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I thought RSIGuard modeled my pain. Why must I take a break now when my wrists don even hurt?

April 26, 2017break hurt modeled pain RSIGuard wrists

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I thought RSIGuard modeled my pain. Why must I take a break now when my wrists don even hurt?

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Actually, RSIGuard models your strain. Strain usually doesn’t hurt until it reaches an extreme. The point of the BreakTimer is to tell you to rest before you reach a painful state. This lessens long term damage and also minimizes pain you experience. Your strain threshold varies each day, so some days you may experience pain before RSIGuard tells you to take a break. If this happens with any regularity, then during a break use the “I’m in pain — Increase Break Frequency” button or adjust your settings in the Settings dialog under BreakTimer.

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Actually, RSIGuard models your strain. Strain usually doesn’t hurt until it reaches an extreme. The point of the BreakTimer is to tell you to rest before you reach a painful state. This lessens long term damage and also minimizes pain you experience. Your strain threshold varies each day, so some days you may experience pain before RSIGuard tells you to take a break. If this happens with any regularity, then during a break use the “Adjust Break Frequency” button or adjust your settings in the Settings dialog under BreakTimer.