Ocean Capewell

Ocean's newest zine is subtitled, "a zine about carpal tunnel, tendonitis, & how to keep your job from ruining your life," which about sums it up. in simple, easy-to-understand language, ocean describes her own experiences with hand/wrist problems & repetitive stress injuries. a common but mistaken belief is that repetitive stress injuries mainly afflict office workers or people who spend a lot of time typing or working on computers. most mainstream literature that exists for helping people cope with these injuries is directed at these kinds of white-collar workers. but ocean started noticing her injuries when she worked as a dishwasher, & she offers tips to folks in several more working class professions (bike couriers, construction workers, etc) on how to prevent repetitive stress in their jobs, & keep their jobs if injuries are already present. because these kinds of jobs rarely offer medical benefits, ocean also includes helpful hints for diagnosing & treating injuries in a d.i.y. way, including stretches, movement breaks, vitamin supplements, & more. this is a pretty indispensable zine for people who may have repetitive stress injuries but not a lot of access to traditional medicine. check it out & contribute to the next issue with your own stories, tips, & tricks! - Paper Trail Distro… (mehr)