Tuesday, January 22, 2002

Mobile pain

Bought an Ericsson cell phone for Sindha yesterday. Plan to go in for a scheme where she can call and receive calls from my number for free, and I need pay just Rs 75 a month to call up any Airtel number. The salesman from Airtel didn't turn up today though...

My neck and shoulders have been aching like crazy for over a week now. Trying all kinds of exercises. Maybe its my posture, maybe its driving, maybe its using the mouse too much. Maybe I need a massage.

(now why am I reminded of Pulp Fiction ? )
Posted by at
Labels: , ,

12 comments:

  1. mujibJanuary 22, 2002 at 5:23 PM

    Try Powergesic MR.
    Along with the massage.

    ReplyDelete
  2. madhavJanuary 22, 2002 at 7:15 PM

    Thank you. But whats Mr Powegesic ?

    ReplyDelete
  3. mujibJanuary 22, 2002 at 7:38 PM

    The MR stands for muscle relaxant, or so my wife tells me.
    It works for me.

    ReplyDelete
  4. themadmanJanuary 22, 2002 at 8:59 PM

    Whoa whoa whoa! Be careful before you take muscle relaxants. Unless you have a muscle tear or injury (something that I'm just recovering from), I'd ask the doctor first.

    If all you have is a little muscle soreness (and I know exactly what you're feeling Madhav), try some over-the-counter analgesic like Combiflam for the pain.

    People like us who spend hours staring at a PC screen have these problems.
    1) Make sure that you're sitting upright in your chair. If you don't have a decent chair that comes up to your neck at least, go slap your CEO for being negligent of his people ;)

    2) Check to see what position your neck is in while you're typing. Try it when you're typing out some functional specs, for example ;)
    I can bet that you'll be leaning forward (straining your back) and your neck isn't straight. Your shoulders are probably hunched too.

    3) If your company has a gym (goodie!), take some light weights and do shoulder strengthening exercises. Let me know if you need some help with them.

    4) Yes, a proper massage will do you good too. For best results, enlist a member of the opposite sex for this.

    ReplyDelete
  5. madhavJanuary 22, 2002 at 9:55 PM

    Yeah, I guess its the chair. Thanks for all the suggestions.

    ReplyDelete
  6. themadmanJanuary 22, 2002 at 10:04 PM

    Indeed, it most likely is.

    After some Googling (that's now an accepted verb, it seems), I found some useful info:

    http://www.chw.healthinkonline.com/dohealth/member/vitWellness.asp?wellID=472
    http://www.usc.edu/health/uscp/hhtergonomics.html
    http://www.wcb.ab.ca/assets/images/ergobk.pdf
    http://home.uchicago.edu/~lphajzl/Newsletter
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/washtech/techcareers/qandas/qa072798.htm

    ReplyDelete
  7. jayasankarvsJanuary 22, 2002 at 10:59 PM

    I just get the feeling that the pain has been transferred from the shoulders, Madhav.

    ReplyDelete
  8. madhavJanuary 22, 2002 at 11:53 PM

    :-) How did you know ?

    ReplyDelete
  9. mujibJanuary 23, 2002 at 12:42 AM

    How about some analgesics to ease the pain?

    ReplyDelete
  10. madhavJanuary 23, 2002 at 12:54 AM

    The pain persists

    ReplyDelete
  11. themadmanJanuary 24, 2002 at 8:57 PM

    You wouldn't be talking about me by any chance, would you?

    ReplyDelete
  12. madhavJanuary 24, 2002 at 9:08 PM

    Ha ha. No, I wasnt. My pain persists, even today. However its lessened now.

    btw, I'll pbly give back ur cds on monday or tuesday. Will send an email when im done.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)