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getting fingers warmed up - liz

Posted: Dec 17, 2009

When I start typing for the first time every day, it seems like my fingers are not as fast as my brain and want to get "tangled" because they cannot keep up. This results in a lot of wasted time and lots of backspacing. Do any of you experience this and if so how do you get your fingers "warmed up" before you start working?

so no one else has this problem?? - liz

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I have to go slow for my first couple of reports - Happy MT Robin

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I have the same problem that you do and I just have to very consciously slow myself down until my fingers limber up a bit.

Run hot water on them, or wash some dishes. - I also use fingerless knit gloves that - sm

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I "prime" by putting them on the space heater for about a minute before wearing them. Hands stay nice 'n' toasty.

Yes, I have this quite a bit - Lulu

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For me (and sounds like you) it is not an issue of literal (heat) warming of the fingers needed but brain-to-finger coordination/connection. I have never really figured out the cause, as some days when I feel pretty tired I still do not have the issue and vice versa; however, I have found it seems to help if I do finger exercises every day which I actually started because I have poor dexterity in my left pinky and ring fingers. I put a rubber band around the fingers I don't want to move, and then rotate (externally and then internally) each finger I want to exercise. I also lift each up and down (with dorsal side of hand up) and in and out. Also squeezing a tennis ball with the fingers helps to strengthen them. - This doesn't solve it completely, but it seems to help quite a bit if I do them regularly

I have been having the trouble the last few days again, and it sucks. Much harder work to get same amount of lines typed.

I have asked others who say they never have the problem. It must be a brain thing. I also have times where my speech is more fumbly which makes me think maybe my left brain is low on something sometimes. : ) I think the exercises help to stimulate certain connections and chemicals in the brain.

Try it and let me know if you think it helps.

cold fingers - warmer

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