{"id":2591,"date":"2007-05-30T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-30T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/05\/a-psa-from-the-reformed-chick.html"},"modified":"2007-05-30T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-30T17:15:00","slug":"a-psa-from-the-reformed-chick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/05\/a-psa-from-the-reformed-chick.html","title":{"rendered":"A PSA from the Reformed Chick for laptop owners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laptops are causing back, joint and neck strain<\/a>. Elevate the computer and don’t rest it on your legs, resting it on your legs causes you to look down at the computer which puts a strain on your neck. Also, don’t rest your wrists on the edge of the laptop, this causes nerve injury:<\/p>\n

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Nicola Hunter, a physiotherapist and occupational health specialist, said that hand and arm pain similar to repetitive strain injury was easily induced by resting wrists against the edge of a laptop. <\/p>\n

She added: “There’s evidence that it stops the nerves and tendons moving as they normally would, and this can cause nerve injury.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\nThis is the problem that I’m having now. I’ve been getting a pain in my right wrist, a very sharp pain and I’m unable to pick anything up because of it. It went away during my vacation but it’s back now. I guess I’ll have to start using a table but if I do that, doesn’t that defeat the purpose of having a laptop? Why not just use a desk top?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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