February 28, 2014 neuerandreas

Stretching it out!

I have read about people having pain in their hand(s) when drawing (Craig Thompson comes to mind) but I never thought it could happen to me.

UNTIL IT DID!

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It was bad enought to make my fingers numb and to make me have trouble holding things like frying pans and baby bottles.

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Googling the issue led to more mental trouble

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Imaging a sad song while this plays in slow motion:

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The good thing:

You can fight it before it becomes super bad!

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Here is some Ammunition!

1. Stretches

Every hour for 30 seconds, I have an App that pops up and reminds me to do it: http://www.dejal.com/timeout/

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Here is a link to the stretches that seem to work for me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUyMNyrOHJQ

2. Wrist Splints

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Everything gets weird while you wear them

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Wearing them at night seems to work the best and can have a nice effect on your partner.

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Video games by the way seem to make things worse by a big margin.. but scew not playing.. you gotta live sometimes!

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