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Switching to a Kinesis keyboard has helped my hand/wrist pain quite a bit. It seemed to be steadily getting worse, and disappeared after using the keyboard for
by dceddia 7y ago
Switching to a Kinesis keyboard has helped my hand/wrist pain quite a bit. It seemed to be steadily getting worse, and disappeared after using the keyboard for a couple weeks.
Another thing that helped is the book Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome[0]. It has a good set of stretches to do categorized by what's bothering you.
Even more impactful IMO, it teaches a technique they call the "stretch point": very gently & slowly stretching until you feel the first hint of a stretch, then pausing and waiting for the feeling to release, over and over. Versus what I was naturally doing before, which was to stretch until I really felt it, and hold for a while. The theory is that the slow/gentle stretch+release pattern is more effective for the smaller muscles and less likely to damage them.
[0]: https://www.amazon.com/Conquering-Carpal-Syndrome-Repetitive-Injuries/dp/1572240393 https://www.amazon.com/Conquering-Carpal-Syndrome-Repetitive...