tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128682648587654542.post6358243132635899696..comments2022-03-25T11:38:35.439-07:00Comments on RHome410: Blogging...Bad for my Health?RHome410http://www.blogger.com/profile/06622522477498428322noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128682648587654542.post-68501411920336213652011-03-28T08:59:52.427-07:002011-03-28T08:59:52.427-07:00I should share this comment from JC, because it al...I should share this comment from JC, because it also contains helpful tips and insights. My new comment program seems to come and go of its own accord, and she can't post unless it's working, so she emails me when necessary:<br /><br /><br />"What's with the flippy floppy comment box? The useful one is gone again. :)<br /><br />This is so interesting!! About anxiety and neck issues, I mean. It makes<br />sense.<br /><br />Yes, yoga requires a good teacher to learn. The dvd is good for when<br />you're already very well trained in the practice. It could be helpful in<br />keeping yourself in alignment, however, and might be worth pursuing.<br /><br />You can also do an ergonomic review of your activities, especially<br />computer, and see what you can do to mitigate stresses. Take some long<br />videos of yourself using the computer, so that you'll relax and forget<br />you're being taped, so you can see what you really do. You should be able<br />to figure out if you need a different chair, a pillow, an angled platform<br />if you're using a laptop or a box for the monitor for a desktop, if you're<br />sitting hunched, perhaps a remote touchpad you can hold in your lap if<br />you're carrying tension through your shoulders when you mouse.<br /><br />Also, for hunching, especially at this transitional age, make sure you can<br />see correctly. You might need computer glasses that are specifically for<br />the distance that you optimally sit from the screen.<br /><br />Not that reducing excess computer time is a bad thing! It's just that<br />pain is bad. :)<br /><br />The potter is Miriam Krombach. She taught my friend Mollie (she of the<br />cabbage soup) to pot. I won one of Miriam's seder plates, which had been<br />donated to an event. It's HUGE, and beautiful, and excellent<br />craftsmanship. I think you'd like it, except for the blue. :) You can<br />see smaller ones, on her Etsy page:<br />http://www.etsy.com/shop/MiriamsKiln?ref=pr_shop_more<br /><br />The site doesn't show a lot of her work, but some of the breadth."RHome410https://www.blogger.com/profile/06622522477498428322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128682648587654542.post-77522266234064636302011-03-28T08:57:51.993-07:002011-03-28T08:57:51.993-07:00Thanks. It's my tired slump that is the bigge...Thanks. It's my tired slump that is the biggest problem, I think...Back rounds, shoulders roll in, neck tilts back, chin goes forward. I start out well and the posture disintegrates over time.RHome410https://www.blogger.com/profile/06622522477498428322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128682648587654542.post-72979954080755488662011-03-28T08:19:15.035-07:002011-03-28T08:19:15.035-07:00My mother was in a bad car accident 30-some years ...My mother was in a bad car accident 30-some years ago and I'm positive her "minor" neck injuries are still a major part of what plagues her today. She too, spends a lot of time on the computer for their business of digitizing old family photographs and slides (http://www.apageisturned.com).<br /><br />So I know there's not much (besides finding therapy - chiropractor, massage therapist, acupuncture, etc.) you can do to relieve it, but have you thought about upgrading your office furniture/supplies to more ergonomic options? For example, you should be able to raise your office chair high enough so that your shoulders don't automatically hunch up when you type (or have a keyboard tray that lowers), or maybe one of those keyboards that better fits the natural posture of your wrists.<br /><br />Who knows? Adjusting all of those little things might help a little!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128682648587654542.post-36064705423208399452011-03-27T10:10:08.911-07:002011-03-27T10:10:08.911-07:00I tried yoga once...from a DVD. It was so hard to...I tried yoga once...from a DVD. It was so hard to watch and do! I'm pretty sure one doesn't keep the proper posture that way. ;-) My situation really isn't so bad, actually improved from previous times in my life, if I watch what I'm doing and how, and if I don't put off going to the chiropractor.RHome410https://www.blogger.com/profile/06622522477498428322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128682648587654542.post-68157918153736461602011-03-27T09:18:09.491-07:002011-03-27T09:18:09.491-07:00It stinks that you're dealing with all of this...It stinks that you're dealing with all of this. Have you tried yoga? The stretching and breathing techniques are fantastic for both your physical body, as well as for help in relaxing & relieving those inflamed areas. I know there's some controversy regarding yoga & spirituality, but I'm of a mind that you can be a Christian and use yoga for exercise.laxsupermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10797787877548962742noreply@blogger.com