Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Richard's Hands

I think I'm going to get Carpal Tunnel. My Richardizations require me to keep my hands still for a decent amount of time and on top of that, I'm playing video games a little more often. one more thing is I have an application on Facebook, the Typing Speed application. I am trying massively hard to improve my score so I find myself typing a lot instead of studying which is ridiculous.

For others with similar problems, here is something I found that may be of use to you:

Things that may help prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  • Lose weight if you're overweight.
  • Get treatment for any disease you have that may cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
  • If you do the same tasks with your hands over and over, try not to bend, extend, or twist your hands for long periods.
  • Don't work with you arms too close or too far from your body.
  • Don't rest your wrists on hard surfaces for long periods.
  • Switch hands during work tasks.
  • Make sure your tools aren't too big for your hands.
  • Take regular breaks from repeated hand movements to give your hands and wrists time to rest.
  • Don't sit of stand in the same position all day.
  • If you use a keyboard a lot, adjust the height of your chair so that your forearms are level with your keyboard and you don't have to flex wrists to type.

Yeah, so that's that. Take care and don't get Carpal Tunnel. Ow my hands hurt from typing...

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