{"id":1754,"date":"2007-07-05T20:03:55","date_gmt":"2007-07-05T18:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/top-5-software-tips-to-prevent-rsi\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:51:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:51:56","slug":"top-5-software-tips-to-prevent-rsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/top-5-software-tips-to-prevent-rsi\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 software tips to prevent RSI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" alt=\"RSI cartoon \" id=\"image1755\" title=\"RSI cartoon \" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2007\/07\/rsi-diagram.jpg\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Repetitive_Strain_Injury\">Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)<\/a> is one of the biggest hazards of working behind a computer. It&#8217;s caused by the constant performance of repetitive tasks whether it&#8217;s mouse clicking or simply sitting in the same position too long. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s extremely important to take regular breaks, walk around and basically get away from your workspace. However, that&#8217;s not always easy when your workload is piling up and there&#8217;s plenty of distractions on the internet to look at. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve compiled these top 5 programs aimed at helping you avoid RSI.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rsi-warrior.en.softonic.com\">RSI Warrior<\/a> &#8211; Features a host of tools including a rest break reminder, over 20 specialised stretches and an &#8216;auto-click&#8217; function which prevents you having to make so many mouse clicks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mousotron.en.softonic.com\">Mousotron<\/a> &#8211; Keeps a record of your mouse clicks and movements for those that are suffering RSI in their wrists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/break-reminder.en.softonic.com\">Break Reminder<\/a> &#8211; Simply reminds you to take breaks at periodic intervals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ergonomix.en.softonic.com\">Ergonomix<\/a> &#8211; Issues reminders and warnings based on your PC usage. It also instructs you what types of exercises you should be doing based on usage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/workrave.en.softonic.com\">Workrave<\/a> &#8211; Designed for those officially diagnosed with RSI and need a specific recovery plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is one of the biggest hazards of working behind a computer. It&#8217;s caused by the constant performance of repetitive tasks whether it&#8217;s mouse clicking or simply sitting in the same position too long. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s extremely important to take regular breaks, walk around and basically get away from your workspace. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/top-5-software-tips-to-prevent-rsi\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Top 5 software tips to prevent RSI&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2009,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[2441],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-1754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":337459,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions\/337459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1754"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=1754"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=1754"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=1754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}