Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Any advice on how to avoid it?

[enlightenment]

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Any advice on how to avoid it? I type a lot! and my hands hurt from it...any advice on how to stop/avoid it?

[Amillia1981]

I used to work for a bank before I went to school and my hands hurt really bad too. I was doing 10 key for hours a day but our department would have us do hand exercises to avoid carpal tunnel and they did work but the thing that helped me the most was the ace wrist wraps. I would wear them to work when I typed and it was like night and day. You can also google wrist exercises and it will tell you how to do them. Its basically just rotating your wrists clockwise and counter clockwise every 2 hours or so.

[martyfellow]

Avoiding repetitive motion with the wrist joint, of course, and strenthening the forearm muscles by weights or slapping people in the face a lot will protect the wrist from the consequences of too much stress.

[sketchy]

Get one of those gel keyboard wrist support things. And a powerball link

[KERMlT]

Stop masturbating with your hands and buy a toy.

Get a voice to talk program to save your fingers.

[candlewax]

haha, I had the same response when I read the title. "STOP MASTURBATING."

[KERMlT]

Besides, it is so much better with a partner. ;)

[arashmenalagha]

spin your wrist around drink milks and take small breaks from computer, white girl :D!

[candlewax]

Taking breaks and stretching your wrists.

[WoIIie]

Eat bananas and take a Vitamin E pill.