My Wrist Hurts =(

[RobertMacUser]

My wrist is hurting. I usually use a laptop sitting cross-legged. any suggestions? a desk is not possible. vertical mouse? support furniture? just wondering if anyone else has any tried-and-true solutions to suggest? thanks.

 

[powerade]

u got carpelts

 

[D3v1an7]

or switch hands...

 

[D3v1an7]

Seriously though, Repetitive Strain Injury is something to take pretty seriously. Take a look at the website below to learn how to reduce your risk of long term damage.

http://eeshop.unl.edu/rsi.html

 

[heero884]

My wrist is hurting. I usually use a laptop sitting cross-legged. any suggestions? a desk is not possible. vertical mouse? support furniture? just wondering if anyone else has any tried-and-true solutions to suggest? thanks.

you should consider a ergonomic mouse such as this one to help reduce the strain: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826104150

and maybe a mousepad with cushioning.

 

[3WAYsplit]

You could try this: http://www.harrietcarter.com/Detail.cfm?prod=5365&UDC=Y

Its portable & strong..

 

[MovieMan80]

Definitely start paying attention to your ergonomics. There's some stretches you should do for a few minutes every hour and try to find angles that don't stress your wrists.

If your wrists just started hurting then fixing the ergonomics will help them and the pain should go away.

If you continue to hurt your wrists there is a point that they will no longer stop hurting just by rest and have to have surgery to fix it. The surgery is pretty gross and sounds painful.....

But if your wrists just started hurting now you still have a long ways to go before surgery, but it's better if you fix your habits now than to continue to do damage.