Beyond the Wrist: Debugging RSI

A computer science grad student's debilitating wrist pain threatened to derail their studies. Initial diagnoses of tendonitis and repetitive strain injury led to physiotherapy, but the pain worsened. The author discovered that the pain wasn't from physical damage, but a miscalibrated prediction system in the brain, incorrectly predicting future damage. By studying the neuroscience of pain and combining focused exercises with Pain Reprocessing Therapy, they recalibrated their pain system and recovered.