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Many crafters, crocheters, knitters and so forth know this: We’re working happily for hours, but when we (have to? ;-)) finish, we feel pain: in the neck, in the shoulders, in the elbow, in the wrists and perhaps in the hips. I just take my kitchen timer and set the clock to 15 minutes. Just give it a try if you have problems and tell me then, how it works for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n I consider making a 30-days-trial<\/a> from it. <\/a> About RSI:<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Links of entry Many crafters, crocheters, knitters and so forth know this: We’re working happily for hours, but when we (have to? ;-)) finish, we feel pain: in the neck, in the shoulders, in the elbow, in the wrists and perhaps in the hips. Once I read an article from a crocheter, where she said, … Continue reading “Pain From Crafting”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[46,82],"tags":[158,202,257,265,313,487,348],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=178"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":251,"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178\/revisions\/251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nOnce I read an article from a crocheter, where she said, that she had to work the whole day long (about 10 hours a day if I remember right). She then discussed different ointments that she had tried over the time.
\nI must say that I was shocked: Such pain is a real drawback on life quality, but there must be a way without drugs and pharmaceuticals.
\nLater I got those pains myself and I had to figure out, what I want to do against.
\nAfter a certain research about RSI (see also links below<\/a>) I found a way which sounds way too easy and trivial, but which works for me.
\nAnd which is one of the most difficult things to do for me, too ;-))<\/p>\n
\nEvery 15 minutes, when the alarm goes, I go up from my chair, stretch thoroughly, sit back again and continue (this takes me less than 10 seconds!).
\nThat is the easy part.
\nThe difficult part is for me to really do it!
\nAnd not to say: ‘Just this little row and then…’
\nOften I forget to set the timer to the next 15 minutes as well.
\nAnd it is always a disruption. If I’m crocheting, I have to put he hook and the yarn besides. If I’m sitting at my computer, I have to take my hands from the keyboard (although not my thoughts from the subject!).
\nI don’t like to be disrupted!
\nBut if I follow my line, I can crochet for hours without any pain at all (I tried it).<\/p>\n
\nThis is a way to approach changes in your behaviour. Sometimes one wants to change something, but it doesn’t work. With the 30-days-trial<\/a> you give yourself a time to test your new behaviour and then to decide: ‘Yes, that’s it.’ or ‘No, I made a mistake by thinking, that I want this.’
\nI did another 30-days-trial<\/a> which helped me to change a habit, but it took me three 30-days-trials<\/a> until I was sure ;-)<\/p>\n
\nLinks:<\/strong><\/em>
\n30 Days To Success<\/a><\/p>\n
\nI found the website RSIRescue.com- Repetitive Strain Injury<\/a>. They have lots of material, hints and tips and help for those who suffer from pain from repetitive strain, not only from the computer keyboard.
\nFirst check ‘Our Theory in a Nutshell’ in the left navigational bar. Although they’re talking about ‘How Computer Users Get RSI’ I know from my own experience that the problems of crocheters are similar.
\nCheck also ‘Resources’ in the left navigational bar and then ‘Educational RSI Brochure’, where everything is explained very shortly.
\nBest, if you check all pages ;-))
\nIt helped me a lot to understand where my problems come from and gave me an idea how to prevent further pain.<\/p>\n