A DOCTOR.

Last but not least, PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR BODY. Pain is your body yelling that it is in big trouble but learning what is comfortable or awkward for your body before you are in pain may prevent injury.

Look to nature - it adopts. So can you.

An article by Dr. G. Geetha Krishnan MD, Chief Physician,

Probably. Even if I am in love with her I cannot forget duty to my race.

No my life is not confined to computer professionals alone. Really I was named RSI (Repetitive Strain Injuries) and I can live in many groups of people who work in improper working conditions for long periods or maintain improper positions and postures or out of size instruments or gadgets or furniture. Infact I thrive in all of them. You can find my divine (his words) presence in as I said Office Secretaries to CEOs. From Bank employees to Accountants in local grocery stores. I am everywhere. But people working on Computers are my all time favorites. And then some humans started calling me CRI. (Computer Related Injuries). I liked it. It was cool. I felt it sounded like what I was doing to my preys. Making them CRY. You noticed similarity. CRI. CRY. CRY CRI. Fry. Fried CRIs. Crying CRIs. Fried Crying CRIs. (The fellow got hysterical at this stage and continued for long with his gibberish and author had to offer him a piece of his own neck to nibble before he calmed down. The mentioning of his strange ornaments also brought him back to a state of normalcy)

These? Do you like them? Ya, I shall tell you in brief about my signs and symptoms which are my ornaments. Carpel Tunnel Syndrome? You have heard about it in connection with me? But in fact CTS is only a small and dangerous percentage of typing injuries which I cause. Tendinitis, Bursitis, Tenosynovitis, DeQuervain's Syndrome , Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Trigger Finger/Thumb , Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome and several others are also there in my treasure box. All of these are serious and in advanced cases can cause great pain and permanent disability……………………………………"

(The above was a piece of dialogue by Mr CRI (alias RSI) who author has met on several occasions when he paid a visit at authors clinic with several of his clients)

Life , Health , Happiness, Comfort and all works of God ………so beautiful. It is a mystery how Computer Professionals of our times, news kings and queens of world forget that a there is a life beyond depth of internet or life in computer.

An article by Dr. G. Geetha Krishnan MD, Chief Physician,

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