On September 21 2011 05:03 SeizeTheDay wrote: You have to see a doctor because there are cortisone shots if its arthritis or you can have a surgery that doesn't hurt , you cant use your wrist for only a week and leaves a very small scar very small. Or it could be u just spranged it because I thought I had something wrong with my wrist I didn't play for 4 days and it was back to normal a spranged wrist in the right area feels like arthritis. Just something to keep in mind.
Cortisone shots / surgeries are imo quite a waste of time if it is something that can be healed by RICE-ing it and doing some simple stretches. Also, cortisone shots are not something you want to do unless you really have to.
To OP: A stretch that really helped me was to place my thumbs inside my palm, raise my arms in front of me and then pulling the thumbs down. Also a stretch where you pull your fingers back and then in the other direction.
As with all stretches: ease into them, do not rush it.
Just takes a lot of experience to get used to gaming for many hours in a row after awhile your wrists wont start to hurt, but until then you can't push it. just rest and in 3-4 days you will be fine.
Also when you play, try not to do a bunch in a row like 5+ hours.
Try to space it out in 1-2 hour cycles, your wrists wont hurt as bad that way.
Really, just go to the doctor. Does not matter howlight the pain is. Just the fact that it is there should be cause for a little alarm. Better go get it checked now, and have a doctor tell you you are fine with some streching, rather then later when you might have already did too much damage.
You just need to get used to playing with a relaxed wrist. As unhelpful as I may sound, I know what I'm talking about.You see, I've studied the piano for 12 years. One of the fundamentals there is to play with a relaxed wrist - I'm so used to it that I've never had any pain at all, even after long days of playing SC. That's also what SeleCT said in an interview. Gels and the likes can help temporarily, but in the long term, you need to start training to relax your wrist. Simple as that.
i just saw a doc about something similar, he just told me to baby it and wear a wrist brace at times (ive been wearing it while i sleep and it seems to help), sometimes i ice it and take ibuprofen if need be. gonna have another checkup in a couple weeks
This could be rather serious, so i advice you (not that im that great of an advisor), to go see a doctor as everyone else has said. You cannot trust people you don't know over the internet, especially if it's something medicinal.
If it really hurts that much, take brakes. I stretch between every game and i haven't experienced something like that in a long time.
Like everyone said first off all: go to the doctor! Every advise here is good advise: stretches, rest etc.
From my personal expierence what worked great for me was doing a sport(in my case kung-fu) that trains your wrists. This is to prevent your wrist constantly doing the same thing and also creates stronger muscles. I have played insane hours/weeks/months/years and never had problems with my wrist until i stopped kung-fu training, but he it is different for everyone.
A regular doctor won't be able to fix it. You need a chiropractor, a good one who can fix this sort of thing. Stretches and things can help too, but not if things are really out of place. This is your only chance of fixing it and being back to normal without surgery or other crazy things.
If this is the problem (very likely) you can be totally normal instantly.
Up your practice and increase your hours-per-day played. Play until you either lose feeling in both hands or until the crippling pain forces you to stop. 20 years from now when the game is obsolete and only has a few thousand active players, you can proudly look back and tell your great great grandchildren, "I really gave 'em hell" and rant about how people back then were hard-working and honest and walked to school uphill both ways. And also, you will have robotic hands. But who cares, you got into low Masters league in StarCraft 2.
Okay, but seriously. This is a dumb question. STOP PLAYING COMPLETELY until it stops hurting. I know people with Carpel Tunnel and RSI and lemme tell you, their lives SUCK. I damaged my ears PERMANENTLY playing FPS games on high volume and I regret nothing more in my entire life (that's 25 years). The depression you get when you realize you have irreversible bodily damage is terrifying. STOP PLAYING THE GAME.
In the meantime, understand that Repeated Stress Injury has to be 1) repeated and 2) have *stress*. This means if your wrist is twisted / bent inward when you use the mouse / type, you are increasing friction between your tendon / bone and causing inflammation. Besides seeing a doctor, you need to get your posture examined by an ergonomics professional who can tell you why your posture is causing stress in your tendons. Remember folks - it's not JUST repeated use, it has to be repeated use + tendon STRESS, which is a result of bad posture. Invest in ergonomic equipment if you ever wanna resume playing in the future. But for now, GO READ A BOOK or something.
This can be a very serious problem which could result in surgery. You need to see a doctor asap, if it gets worse the last thing you will be worrying about is SC.
the ONLY advice worth anything ever when it comes to pain and the internet is to go see a doctor. Don't fool around with this, cut to the chase and go ASAP, its the safest and best possible thing to do.
Like everyone has said, DOCTOR!!!! You don't wanna end up with Tendonitis (BoxeR's shoulder pains) or CTS (TLO's problem), otherwise, it will suck really bad.
On September 21 2011 04:42 Thorakh wrote: Go see a doctor.
Some people here might have good advice, others will have bad advice. Others will say great things and others will make you lose your hand. At the end of the day, if you have a medical problem you should SEE A DOCTOR and not ask for help on a gaming forum
Go see a doctor.
If I want a good gaming build for a new computer, do I go to a doctor? No, I go to a gaming/tech forum. If I have wrist pain, do I go to a gaming forum? No, I go to a doctor.
I had that idea in mind, but decided to ask the community first see if anyone else has experienced this.. maybe then go see a doctor.
Noone on TL.net is a medical expert, at least not that I know of. Go see a doctor before it gets out of hand.
1) try pay attention to how tense your wrist is during play... Sometiem people are holding it flexed as if trying to stop your wrist from moving at all why not holding anything. This will cause a lot of strain. Keep your wrist relaxed as much as possible while playing. More fluid movements in a rhythm is best.
2) Do not over stress or over rub it when in pain. This is people's biggest mistake... Something hurts, so they almost rip their wrist off stretching it and rub the crap out of it. If there is inflamation or bruising (99% chance of this being the cause of your pain), excessive rubbing and stretching will irritate it and make it worse. Intense stretching and rubs are for when you are not in pain. Pain should be combatted with Ice, Heat, and compaction.
3) Use or do not use a wrist rest... some people have fat palms and should not use one... some people should. Try both.
4) Try ramping up how often you play. If you went from 4 games a day to 15 games a day everyday, in a spike, that can cause inflamtion and pain.
5) Eat right. I cannot count how many fellow athletes of mine in College had injuries and pain tied with being mal-nurished in certain vitamins and minerals.
On September 21 2011 05:29 B00ts wrote: Some tips:
1) try pay attention to how tense your wrist is during play... Sometiem people are holding it flexed as if trying to stop your wrist from moving at all why not holding anything. This will cause a lot of strain. Keep your wrist relaxed as much as possible while playing. More fluid movements in a rhythm is best.
2) Do not over stress or over rub it when in pain. This is people's biggest mistake... Something hurts, so they almost rip their wrist off stretching it and rub the crap out of it. If there is inflamation or bruising (99% chance of this being the cause of your pain), excessive rubbing and stretching will irritate it and make it worse. Intense stretching and rubs are for when you are not in pain. Pain should be combatted with Ice, Heat, and compaction.
3) Use or do not use a wrist rest... some people have fat palms and should not use one... some people should. Try both.
4) Try ramping up how often you play. If you went from 4 games a day to 15 games a day everyday, in a spike, that can cause inflamtion and pain.
5) Eat right. I cannot count how many fellow athletes of mine in College had injuries and pain tied with being mal-nurished in certain vitamins and minerals.
6) Drink water. 8 glasses - 4 bottles / day.
This is really good, In fact I actually robbed it this morning and it got worse instantaneously I knew it just got worse. I think I'll rest for the remaining of the day today. and from tomorrow, i'll try to play with relaxed wrist, i'll play about 7 games. If it didn't get any better by tomorrow i'll have to go see a therapist.
Edit: Actually no I wont play tomorrow, hell fuck it man im just gonna sit down and study
Yet again don't go to the INTERNET when you have pains ok? I'm not saying were uneducated trolls but seriously, if theres a possible risk of carpal go to the doctors first dont tell us.
also, make sure you are positioning your hand correctly. what is at the edge of your table? your arm or your wrist? many people play with their wrist as the pivot, and so put it at the edge of the table, but this also causes a crap ton more pain (personal experience), and it's a lot more relaxing to play with your arm at the edge of the table once in awhile especially when you're doing senseless customs or just browsing the web etc.
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