Take Care of Yourself

I recently had a 4-day weekend where I essentially did nothing but code. And even though I have a nice, supposedly ergonomic keyboard, bad static posture and extended sessions over several days will mess with your wrist and elbow. Remember to take breaks, shift your posture, and put the keyboard down every once in a while. No matter how interesting you find your current project.

I haven’t had any pain per se, but my right arm has been entirely unable to rest comfortably on the keyboard for the past few days. This weekend I have stayed away from the computer apart from writing this post. I’ve been doing stretches and exercises, and applying heat to the arm. It seems to be working pretty well, although the problem is not quite gone yet. If it goes on another week or so, I will book an appointment with a physiotherapist.

Take care of yourself. Don’t do this.