Dont CRI - Part -3 Ayurvedic care & cure:Ayurveda offers treatments including external relaxation and muscle & joint soothening manipulations and marma (vital points) revitalizing treatments like Sulochana, Elakkizhi, and Abhyangam etc and these medications when administered by trained hands are
best available preventive methods available for Overuse injuries.
These include specialized external applications of oils and herbal pastes and along with internal medication, shall bring down inflammation and pain. Medicines such as Jadamayadi lepa choornam, Nagaradi lepa choornam and treatment procedures like Elakkizhi, Njavara Kizhi etc and internal medicines like kashayam and Arishtams are very effective, in fact more preferable to any anti-inflammatory analgesics of our time, which themselves proclaim to gift lots of complications on long term use.
VISION SYNDROME:
Concentrated tasks can cause tired eyes and blurred vision. Using a computer does not cause any permanent damage to your eyes. However, working on a computer is a demanding visual task that can cause eye discomfort. If you have an uncorrected vision it can make computer use uncomfortable and can lead to blurred vision and eyestrain. Focusing your eyes at same distance & point for extended periods of time causes fatigue. Ayurveda specifically mentions about continuous eye fatigue leading to damage to eyesight. The human eye structurally prefers to look at objects further than six meters away, so any work-performed close-up places extra demands on tiny muscles. The illuminated computer screen can also contribute to eye fatigue.
Symptoms include: §Blurred vision §Temporary inability to focus on faraway objects §Headache.
In case of vision problems, though monitors are themselves not a culprit, way they are utilized creates problems. The problems like long working hours without break, glare and improper lighting can be easily eliminated by good working habits such as resting periodically and refocusing eyes on objects at different distances, overhead lighting and appropriate placement of monitor. Placing monitor at right angle from brightly lit windows can reduce screen glare.
Moreover there are exercises to keep eyes healthy. Changing eyes focus can relax ciliary muscles of eyes. Blinking can moisten eyes and stimulates tear production that can wash away pollutants.
Ayurvedic Care and cure:
According to Ayurveda, for prevention best medication would be to consume Tribhala choornam, specially prepared, daily with milk or with plain water. Washing eyes twice daily with special eye care herbal medicines and doing eye exercises is a very effective way to prevent potential eye disorders and fatigue. These medications not only keep eye non-strained and cool but can also prevent even retinal damages owing to constant strain. For cure of eye disorders Ayurveda offers very particular internal medicines and also treatments like Tarpanam, Nasyam etc along with internal medicines like Jeevaneeya Gana Gritam. Special procedures like "Sudarsana" gives one of best available preventive and curative care for eye, be it simple eye strain or retinal disorders.
Prevention tips:
Suggestions to reduce risk of eyestrain include:
ØMake sure your primary light source (such as a window) isn't shining into your face or directly onto monitor.
ØTilt monitor slightly to eliminate reflections or glare.
ØMake sure your computer screen isn't too close to your face.
ØPosition screen so that it is either at eye level, or slightly lower.
ØReduce contrast and brightness of your screen by adjusting controls on monitor & also consider using colour schemes that are easier on eyes, particularly shades of gray for text documents.
ØIncrease your font sizes.
ØFrequently look away from screen and focus on faraway objects.
ØHave regular eye examinations to check that blurring, headaches and other associated problems aren't caused by any underlying disorders.
STRESS:
The heavy demand of work thrust upon employees creates a level of stress that makes injury more likely. Whenever a user feels anxiety, muscle automatically tightens up and it increases likelihood of getting a computer related injury. Here it is worthwhile to mention problems and excess stress faced by call center employees. The excess stress of changing their circadian rhythm once in 30 or 40 days is most major stress factor faced by them. Loss of sleep or disturbed sleep is a very common symptom among them as is mouth ulcers and digestive problems and headaches.
