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WORK INJURIES

PostPosted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:04 pm
by angelaseira
1. Have you, or has anyone you know, ever suffered from RSI or SAD?
I haven't known anybody who has SAD, bat I have a friend she has a RSI.

2. Do you make sure that you sit and type correctly when you use a computer or typewriter? Do you ever have pains in any parts of your body from using the computer for long periods of time?
I'm sure that I don't sit correctly when I use a computer, and for this sometimes, is normal I have pain in my shoulders snf in the back.

3. What advice would you give to someone who has just bought a computer to prevent problems like RSI and aches and pains in the back, shoulders and arms? Write five suggestions. Read the suggestions of your classmates and vote for the best five.

1-. You have to sit down correctly with the straight well back.
2.- You have to get up every half hour and to walk a bit
3.- It is good to make of movement with the neck look at a side and at other one
4.- It is good to stretch the arms andto rise i to lower the wrist
5.- Raise your arms over your head

4. Do you think the exercises described in READING are very useful and effective? Yes it can be very effective if you make every day.

5. Do you do any exercises during or after working at a desk for a long period of time? Describe two. Then read the exercises posted on the Noticeboard and choose the ones you like best.

I dont' any exercises during or after working, but I going to work walking or by bicycle.