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“Computer Wrists” Ginger Compress
Ginger is a natural circulatory stimulant and anti-inflammatory herb that has been used for centuries, both internally and externally, in folk medicine.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is an injury associated with repetitive motion. Those who work long hours at computers, musicians and others may be susceptible to this ailment. Good ergonomic posture is critical to protecting yourself; it is worth consulting with an expert about proper equipment, and placement of your keyboard.
If you are concerned that you might have carpal tunnel syndrome, it is important to get a professional diagnosis and treatment plan.
This warming compress will help to relieve pain.
INGREDIENTS
1 piece fresh gingerroot
2 quarts boiling water
St. John’s wort oil
To make:
1. Grate fresh gingerroot and tie it in cheesecloth.
2. Put the ginger into the boiling water. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Cool to a warm but comfortable temperature.
To use:
1. If the skin on your hands and wrists is very sensitive, apply a think layer of St. John’s wort oil to the area around the wrist before you apply the compress.
2. Remove the cheesecloth with the gingerroot. Dip a clean hand towel into the ginger water. Wring out the excess liquid and apply the comfortably warm cloth to the tender wrist area.
3. Cover with a dry towel to insulate the heat.
4. Rewarm every 5 minutes, as desired.
Adapted from Natural Hand Care, by Norma Pasekoff Weinberg.
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Computer Ergonomic workstation
Workplace ergonomics for a better computer posture
Workplace ergonomics can vary depending on the sort of work that is done in one place. For example it can be applied in factories to ensure lowest occupational hazard risk and in offices for a good ergonomicworkstation. This means locating the machinery or computers are placed in strategic places so that none gets hurt by it, giving the workers the correct suits, helmets, gloves, goggles or whatever they need to protect their bodies and their health from the risks of their occupations.
In today’s common ergonomic workstations and offices workplace ergonomics can also be applied and be as important as it is in administrative settings in factories or other heavy-duty jobs. A correct workplace posture makes sure the equipment that people need to get his or her work done is specifically designed to meet this person’s needs and be safe to their health. Workplace ergonomics is a simple way of ensuring that all the workers can perform at a great level, without them feeling health obstacles such as arthritis and back pain, which can be caused by work environments that don’t apply ergonomic workstations or good workplace posture.
This because a good workplace posture takes in consideration how the human body works, and what kinds of movements, positions and habits can alter it in a negative way applying that knowledge for a good egonomic workstation. Knowing this, workplace ergonomics
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It would be better to use about 1 cup of water, just to heat the root in its cloth bag. This way you will have a concentrated brew...quarts of water is way too much.
Use the cloth bag that contains the actual warmed root as your compress. It is just the right size for a wrist and you can cover that with a small towel or cloth.
This way you are getting the full benefits of the root, and you can dip it back into the water to re-warm it as needed.
Of course if you have a really large area you are applying this to...then you would need a towel with a bit more liquid....but not quarts.
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Great info, thanks. Both my daughter and I suffer from carpo tunnel and will be trying this out very soon!
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Bob Newholm, England. I would like to try the gingerroot treatment.A quart of boiling water seems wasteful for this treatment. Can the water be re-heated and used again the next day and if so, for how many days.
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its true that ginger has always been a traditional remedies to heal lots of ailments... here in s'pore we use sautee ginger with grains of rice and tie it in cheesecloth and press it on the joints or sore feet. It will help to ease any uneasiness or bruises.... SammiCinta @ S'pore
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