my new keyboard has a sticker that says..

cinist · #1 (**permalink**) Jun 23, 03

WARNING : some experts believe that use of any keyboard may cause serious injury.

wth? i dont get it, so far i feel safe

rawb · #2 (**permalink**) Jun 23, 03

carpal tunnel syndrome.

TANTRIC · #3 (**permalink**) Jun 23, 03

See bottom of keyboard for HEALTH WARNING... me too.. haha..

apparently idiots are having back problems cuz they sit at their keyboards too long.. so they have to write this shit so they dont get sued?

TANTRIC · #4 (**permalink**) Jun 23, 03

tendonitus, tenosynovitis

cinist · #5 (**permalink**) Jun 23, 03

ohhh i thought maybe it wuz going to explode or something lol

rawb · #6 (**permalink**) Jun 23, 03

well if you work as a typist or a coder, you can be on you computer up to 14 hours a day working.

when you develop a back problem or really bad carpal tunnel, and you can only do 2 hours of work a day, there goes your entire livelyhood. you're going to be looking for someone to sue.

there is a huge market in making keyboards that dont give you rsi or cts.

http://keyalt.com/kkeybrdp.htm

Magi · #7 (**permalink**) Jun 23, 03

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is no laughing matter. The warnings are accurate.

Pianists get it as well. :(

*KeLLnEsS* · #8 (**permalink**) Jun 23, 03

*reads bottom of keyboard * hmm

Akeel · #9 (**permalink**) Jun 24, 03

yeah i'm pretty worried about it too since i'm at a computer most of the day @ work.
But chances are it will be the music that does me in. I have to be very careful with my hands since i need them for percussion. At one point i developed afflictions similar to carpal tunnel from the repeated movements with drumsticks when i was playing military snare and i had to stop playing and take care of my wrists so the injury would not get worse....it sucks :(

Senior · #10 (**permalink**) Jun 24, 03

Good thing I'm generally prettyy lazy about my job and never type to much.