I bought this thing from Magnetic theraphy in the UK and I can without doubt say its a complete waste of money. It is totally useless in the fact it is extremely poorly designed and gives absolutely no benefit what so ever.
Prior to purchasing the item I rang the company and ask them how it [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Magnetic Carpal Tunnel Support
Posted in RSI, tagged Carpal Tunnel, CTS, Magnetic Theraphy, Magnetics, RSI on September 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Support Bandages
Posted in RSI, tagged Compression, Elasticated Bandage, Gloves, Support Bandage on September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For the past week or so I have been wearing support bandages on my left hand. After taking some advice from a pharamacist she suggested I try tubular elasticated bandages and a support glove too. I bought a box and took it home.
At home I proceeded to chop it in half to make two gloves for [...]
Linux accessibility – Follow up
Posted in RSI, tagged Accessibility, Linux, Ubuntu, Vector Linux on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Computers for most people are just tools to do a job, whether that’s a paid job or something for pleasure. when you find it painful to use a computer, you are generally not looking for something for pleasure but instead a PC that is accessible to your particular needs. My particular need is that I [...]
Cold September
Posted in RSI on September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This week has been a strange one. I have been suffering quite a lot my wrists and currently have both of them bandaged in addition to wearing support gloves. Like many arthritis sufferers, the change to colder weather has meant my particular aches and pain have become rather more uncomfortable. I have resisted going back [...]
Linux Inaccessibility
Posted in RSI, tagged Accessibility, Linux, Ubuntu, Vector Linux on September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For the past couple of weeks I have been using vector Linux on my spare low specification computer. Initially I was quite pleased the way it ran, since is very Windows like in its operation. Ultimately, as a computer user we are all looking for an easy way to complete certain tasks. A computer is [...]
Safewire, Codner, Derbyshire
Posted in Derbyshire, tagged Codner, Derbyshire, Jobs, Safewire on September 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today I went for a meeting at a local firm out in Derbyshire which is run by Peter, a real nice bloke that commutes all the way for Macclesfield to his place. He has my respect commuting from their everyday, its quite a daily journey on roads that twist and turn. I used to [...]