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+title: Ways People Have Recovered from RSI
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+# Ways People Have Recovered from RSI
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+## Aaron Iba
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+- Read "The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain" by John Sarno
+- Successfully helped cure RSI in skeptical technical friends including Luke C and RF
+- RF's experience: "Simply reading this book and applying its exercises for 15 minutes 3 times a week cured me of 20 years of incapacitating migraine headaches" after trying many other treatments
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+## John M
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+- Used trigger point massage therapy, particularly focusing on unexpected pain spots like the outer deltoid
+- Progressed to self-administered massage techniques
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+## HR
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+- Focused on strengthening arm muscles through guided exercises and targeted workout programs
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+## AS
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+- Wore wrist braces at night and during daytime for several months
+- Completed physical therapy exercises including rug angels
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+## JC
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+- Had moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (diagnosed via nerve conduction study)
+- Conditions later resolved naturally, but experienced new thumb base pain while typing
+- Successful recovery methods:
+ - Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections showed dramatic improvement
+ - Wrist braces worn at night and during day for several months with physical therapy
+ - Qigong zhan zhuang standing postures (embrace the tree variations) for 12+ minutes twice daily
+ - Yoga and trigger point massage to address posture and thoracic outlet issues
+ - Hot wax soaks for palliative relief
+
+## Several Software/Founder Friends
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+- Found significant relief through ergonomic keyboard upgrades like the Ergodox EZ
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