I think my job is hurting my shoulder

[redbird]

For the last few workdays, I've been doing not-very-interesting tasks that involve a lot of turning pages, a lot of taping corners down, and a moderate amount of typing. ("Not very interesting" is kind--the work is interesting only when I come across a page that needs a revision, which should have been done sooner, and stop to do it.)

Also for the last few days, my shoulder has been hurting more, and I'm not able to do as many repetitions of the shoulder strengthening exercises. A week ago, 20 of each was easy, and last Wednesday, as I noted, Sixta told me I should add the reach-across exercise to the set. Yesterday I managed to push myself to 20 of each of the ones I'd been doing for a while, and I think ten or a dozen of the new one.

Today, well, I got to 20 on the one I do first (pulling backwards) and generally find easiest. Close to it on the next three, and I think five of the new one.

The lung infection may be a factor, but I'm breathing a lot easier than I was a week ago.

I don't know what to do, except hope that the next task (this one shouldn't last more than another day or two) is better. Well, I know to keep icing, and keep stretching, and I'm considering--thank you, cattitude!--seeing if I can rearrange my stupidly cramped work area to do more of the repetitive stuff with my other arm.