Hmm thats odd. Voted yes cause I had one but now i cant seem to find it lol.

Using a pc 95% of ur awake hrs doesnt help with these things.

Edit: ah there it is. Right hand pinky side right on the bone joint. Damn u exacmat!

meegrean

Thailand7699 Posts

June 15 2010 08:02 GMT

#24

nope. i guess i don't play enough starcraft

krndandaman

Mozambique16569 Posts

June 15 2010 08:04 GMT

#25

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maneatingshoe

Canada484 Posts

June 15 2010 08:05 GMT

#26

I've had one for like 5 years, luckily it just showed up and never really got any worse. My mouse is also super sensitive, I dont know how you could avoid getting one.

Magicbox

Denmark73 Posts

June 15 2010 10:43 GMT

#27

I think it might have something to do with how your wrist is placed upon your desk. I have tried to draw a picture of what I mean.

(strong paint skills)

My 'setup' now is like the left picture. My whole underam is resting on the table so when I grab the mouse my wrist is slightly highered away from the table. I don't have any callusses from this.

However, I used to have a 'setup' like the right picture when I was a kid. If you have your hand close to the edge of the table, the wrist will rest entirely on the table thus you are more likely to get callusses. This is further supported by the fact that I had that callus you're talking about when I was a kid. (And I played ~ an equal amount of what I do today).

Deleted User 55994

949 Posts

June 15 2010 11:47 GMT

#28

On June 15 2010 16:53 Dead9 wrote:
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For those confused

Yeah I have a faint one, but it was a lot more noticeable when I played BW semi-seriously

that's what I have. I don't think it's a callus though, a callus is alot more raised and white.

speedphlux

Bulgaria962 Posts

June 15 2010 11:52 GMT

#29

Yes, on both hands.

MrCeeJ

United Kingdom57 Posts

June 15 2010 12:00 GMT

#30

A Callus is a patch of hard skin that forms when the skin below is aggravated too much. I get one when I play squash across the top of my palm, due to changing grip often for forehand and backhand, but I have yet to get one from anything computer related. It will go away (or peel off) if you stop aggravating it.

I am at a desk at work from 7am till 5pm, and then at home gaming till ~11pm so I get about as much pc time as is possible so I guess it is just the correct positioning of kb/mouse/chair/monitor that has prevented my body collapsing

Craton

United States17250 Posts

June 16 2010 04:00 GMT

#31

On June 15 2010 21:00 MrCeeJ wrote:
I am at a desk at work from 7am till 5pm, and then at home gaming till ~11pm so I get about as much pc time as is possible so I guess it is just the correct positioning of kb/mouse/chair/monitor that has prevented my body collapsing

I've got the same hours and I use the callous-inducing position, but I don't have one. Don't think I ever have.

Sephy90

United States1785 Posts

June 16 2010 04:11 GMT

#32

On June 15 2010 16:13 Sfydjklm wrote:

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good luck with that^^

yeah ahaha, there's a lot of things that you SHOULD do but this probably won't happen

waffling1

599 Posts

June 16 2010 04:37 GMT

#33

no, i have a noobgamer callus

clean the mousepad, and maybe even use a slight bit of footpowder (or whatever powder). moisture (sweat) is what causes movement to induce calluses (calli o.O?).

i've actually always thot raising the wrist was good, but that contact is so vital for control. im trying to find one of those mousepads with a wristpad on it.

Warrior Madness

Canada3791 Posts

June 16 2010 04:54 GMT

#34

omg... I didn't even notice it until this thread was created. kinda gross.

Wi)nD

Canada719 Posts

June 16 2010 04:57 GMT

#35

no i do not

Foreplay

United States1154 Posts

June 16 2010 05:00 GMT

#36

o wow i just realized i do.

Malgrif

Canada1095 Posts

June 16 2010 05:09 GMT

#37

i first voted no, then i examined my wrist more closely and the fact is... i do =( fuk these things look disgusting. how to get rid?

Craton

United States17250 Posts

June 16 2010 05:18 GMT

#38

Apply lotion daily and don't have your wrist placed in a way that's abrasive to it. It'll go away over time.

XazXio

United States356 Posts

June 16 2010 05:52 GMT

#39

ive got a sc callus on my wrist, parkour callus on my hands, and guitar callus's on my fingers. by the time im 30 i bet im going to have arthritis.

kzn

United States1218 Posts

June 16 2010 05:57 GMT

#40

Maybe a really minor callus in the 'normal' place. I play with my mouse a good bit forward of the keyboard, so there's friction across like 2/3rds of my forearm, but no callus there. I can get _most_ mouse movements done without moving anything in contact with the mousepad.