Ask HN: How have you cured your RSI?
I&#x27;ve got nearly identical symptoms, and while it does come back now and then, I feel like I&#x27;m finally on top of it.  I spent about a year trying various things, including exercise ( which actually only seemed to aggravate the symptoms rather than helping), various targeted stretches, physiotherapy, rest, ice, compression, wrist support braces, various ergonomic keyboards<p>What ultimately worked for me was a combination of massage therapy and self-massage.<p>I found that I had a large number of muscle knots&#x2F;myofascial trigger points in my hands, forearms, tricep&#x2F;biceps, shoulder, and back.  Working with the massage therapist we slowly worked them out.  In particular I found targeting the teres minor, which is a small muscle below the shoulder almost in the armpit, to be one of the breakthrough moments.  Normally I have no back or shoulder pain, but when you find these knots and you start poking at them it can be incredibly painful.<p>I now have a home self-massage routine that I do regularly, especially if the tingling or any pain comes back, and it really helps.  I use a combination of tools, including a lacrosse ball which I use against a wall on my forearms, back, and shoulders, and teres minor area, a Theracane massage stick, and a forearm massage tool from Armaid.com.  The combination of the Armaid and Lacrosse ball really helped work the knots out of my forearms, and I highly recommend both of them.<p>A book I found useful was &quot;The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook&quot; by Claire Davies.  I coupled this with a muscle anatomy book to help name&#x2F;identify muscles to search in the Trigger Point book.  The location of trigger points and symptoms as described in the Trigger Point book were uncannily accurate, it was literally spot on.<p>There are some good youtube videos, blogs, and websites of course.  A few I found particularly helpful were the &quot;Doug and Brad physiotherapy channel&quot; (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=HzVO9DU-bog" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=HzVO9DU-bog</a>), and the Painotopia youtube channel and corresponding website: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;channel&#x2F;UCCwTpwn8lWZQ_lXfUPL1JZg&#x2F;featured" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;channel&#x2F;UCCwTpwn8lWZQ_lXfUPL1JZg&#x2F;fea...</a>  <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.muscle-joint-pain.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.muscle-joint-pain.com&#x2F;</a>  the Painotopia website is full of info, but I did find that I had to search around to find a bit.<p>Anyway, that&#x27;s what worked and is working for me.  I believe that stress, posture, and computer use, all contributed to developing these muscle knots, many of them near the ulnar nerve.<p>Everyone&#x27;s pain, symptoms, and causes are different.  Good luck!  If you have any questions or want more info send a comment and you can drop me an email: my HN username @ gmail.com