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wrist/hand pain - liz
Posted: Nov 18, 2009
I am a new MT and have only been working a couple of weeks but loving it! I was just wondering if any of you seasoned MTs out there remembered having hand and wrist pain when you first started? With the increased amount of typing that I have been doing all day long every day, I find that my hands and wrists hurt when I am doing other things. I am not talking about being sore, which I expected until I get use to all the typing, but actual stabs of pain when I move them certain ways. Is this normal?
no - not normal - truffle
[ In Reply To ..]Get some splints and wear them at night and when you are not typing. This is not a good sign this early on in the game.
unfortunately, that is what I thought - liz
[ In Reply To ..]I kind of figured...I do ALOT of cross stitching, and have for years and years, so that may have something to do with it. I thought it could be the beginnings of carpal tunnel, but I have no numbness or tingling yet. They do ache when I go to bed though, and I feel like if I do not keep them straight I can't go to sleep. Splints are a good idea though, I may try that.
wrist/hand pain - wondering
[ In Reply To ..]Could it be your keyboard or the position of your hands on the keyboard? May have to experiment with some until you find a comfortable one. Could be your position in your chair and the origin of the pain may be the neck (although you may not have pain there).
I see a chiropractor every few months, or have a massage. A lot of the pain may indeed originate in places higher up and may not actually hurt for sometime yet
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