My doctor recommended against exercises. Said just use it.

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Have had some problems and PT and a personal trainer had me start doing step exercises, just step up and down on a step about 50 to 100  on each side several times a day.  It really helps to take 5 minutes to do this and I have had great relief from my hips with this.  Also sleep a lot better on one of those foam memory pads.   I stretch before I get out of bed for 5 minutes.  The past six months has been great and before that I could barely sit for 30 minutes or walk up stairs.  Now I am bouncing around.  But I am religious about doing them when my hip begins to hurt.  Also take Glucosamine with MSM if it gets really bad but don't have to take it very often.    Won't hurt to try it.

Patti

I have read a few folks asking about this and thought I would share.

When I was mentoring MTs, I would point them in the direction of a post by Redpen on Mtchat.  In that post, she takes folks thru an exercise of firstly writing down all the times/things you are doing during your shift that is not transcribing.  Then after you see the time you spend at work but not working, she talks about listening ahead, so you make fewer mistakes (because you have listened ahead and you know if the doctor is going to tell you to scratch that or whatever). 

[url=http://www.mtchat.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/9901/page/0/fpart/1]Here is the first one[/url]

[url=http://www.mtchat.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/11089/page/0/fpart/1]Here[/url] is the next thread.

Actually, AAMT has restructured the CMT exam, and MTs are no longer required to have 2 years of experience to sit for the exam.  However, they strongly recommended to have at least 2 years of experience in the acute arena. 

Check out the AAMT web site - they are working on a new certification exam that is geared more towards those new to the field and new graduates.  I believe this is the RMT credential already discussed here.  According to the web site, those eligible are recent graduates, MTs with less than 2 years' acute experience, and MTs working in single- or multi-specialty clinics.

Hope that helps....

Theresa Leppert, RHIT, CMT

Microsoft Comfort Curve keyboard.  I bought it last week and love it. 

I have also had a problem with RSI.  I went to a chiropractor and he fixed the problem.  I had a disk compression at C5-6, and it was causing my hands to hurt. 

I found that using an ergonomic keyboard, making sure that I sat with correct posture, getting chiropractic adjustments, and doing yoga and stretching all helped a great deal. 

The previous version (2002) still has some valuable information and the newest version, 2008, came out at the end of April/first part of May.  Not sure if you can get it on amazon.com but you can get it from their publisher rayve (google it or the book title) or you might be able to find it on half.com.

I got the 2002 version on interlibrary loan from my local library, read it cover to cover TWICE and it was a wealth of information!!!!  I strongly recommend this book to anyone thinking about starting out on their own.  :)

dumbo

for the pre-existing conditions I would just get the meds, though is you are going to get Cobra that should cover you until you get insurance.  Cobra is expensive though so you need to look at the financial burden it may place on the family.

Can you work second job part-time until you are eligible for benefits and then go full-time and drop the other job.  Seventy more days is a long time to work 2 FT jobs, plus with the chaos of the holidays on top of that is just too much.

Have you looked into getting a private policy?  I think they have to take you even with a pre-existing condition as long as you have been continuously insured.  That way you wouldn't be tied to a job for insurance reasons. 

One of the doctors that I work for gives a lot of details about his patient but this one really seemed a bit much. 

The patient is seeing him due to snoring. 

The patient states that she snores very loudly.  Her husband complains of her snoring.  She also has a dog that sleeps in her bedroom and the dog snores as well. 

Very important info LOL!