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My physical therapist's best guess is that I have pinched radial nerves in both arms. Things that have helped the most: 1. Stretches and nerve glides every cou
by anderspitman 6y ago
My physical therapist's best guess is that I have pinched radial nerves in both arms. Things that have helped the most:
1. Stretches and nerve glides every couple hours.
2. Ergo keyboard[0], focused on separation so my arms are more squared with my body, and on keys that are easy to press (no more mechanical keyboard for me).
3. Foot pedals for CTRL/SHIFT/ALT. I hacked together[1] a custom solution with an arduinio and a couple industrial pedals.
My advice is start working with a PT as soon as you notice any pain or numbness in your arms or hands. I'm to a sustainable point now but I should have taken action months before I did. Maybe I could have beat it completely. Still hoping I will at some point. You're probably going to need to take some serious rest. It can be hard with deadlines or other work pressures, but try to think long term.
A gram of prevention is worth a kg of cure.
[0]: https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/freestyle2-for-pc-us/ https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/freestyle2-for-pc-us/
[1]: https://github.com/anderspitman/ergo-pedals https://github.com/anderspitman/ergo-pedals
- retzkek 6y ago> on keys that are easy to press (no more mechanical keyboard for me). You may like Kailh speed switches, especially Copper - light touch, short activation, satisfying tactile bump. https://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2017/11/an-introduction-to-kailh-switches-including-speed-box/ https://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2017/11/an-introdu...