On Thu, 26 May 2011, Yaron wrote:

> On Thu, 26 May 2011, r j wrote:
>
>> What do you do to keep your hands in good shape?
>
> TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS. This cannot be over emphasised. If you need to set 
> up an alert to make sure you stop for 10 minutes every hour, do it. If 
> you need someone to come over and physically keep you from typing, do 
> it.


The thing you need to worry about is carpal tunnel syndrome.  What Yaron 
is saying is exactly what I've heard from physicians and other experts on 
carpal tunnel about what one should do to prevent the syndrome.

I haven't heard of any other serious hand/wrist problems from typing, so I 
would recommend reading a little about carpal tunnel syndrome and how to 
prevent it.

Mike