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Welcome to the Typing Injury FAQ:
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For the past several years, pictures, programs, and documents have been collected
of all sorts. Some of these documents are technical medical literature, but the majority
contain useful advice for anyone, injured or not.
Note: Princeton.edu FTP Archive information is being integrated
into the other TIFAQ Webpages. See the Web Archive links in the other sections for
more current, archived commentaries and information. These links are also reproduced in
the left column for your convenience.
Informative Files
adapting-at-home
some simple ways to make things like mopping and tooth brushing less painful
amt.advice
about Adverse Mechanical Tension
amt.more_info
e-mail from Dr. Peter Bower about this stuff
amt.references
a bibliography for more AMT info
ansi-standards
a note about ANSI/ISO, EC, and MIL-STD "standards"
armrests
how to correctly use armrests
arms-blurb
info about the Assoc for Rep. Motion Syndromes
back-exercises
three simple exercises for your middle back
balans_chair
information on the Balans chair
bambach_saddleseat
information on the Bambach Saddle seat
bat-info
BAT chordal keyboard from Infogrip
biofeedback
learning to listen to your body
car-seats
replace your car seat with something more comfortable
caringforwrists.pdf
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of above (I don't have the fonts to do this correctly, but
it's still legible)
carpal.info
info on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
carpal-myths
a discussion of what carpal tunnel syndrome is and isn't
carpal.explained
very detailed information about CTS
carpal-new-therapy
new treatments that don't involve surgery
carpal.self_care
excerpt from Rosemarie Atencio's book
carpal-steroid-therapy
abstract of a paper discussing steroid (cortisone) treatments for CTS
carpal-story
one person's story of CTS diagnosis, treatment, and recovery
carpal.surgery
JAMA article on CTS surgery
carpal-surgery-tips
some general tips for recovering from the surgery
carpal.tidbits
TidBITS article on CTS
ctdnews.info
info about the CTDNews publication
chord-keyboards
interesting facts and references to more
cumulative-disorders
Cumulative Trauma Disorders: Are They Preventable? Yes, No, Maybe - a paper by
Joy Linn
disability.keyboards
large list of keyboards, more relevant for users with motion disabilities
disability-mailing-lists
large list of mailing lists for a various disabilities
double-crush
double-crush syndrome, CTS, and more
dragon_ns
early review of dragon's naturally speaking
dragon-vocab-size
should you buy the version with a bigger dictionary?
dragon-vs-kurzweil
a detailed comparison of both voice systems
dragon-vs-kurzweil2
an even more detailed comparison of the two systems
dvorak.info
lots of into about Dvorak keyboarding
dvorak-microsoft
one-handed Dvorak layouts for Win95
exercise-discussion
exercise in the workplace
exotic-mice
info on some newer mice
feldenkrais-info
some background info on how the Feldenkrais method can ease stress
footswitch
how to hack a footswitch into your computer
footswitch-sources
where to buy a footswitch
glare-control
hints about controlling glare from your screen
glidepoint
lots of information on the GlidePoint trackpad pointing device
guitar-playing
RSI vs. playing guitar
handeze.info
info about Handeze gloves
hmo-advice
advice on picking a health-care provider in the USA
industrial-injury
one person's story of an injury
injury.factors
why some get injured and some don't
injury.profiles
statistics about what gets injured
internet-safety-resources
a huge list of pointers to Internet resources
keyboard-commentary
Dan's (increasingly ancient and outdated) opinions on the keyboard replacements
keyboard-companies
Simpson Garfinkel's article about companies building new keyboards
keyboard-trays
all about picking a good tray
kinesis-sun-mappings
some useful xmodmap calls when using a Kinesis Sun adapter box
martial-arts
using martial arts to combat RSI's
microsoft-vs-generic-split
comparison of Microsoft Natural and Taiwanese generic split keyboards
mouseless.mac
keyboard shortcuts and tricks
nervous-system-anatomy
basic information on how the human nervous system works
no-rsi-in-uk
info about British judge saying RSI isn't real
nonsurgical-treatment
Various nonsurgical treatment options for upper extremity overuse injuries
office-safety
Worker-oriented solutions to office safety
pain-discussion
All about pain
piano-posture
Some observations about professional pianists
pointing-devices
advice if pointing devices are your problem
physical-therapy
explanations of different types of physical therapy
resellers
a short list of dealers and consultants
return-to-work
``A Holistic Ergonomic Approach for Successful Return to Work'', by John D. Lloyd
rock-climbing
lots of advice about how to climb without hurting yourself
rs6000-keyboard-info
gory details for connecting a PC keyboard to an IBM RS/6000
rsi.article
Article in The Independent (London, UK)
rsi.biblio
bibliography of RSI-related publications
rsi.biblio2
another bibliography
rsi.dentists
stats on RSI happening to dentists
rsi.details
long detailed information about RSI
rsi-fda-seminar
Dr. Leo Rozmaryn of the US Food and Drug Administration's seminar on RSI's
rsi.intro
basic article from FDA Consumer
rsi.physical
study showing RSI isn't just psychological
shoulder-exercises
some exercises you can do for your neck and shoulders
softflex-gloves
a product similar to the HandEze gloves, plus general info about using gloves
shiftkey-faq
The Shiftkey FAQ - Unleash the Power of Shift!
speed-kills
it's better to type slower
stigliani-book-review
Rob Slade reviews Stigliani's book, The Computer User's Survival Guide
sword.review
reviews a Mac program to reduce keystrokes
tendonitis.info
info on Tendonitis
thoracic-info
info about thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)
thoracic-info2
more info about thoracic outlet syndrome
thoracic-info3
treatment info, exercises, and more (useful for many folks)
uk-rsi-resources
RSI resources in Great Britain
vibration-gloves
why anti-vibration gloves aren't necessarily helpful
vitamin-b6
possible links between vitamins and RSI's
voice-comparison
a brief comparison of recognition systems
voice-problems
how to avoid hurting your voice with overuse (as you might do with a speech recognition
system)
voice-programming
detailed information about the appropriateness of a voice dictation system to
programming tasks
voice-recognition-critique
all about using a voice recognition system as a programmer
workers-comp
dealing with insurance and lawyers
wrist-rest-phone-numbers
Listing of companies making wrist rests
wrist-supports
picking your supports and splints
yoga-and-rsi
some forms of yoga may be helpful for people with RSI
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Various Product Literature and Reviews
- apple-press
- press release on the Apple Adjustable Keyboard
- apple-tidbits
- extensive info about Apple's Adjustable Keybd
- bat-info
- MacWeek review on the Bat
- comfort-factors, comfort-features, comfort-letter, and comfort-survey
- marketing info on the Comfort Keyboard
- comfort-review
- one user's personal opinions
- comfort-review2
- another user's opinions
- datahand-review
- detailed opinions of the DataHand
- datahand-review2
- follow-up to above
- datahand-review3
- another review of the DataHand
- datahand-desc
- description of the DataHand's appearance
- dragon2.info
- info about DragonDictate 2.0
- in3-press
- details about the IN3 Voice Commander
- keyboard-phone-numbers
- Tom Bell's list of keyboard vendor phone numbers
- kinesis-review
- one user's personal opinions
- kinesis-review2
- another user's personal opinions
- kinesis-summary
- a collection of opinions on the Kinesis
- kinesis-vs-maltron
- a comparison of two similar keyboard alternatives
- kurzweil-review
- info about the Kurzweil voice recognizer
- maltron-flyer and maltron-letter
- marketing info on various Maltron products
- maltron-review
- one user's personal opinions
- mskeybd-review
- one user's personal opinions of the Microsoft Natural Keyboard
- ncc-digital-dictate
- the Digital Dictate add-on for IBM VoiceType
- vertical-info
- marketing info on the Vertical
- voicetype2-info
- marketing info on IBM VoiceType
- worksafe-australia.info
- how to get more info from Australia's govt
- workstation-setup
- how to arrange your computer/chair/desk
- wrist-rest-phone-numbers
- Tom Bell's list of wrist rest vendor phone numbers
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Programs (in the software subdirectory)
UNIX/X Software:
(Note: a2x.tar and rk.tar are both from ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/
so they may have a more current version than ftp.csua.berkeley.edu.)
- a2x.tar
- a more sophisticated X keyboard/mouse spoofing program. Supports DragonDictate.
- a2x-RawPC-1.4.tar
- a hacked version of a2x that can take input directly from PC keyboards via the serial
port and an adapter.
- dcm.shar
- Dragon voice macros to accompany a2x use
- hsh.shar
- a program for one-handed usage of normal keyboards
- kt18.tar
- generates fake X keyboard events from the serial port - use a PC keyboard on anything!
- rest-reminder.sh
- yet another idle watcher
- rk.tar
- the reactive keyboard - predicts what you'll type next - saves typing (new version)
- serkey.sh
- like kt, generates fake X key events, but from a raw PC keyboard via the serial port
- spacebar_hacks.patches
- patches for X11R5 to allow the spacebar to be both a spacebar and a control key
- timeout.zip
- MS Windows break-reminder program
- typebreak.tar
- Tcl/Tk program to tell you to take breaks
- typewatch.shar
- tells you when to take a break
- xgdvorak.sh
- turns your QWERTY keyboard into Dvorak
- xidle.shar
- keeps track of how long you've been typing
- xwrits-2.5.tar
- X-Windows program which pops up and tells you to take a break. (new version)
- watch.shar
- OpenWindows activity monitor / rest reminder
PC/DOS Software:
- accpak.exe
- a serial port keyboard spoofer for MS Windows
- getup.com
- getup.readme
- simple TSR program - remind you to take breaks
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Pictures (in the images subdirectory)
(Note: you can see inlined images of these keyboards in the keyboards FAQ document)
- howtosit
- picture of good sitting posture (the caringforwrists
document is better for this)
- half-qwerty
- keymappings for the Half-QWERTY
- accukey1
- beautiful grey-scale picture
- accukey2
- chord-mappings for the accukey
- apple
- the Apple Adjustable Keyboard
- bat
- the InfoGrip Bat
- comfort
- the Health Care Comfort Keyboard
- dataegg
- InHand's DataEgg
- datahand1
- picture of the keyboard
- datahand2
- key layout schematic
- E2H_Grahl
- Grahl split-back ergonomic chair
- E_Grahl
- Grahl normal-back ergonomic chair
- ergologic
- the ergoLogic 7.1 keyboard (same as flexpro)
- ergomaster1 and ergomaster2
- the Genovation ErgoMaster keyboard
- ergomax
- the Maxi Switch ErgoMax keyboard
- flexpro
- the Key Tronic FlexPro keyboard (same as ergologic)
- fountain_hills
- the Fountain Hills keyboard
- generic-split
- a generic keyboard, made in Taiwan
- handeze
- hand size chart for Handeze gloves
- handeze.pdf
- properly scaled Adobe Acrobat (PDF) of handeze.gif
- kinesis
- the Kinesis Ergonomic Keyboard
- lexmark
- the Lexmark Select-Ease keyboard
- maltron1, maltron2, maltron3,
and maltron4
- several pictures of Maltron products
- marquardt
- the Marquardt MiniErgo
- mskeybd
- the Microsoft Natural Keyboard
- mskeybd-proto
- ... and a prototype that didn't make it
- mykey
- ErgonomiXX MyKey
- somers1
- Somers EK1 Ergonomic Keyboard
- somers2
- schematic picture of the keyboard
- tony
- The Tony! Ergonomic Keysystem
- twiddler1
- Twiddler, "front" view
- twiddler2
- Twiddler, "side" view
- vertical
- the Vertical keyboard
- wave
- the Iocomm `Wave' keyboard
- wpdesign
- Workplace Designs' Floating Arms Keyboard
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