Happy Belated New Year!

January 18th, 2011

Well howdee-doo-dee-dangle – it’s already half way through January and I’ve not said Happy New Year! The reason for this is because I’ve had strict orders to stay away from my computer as over Christmas I developed Repetitive Strain Injury and this then brought on Carpel Tunnel Syndrome – all because I decided to sit on a sofa for a few days and re-design my Web Design website [what I do for a living when I'm not Milomade-ing] on my laptop – bad posture mixed with using the laptop trackpad at an odd angle had severe consequences and I’ve been suffering ever since – and that project has been put on hold for the time being.

Hence the silence. But I’m kind of back – if only a little bit at a time as I’ve got to avoid sitting at my desk for long periods of time and take lots of long breaks. I hope it will eventually go away! If anyone else is a sufferer or has suffered, please can comment and let me know of any tips on how to deal with the condition and how to get better.

I’ve got a wrist splint that I wear at night to keep my wrist straight and I’ve also been using a combination of heat and cold for swollen tendons and muscle aches as well as taking Ibuprofen.

As my posture is terrible, I’ve also signed up for Pilates classes which started last week, but my first class is tonight, so I’m looking forward to going to that. I’ll also be taking up swimming again once the swimming baths in Burntisland are open again after refurbishment in February – all in the hope that being more active and doign a variety of activities will help.

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