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I suggest building some muscle in your arms. It's amazing how much strength does to combat the physical horror of sitting at a keyboard all day. Wrist curl, rev
by gcv 14y ago
I suggest building some muscle in your arms. It's amazing how much strength does to combat the physical horror of sitting at a keyboard all day. Wrist curl, reverse wrist curl, overhead press, bench press, deadlift, pull-up. All these helped me immensely.
PS: steve8918 is right about the mouse. Build some strength, and stop flicking your wrist sideways to reach the mouse. A laptop's trackpad is a huge improvement.
- lusr 14y agoThis is what worked for me too. Natural keyboard, moving mouse position, seating position, etc. all helped a bit, but after a day or two in gym my wrists simply stopped hurting and felt "healthier". When I stopped gym for 2 months and the pain returned, once I resumed my gym routine the pain stopped again within one or two sessions.
- Devilboy 14y agoThis was the only thing to really help my wrist pain. These days I use a regular old mouse and I don't experience any pain, and all it took was some weight training two or three times a week.
- larsberg 14y agoIf you go the weight route, make sure you don't just train grip strength (wrist flexors) but also balance a bit with wrist extensor exercises or you'll just move the pain around. It can be as simple as wrapping a rubberband around your fingertips and expanding your hand a few times. I found this balance issue important when I started working on my deadlift and my grip got a bit out of control. Also, if you have wrist problems, you might consider avoiding alternated grip deadlifts and just pulling hook grip.
- biggfoot 14y agoCan't agree enough to this! If you can't make it to the gym there's always the ever-dependable push-up. It is a really simple equation - good exercise routine -> better exercise posture -> better general posture -> no annoying pains.