Avoid RSI

If you don't suffer from Repetitive Strain Injury, then you are not a full time writer. If you do type until your wrists hurt, there is a pain in the back of your head, you feel exhausted, and your back hurts, then you have the first signs of RSI.

This is nothing to laugh at. I currently have two friends who are visiting chiropractors, on pain meds, and cannot type for more than 10 minutes at a time - once a day. They have RSI. One has been suffering for 8 months. This is one injury that you don't want to take lightly. I've written a few dozen posts on the symptoms, causes, and prevention.

Good back support combined with an ergonomic keyboard are the best defence against RSI. The first thing you need is a posture corrector support. This will keep your back straight, and hold your shoulders back so they do not continually pull on the back muscles.

No one has the back muscles to keep their spine perfectly aligned for 10 hours while typing. It is foolish to think you can. That is why you need a support. This is your career. Writing is a lifestyle. Don't take your health for-granted.