Second experiment: Seeing if using the computer less will stop my headaches or reduce them
Introduction
I want to see if using my computer less for 7 days would affect my headaches
Data collection
Tracked headaches with Track & Graph mobile app whenever I felt them.
Tracked computer usage automatically with RescueTime.
Results
Baseline headaches:
Headaches when using computer less
Conclusion
I had fewer headaches when using the computer less
Discussion
This was a very small sample size of 7 days only, so it could have been an incident, and does require more research.
Also the 7 days of using my computer less were in summerhouse with my family where I didn’t work, so the reason I had less headaches could also be reduced stress, more time with family or other parts of my lifestyle that were different.
Interestingly in the “Headaches when using computer less” graph there is a spike for headache the day after I used my computer more, so maybe I experience delayed muscle soreness, but this could also just have been an incident.
Future experiments
These are some options:
- Use my computer less for a longer time than 7 days. Maybe a month?
- Stopping all back exercises for a month
- Stopping all bodybuilding for a month
- Getting some new glasses, if eye strain is a cause
- Try some kind of stretching program that is recommended for headaches
- Try some new pillow / pillow height / Top mattress combination