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Samantha Miller (samanth@ix.netcom.com) wrote:

: Recently I posted a false finger nail survey to see if I was alone in
: not being satisfied with the false finger nail products  currently on
: the market. I found out very quickly that I was not alone.

: Also,  they  are not  practical  for day to day use,
: because of their short falls; Typing in an office for example.


ANYONE typing in an office (or anywhere else, for that matter) should NOT 
have fingernails--real or false--which are longer the ends of your fingers.  
Long fingernails force the typist to work on the flat of the fingers and 
force the hand into a distorted position which can cause or contribute 
to the development of repetitive strain injuries (RSI).  

*PLEASE* keep 'em short and work safely.  I have multiple RSIs and I 
guarantee that this is an affliction not only to be avoided, but which 
is best treated by *prevention*.  If you really like long nails, wear 
them away from your work environment only.  

I highly recommend to all you readers (who are also computer users) the 
following book:

Repetitive Strain Injury:  A Computer Users Guide by Emil Pascarelli, MD 
and Deborah Quilter, published by John Wiley & Sons.  $14.95

My copy came from the General Health Section of Barnes & Noble, but 
should be available elsewhere or as special order.

Pascarelli is currently the leading researcher in computer-based RSIs, 
America's fastest growing industrial injury and has pioneered work in the 
field.  The book provides information about  prevention, issues of 
diagnosis, and treatment.  It's the best money I've ever spent.  Wish I'd 
found it *before* the injuries.

If anyone would like further RSI information/resources, please e-mail me.  
I've collected quite a lot since this hit me in April, and would be glad 
to share.

Be well, work safe, keep the nails *short*.

T. Semorile