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Dont CRI - Part -3 Ayurvedic care & cure:
Ayurveda offers treatments including external relaxation and
muscle & joint soothening manipulations and marma (vital points)
revitalizing treatments like Sulochana, Elakkizhi, and Abhyangam
etc and these medications when administered by trained hands are
the best available preventive methods available for the Overuse
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These include specialized external applications of oils and
herbal pastes and along with internal medication, shall bring
down the inflammation and pain. Medicines such as Jadamayadi
lepa choornam, Nagaradi lepa choornam and treatment procedures
like Elakkizhi, Njavara Kizhi etc and internal medicines like
kashayam and Arishtams are very effective, in fact more
preferable to any anti-inflammatory analgesics of our time,
which themselves proclaim to gift lots of complications on long
term use.
VISION SYNDROME:
Concentrated tasks can cause tired eyes and blurred vision.
Using a computer does not cause any permanent damage to your
eyes. However, working on a computer is a demanding visual task
that can cause eye discomfort. If you have an uncorrected vision
it can make computer use uncomfortable and can lead to blurred
vision and eyestrain. Focusing your eyes at the same distance &
point for extended periods of time causes fatigue. Ayurveda
specifically mentions about continuous eye fatigue leading to
damage to the eyesight. The human eye structurally prefers to
look at objects further than six meters away, so any
work-performed close-up places extra demands on the tiny
muscles. The illuminated computer screen can also contribute to
eye fatigue.
Symptoms include: Blurred vision Temporary inability to focus
on faraway objects Headache.
In case of vision problems, though the monitors are themselves
not a culprit, the way they are utilized creates the problems.
The problems like long working hours without break, glare and
improper lighting can be easily eliminated by good working
habits such as resting periodically and refocusing eyes on
objects at different distances, overhead lighting and
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from brightly lit windows can reduce screen glare.
Moreover there are exercises to keep the eyes healthy. Changing
the eyes focus can relax the ciliary muscles of the eyes.
Blinking can moisten the eyes and stimulates tear production
that can wash away the pollutants.
Ayurvedic Care and cure:
According to Ayurveda, for prevention the best medication would
be to consume Tribhala choornam, specially prepared, daily with
milk or with plain water. Washing eyes twice daily with special
eye care herbal medicines and doing eye exercises is a very
effective way to prevent potential eye disorders and fatigue.
These medications not only keep the eye non-strained and cool
but can also prevent even retinal damages owing to constant
strain. For cure of eye disorders Ayurveda offers very
particular internal medicines and also treatments like Tarpanam,
Nasyam etc along with internal medicines like Jeevaneeya Gana
Gritam. Special procedures like "Sudarsana" gives one of the
best available preventive and curative care for the eye, be it
simple eye strain or retinal disorders.
Prevention tips:
Suggestions to reduce the risk of eyestrain include:
Make sure your primary light source (such as a window) isn't
shining into your face or directly onto the monitor.
Tilt the monitor slightly to eliminate reflections or glare.
Make sure your computer screen isn't too close to your face.
Position the screen so that it is either at eye level, or
slightly lower.
Reduce the contrast and brightness of your screen by adjusting
the controls on the monitor & also consider using colour schemes
that are easier on the eyes, particularly shades of gray for
text documents.
Increase your font sizes.
Frequently look away from the screen and focus on faraway
objects.
Have regular eye examinations to check that blurring, headaches
and other associated problems aren't caused by any underlying
disorders.
STRESS:
The heavy demand of work thrust upon the employees creates a
level of stress that makes injury more likely. Whenever a user
feels anxiety, the muscle automatically tightens up and it
increases the likelihood of getting a computer related injury.
Here it is worthwhile to mention the problems and excess stress
faced by the call center employees. The excess stress of
changing their circadian rhythm once in 30 or 40 days is the
most major stress factor faced by them. Loss of sleep or
disturbed sleep is a very common symptom among them as is mouth
ulcers and digestive problems and headaches.
Ayurvedic Prevention and Care:
Yoga and special kinds of medicines along with mediation shall
be the best combination to tackle this, other than the
realization and attitude change of people towards causes of
stresses. More than these techniques, treatments with internal
medicines like Manasa mitra vatakom, Saraswata Gritam,
Saraswatarishtam etc and treatment procedures like Takra dhara ,
Ksheera dhara and Taila dhara including relaxation massages are
very good for overcoming mental stress. Food stuffs like drum
sticks included in the menu would be good for call center
employees which shall help them to stay awake at night without
much strain. Also food like Milk and snake gourd and drum stick
leaves at night, Ash gourd juice daily morning (before sleep-
specific only for call center employees), Butter milk with a lot
with curry leaves ground and mixed with it at noon, tender
coconut water etc can be very effective in managing mental and
physical stress. Also it is better to avoid curd & fish at night.
OTHER SUGGESTIONS:
vEvaluate other activities. Problems may be caused or aggravated
by other things you do frequently. Sports, carrying children,
hobbies requiring intense small work (like knitting), and excess
effort/tension in other daily things may have enormous impact
too. So avoid these activities, which may trigger the problems
to more severe intensity. vDon't tuck the telephone between your
shoulder and ear
vConsider voice recognition.
General suggestions:
Other ways to reduce the risk of computer related injuries
include: vMake sure your work space is well ventilated
vMaintain equipment, such as laser printers and photocopiers, to
reduce emissions.
CHILDREN AND COMPUTERS:
Kids are at risk too with increasing hours in front of the
computer at home and school, using equipment that rarely is set
up correctly for people their size. Parents can reduce the risk
of children developing computer related injuries in additional
ways, including:
Set up the computer, desk, chair and keyboard to suit your child
Install a smaller mouse that contours to the child's hand
Show your child how to use the keyboard and mouse properly and
safely
Encourage frequent breaks
Reasonably limit your child's game-playing time
Make sure your child has enough time for other activities, such
as sport.
Ayurvedic prevention and care:
Children should be helped with dietary supplements (like Flowers
of Sesbania grandiflora, drum stick leaves, carrots and Grapes)
and massages so that the formative muscles and bones do not get
bad as it is the stage where maximum damage can occur and also
preventive and curative efforts can be the most effective.
What If I Have Symptoms of RSI?
We all have occasional aches and pains that go away in a day or
two, especially when we overdo anything. But if you have the
symptoms listed above regularly when you are using the computer,
run; do not walk to your doctor or health care provider RIGHT
AWAY. Dealing with this early is critical to limiting the
damage, and to spare you a world of hurt, trouble, and
frustration. You are not overreacting: by the time you have
symptoms there has already been some damage done, and if you try
to ignore the pain you may sustain a serious injury. If your
doctor doesn't seem to know much about RSI, find one who does.
When you find one, listen to them and check with them about any
changes you intend to make or therapy you want to try.
Remember that "RSI" is a mechanism of injury, not a diagnosis.
Where or how seriously you are injured, and how best to treat
it, varies immensely from person to person. Also, many systemic
disorders such as diabetes can mimic or exacerbate RSI, and
these can be ruled out by medical tests, so don't go chasing a
treatment you may have heard about UNTIL YOU'VE SEEN A DOCTOR.
Last but not the least, PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR BODY. Pain is your
body yelling that it is in big trouble but learning what is
comfortable or awkward for your body before you are in pain may
prevent injury.
Look to nature - it adopts. So can you.
About the author:
An article by Dr. G. Geetha Krishnan MD, Chief Physician,
Sanjeevani Holistic Health Care Services (P) Ltd, Singasandra
Post, Hosur Main Road, Bangalore 68 Karnataka India Tel: 91 080
5731505, 5731506, 51119911, 56907096, 6632441
mailto:drgk2000@yahoo.com Compiled and edited by Jayachandran.R.
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