gor[b] Paul Gorbould: Words and Pictures

More worn-out elbows

Morris Peterson isn't the only one with elbow issues.

All my shirts are worn out on the left elbow. Why?

OK, not all of them, but I have at least five or six shirts with bare patches or holes in the left elbow, while the right elbows are pristine.

It must be something to do with the way I sit in my office chair. My left arm spends more time on the arm rest than my right, which is usually reaching for the mouse.

The left arm rest of my chair does have a rip in it, but I think it's too far back to be the culprit. I guess I should consider myself lucky that it's just my clothes, and not my elbows or wrists. Perhaps I should bring in a single rollerblading elbow pad.

Has anyone else had this strange problem?

I think I need an ergonomist. And a tailor.

*** UPDATE! I found an ergonomist, and he fixed my problem. See the full story here. ***