Programmer Develops Deep Vein Thrombosis
May 10th, 2006
Chris Simmons, a British coder developed a nasty case of DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) during an 8-hour programming jag. It seems he managed to work all eight hours at his desk without getting up to stretch at all. DVT is more commonly know for affecting people on long airplane flights, sometimes called “Coach-Class Syndrome”.
This is a good reminder to all desk jockeys everywhere: take a five minute stretch break every hour!
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Worker gets DVT sitting at desk [BBC]
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