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I would also advise seeing a doctor but I'll say my doctor recommended me something very similar. I'm not able to go to the gym but what has helped me is I have
by kraig911 3y ago
I would also advise seeing a doctor but I'll say my doctor recommended me something very similar. I'm not able to go to the gym but what has helped me is I have a bucket with rice in it (I guess you could also use sand?) and I just twist my hand within the bucket of rice while holding and squeezing a tennis ball in it. Do it in a circular motion.
One thing I thought was interesting is he said that ortho doctors don't really think ergo keyboards help. I use a kinesis advantage 360 where I can (I still prefer a regular keyboard) I don't see much in the way beyond help with shoulder pain. I've had surgery to fix my RSI/ tunnel nerve inflammation. Anyways where I'm going with this is I do think exercise is a big help.
- creer 3y agoNo one setup helped me either. What did help me was recognizing that I had a problem and actively changing things - like varying small setup changes like angle to the table. That was mostly enough to stop stressing always the same parts.
- SubGenius 3y agoThe Kinesis (and now the Moonlander) has really helped with the pain in my hands from severe nerve damage (from a coma) though. I understand it's not exactly RSI, so the mechanism is different. I agree with you about exercise. At this point, I'm nervous to rely on just one single change, so a multi-frontal attack is needed. A consistent stretching routine is probably what helped me deal with pain the most...
- microtonal 3y agoJust to counteract your latter point, switching to a split key well keyboard with good palm rests did largely solve my wrist issues. Of course, every person and diagnosis is different.