Recently my fun physio friend and writing associate, Pamela Heemskerk, and I teamed up to do a series of guest blogs for the ACW blogspot. And what better topic than pain?
Before you run and hide, the point is actually PREVENTING pain by developing positive habits to prevent repetitive strain injuries to muscles and joints. For writers these types of injuries can put a swift cap on the ol’ word count capacity. And wouldn’t it be a shame if we couldn’t share our deliciously creative word-slurries with the world? But this isn’t just a writer’s thing. We all spend enormous quantities of time using technological devices and no one is immune to muscle and joint strain.
In case you missed out on this series, I’ve added the links below. Click on over to discover some helpful ways to minimise your writing pain and maintain word count gains. 🙂
Part 1 – Pre-POSTURE-ous Perils of Ineffective Ergonomics
Hi Adele – This was a really great series. Thanks for putting all the links here so they’re in one spot. It will be good to refer back to. I’m going to the optometrist shortly and will be sure to get a different pair of glasses for computer work. Never thought of that before. Oh and anytime you or Pamela would like to come over and give me a neck massage, you know where to find me 😉
Thanks, Nola. Yes, hopefully having the links all in one place will make for easy reference when people want to refresh on the topic (or explore if they missed the series). Great move getting computer specific glasses. I trust you neck will be very appreciative. 🙂 And was that a request for an eye watering, leap off the bench, deep tissue massage? Sure, Pamela and I know where you hang out … 😉
Yes, the eye-watering kind of massage sounds good. Will put the kettle on 😉
I enjoyed these. Well, perhaps enjoy isn’t quite the right word for the benefit of making such important changes, for prolonged benefit. Thanks for writing them, Adele and Pamela.
LOL! Yes, changing habits can be more effort than enjoyment, but valuable none-the-less. Trust you see long-term benefits. Thanks for commenting, Paula. 🙂