I was diagnosed with cubital tunnel (tennis elbow) after a multi-month stretch of intense coding. I became seriously concerned when I started feeling needle st

I was diagnosed with cubital tunnel (tennis elbow) after a multi-month stretch of intense coding. I became seriously concerned when I started feeling needle stabs in my hands at random points in the day. Doctor told me I needed surgery. I managed to dodge that, but it wasn't simple. I had to commit to paying attention to my hands 24/7 for months. Once I made up my mind, it wasn't really hard, just continuously inconvenient. Here's what it involved: Self-massage and stretching before, during after typing and throughout the day. Mostly improvised, but this video "Essential Hand Stretches For Guitarists" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSrfB7JIzxY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSrfB7JIzxY helped a lot. One keyboard on my desk, another on my lap. One mouse on my desk, another below the desk on a pedestal on my left-hand side. Constantly switched between them to cut down on repetition. Hunt-and-peck typing with my fingers hanging loose as if my hands were paralyzed. Similar minimal-contact, minimal wrist-effort use of the mouse. Don't let my forearm rest on anything ever. Stopped wearing rings or my watch. Lots of breaks. Lots of getting up and walking around. It has been 10 years and my hands still don't like typing a whole lot. But, I never typed nearly as much as I did that one year. I haven't had any significant problems since that recovery.