REST

Professional musicians hold themselves to a high standard of discipline, practicing technical exercises and repertoire repeatedly until they achieve perfection. This puts them at high risk for many repetitive strain injuries in the forearm like carpal tunnel and tendonitis. Not only are these conditions painful, but also difficult to treat as gigging musicians cannot find the time to stop playing for the prescribed weeks or months it would take to heal. Instead, many musicians continue to perform and endure chronic pain until many are forced into an early retirement and deprived of their lifelong passion. However, RSI is easily preventable by carefully monitoring practice sessions and imposing regular breaks to disrupt the progression of strain. REST employs three EMG sensors to track the usage of major muscle groups, lighting up a clip-on display that recommends resting. Because of it’s comfortable and low-key design, REST can be worn all day, aggregating more accurate and useful data to change behaviors.