Comments on: How to Avoid Carpal Tunnel Syndrome for Writers and Computer Geeks

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 16:11:51 +0000

Jordan,

I’m sorry to hear about your mom…that’s too bad. I hope she recovers from her surgery in less than three weeks!

Laurie

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7 Health Tips for Writers Who Don't Get Enough Exercise — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:34:22 +0000

[...] put my laptop and keyboard on — and I use a different keyboard at my standing desk, to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome that writers may be prone to. While standing isn’t exactly exercise, it’s a lot better [...]

By: Jordan Thornburn

Jordan Thornburn — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:23:02 +0000

Yeah, my mom was diagnosed with carpal tunnel, she’s not a writer but she types as a receptionist all day. She has to have surgery. She didn’t know all the typing would cause so many problems, and now wishes she could have prevented it. She’ll be out of commission for at least three weeks after surgery, they think.

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:47:56 +0000

Thanks for your tips for computers users — I can totally see how they’d help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome.

By: Emg Test @ Jassica

Emg Test @ Jassica — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:08:42 +0000

The best way to treat carpal tunnel syndrome is to prevent it from happening! If you use your wrist and fingers a lot, take the following precautions:

* Shake out your wrists gently for about 10 seconds.
* Rotate your wrists gently – 5 times clockwise, 5 times counter-clockwise.
* Hold your arm straight in front of you, palm facing outward. Use the other hand to gently pull back your fingertips. Hold for a few seconds and release. Repeat with the other arm.

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:29:56 +0000

Hi Maha,

I think carpal tunnel affects one hand or wrist more than the other, because of the way you use that specific hand. So, perhaps you use your right hand differently, such as by typing more letters or using the mouse. Or, perhaps you use your right hand in different ways outside of typing on the computer, which could make carpal tunnel syndrome worse.

Have you gone to the doctor? Maybe it’s time to get a check up…

Best wishes,
Laurie

By: maha

maha — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 05:59:44 +0000

Hi,

I had the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in my sixth month of being pregnant. I thought it was because of my way of sleeping were I bent my wrist really hard to put my hand under my chin. Yet, ever after 19 months now since my son was born, I still can’t write my first full name. I think now I realized it’s because of my study on the Computer.

If that’s true .. then why can am I still able to grip the pencil with my left hand and have the weakness on the right one only ?

P.S: I use both hands for typing on keyboard.

Thank you,

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:30:57 +0000

Wow, Juanita, it must be very challenging to have carpal tunnel syndrome as a writer! I hope your doctor has given you a good treatment — because it’s not easy to live and work with. Wishing you all the best with it.

By: Juanita

Juanita — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:33:44 +0000

I recently discovered that I have carpal tunnel syndrome but interestingly, it was not caused by my making a living as a writer. When I was in my twenties and thirties, I did a lot of industrial machine operations, some of them in the garment industry. Apparently, the repetitive motion of hemming blue jeans and other garments had laid the groundwork for something that was not even known as carpal tunnel syndrome back then.

It all came to a head a few years later when I began to do some freelance writing on the side. I noticed that my wrists would go numb after a time or my fingers would begin tingling. Even when I would take a break, I would occasionally have trouble hanging onto things, like cigarettes or a can of soda. A simple test, called a Tinel’s Sign done at the doctor’s office confirmed that it was carpal tunnel syndrome.

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:43:18 +0000

Thanks, Lynette, for letting us know about the Carpal Roller. I just got a massage yesterday, and found that my wrists, thumb, and hands are much more relaxed and loose! Regular massage is a great way to overcome carpal tunnel syndrome, I think. .-= Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen´s last blog post ..How to Make Good Comments on Blog Posts =-.