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Me, Fall 2010.  Looking Affected

To get the proverbial ball rolling on my Action Research Project for Full Sail University, I would like to use this as an opportunity to share with you five RSS feeds I have recently subscribed to, relevant to ‘Computer-use and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)‘– the intended topic for my project.

Although my topic has yet to meet with formal approval, this initial blog posting will provide a brief description of each blog/website I’ve presently chosen to investigate for my topic, and hopefully explain what benefit it will bring to my AR project - if, upon further investigation and synthesis, deemed appropriate.

So, here goes…

1.) The first RSS feed I would like to share, can be found at the following: 

http://heheli.com/general-health/15-easy-stretches-for-active-computer-users/

At this website, you will find, to coin a well-worn and time-honored phrase, a very ‘user-friendly’ article about the importance/necessity of regular stretching during regular intervals during prolonged computer use.  It details, as the title implies,15 easy stretching exercises an active computer-user – much like you and I – can incorporate into regular practice, to help alleviate muscular tension and pain.

2.) The second RSS feed I would like to share with you, can be found at the following:

http://heheli.com/business/top-4-health-problems-caused-by-computer-use/

At this website, which is the same as the aforementioned, you will find a very matter-of-fact listing of common health problems elicited by computer use – something that the author implies in his introduction, affects EVERYONE. 

Among those (computer-related) problems mentioned in the article: eye disease (i.e. Glaucoma), bad posture, hurting hands, and stress.

(NOTE: Based upon the profile information that exists at the  two aforementioned RSS feeds, it is indeterminable as to whether or not the author is a medical professional.)

3.) The third RSS feed I would like to share with you, can be found at the following:

http://ctsplace.com/safety-on-the-job.php/

At this website, you will find a series of suggestions meant to safeguard a computer-user at work from sustaining computer-related injury – particularly Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), an oftentimes temporary problem that afflicts the tendons in a hand.

It details comprehensive information on how to position a computer chair, keyboard, and mouse to prevent/treat injuries.

Upon further investigation of the website, you can find an in-depth examination (with statistical evidence) of the question: “Are computers responsible for CTS?”

4.) The fourth RSS feed I would like to share with you, can be found at the following:

http://www.carpal-tunnel-symptoms.com/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-and-diabetes.html

Here, you will find a brief, rudimentary explanation of the link between Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Diabetes.  Nonetheless, it serves as a great primer for more in-depth investigation.

(NOTE:  This is something of particular personal interest to me as both an avid computer-user and Type-1 Diabetic.)

5.)  Lastly, my fifth and final RSS feed that I would like to share with you can be found at:

http://ergonomics.about.com/od/carpaltunnelsyndrome/a/ctslinkdiabetes.htm

Here, you will find a somewhat brief explanation of the (growing) link between Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Diabetes, with perhaps a greater explanation of Diabetes, et al.  (Again, something of particular personal interest to me as both an avid computer-user and Type-1 Diabetic.)

With that, I would like to to encourage you to feel free to comment on my intended topic, if/when time permits.  Please know, all comments and criticism – constructive or otherwise – are welcome!

Thank you…