Prevent Repetitive Strain Injury & Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Workrave

Workrave is a freeware program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) like  the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The program frequently alerts you to take micro-pauses, rest breaks and restricts you to your daily limit.

Studies have revealed that taking several short pauses an hour (i.e. micro-pauses) helps in keeping yourself healthy and help injuries to heal. Workrave supports these micropauses, next to the regular rest break. Furthermore, Workrave can enforce a daily-limit.

Workrave alerts you to take a break in an undisturbing manner. When it is time for your break, a friendly small popup window appears asking you to take a break. This window automatically moves out of the way if you keep on working.

However, if you ignore these hints too often Workrave acts less friendly and pops up the break window for your own good. The break windows can be configured to completely block your computer for the duration of the break.

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Anand aka HappyAndyK is an end-user Windows enthusiast, a Microsoft MVP in Windows Desktop Experience since 2007, and the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com & WinVistaClub.com.

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Comments

By education
on March 22nd, 2010 at 4:09 AM

Excelent program, I needed something like that to remind me since I work every day on computers, I haven’t get a strain injury but just in case, thanks!

By boblamb
on April 23rd, 2010 at 3:17 AM

Pauses annoy me… I tried RSI Shield once, did not like it.
Have you ever tried WSR and Voice Finger for Repetitive Strain Injury? ( http://voicefinger.cozendey.com )
Among the speech recognition softwares, it is one of my favourite add-ons for healing RSI.

 

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