rec.autos.simulators

> Hi fellow racers,

> for the last 2.5 years I have been quite happy with the performance of
> my T2 wheel, but recently my left shoulder joint has begun to hurt
> like mad on occasion. I don't consider myself an excessive sim ***,
> say 30-40 mins per day icr2/gp2/f1rs/mgprs2/gpl action combined on
> average, whatever sim I choose to drive in, and sometimes there's a
> week or a couple of days in which I do not drive at all.

> Before that I played F1GP on my Amiga quite often using a joystick, so
> my question is if anyone here has had the same experience damaging
> their left shoulders from sim racing (I use my left hand to steer and
> the right for changing gears). Is this the source of shoulder trouble
> or should I go looking elswhere?

>> Hi fellow racers,

>> for the last 2.5 years I have been quite happy with the performance of
>> my T2 wheel, but recently my left shoulder joint has begun to hurt
>> like mad on occasion. I don't consider myself an excessive sim ***,
>> say 30-40 mins per day icr2/gp2/f1rs/mgprs2/gpl action combined on
>> average, whatever sim I choose to drive in, and sometimes there's a
>> week or a couple of days in which I do not drive at all.

>> Before that I played F1GP on my Amiga quite often using a joystick, so
>> my question is if anyone here has had the same experience damaging
>> their left shoulders from sim racing (I use my left hand to steer and
>> the right for changing gears). Is this the source of shoulder trouble
>> or should I go looking elswhere?

>You may be experiencing a repetitive motion injury.  As a result, your
>rotator cuff forms facia tissue (sort of like scar tissue) in response.

>Find an experienced D.O. in your area and have him/her perform a
>manipulation to break up the facia and relieve the pain. Real simple.

>Rick