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On September 21 2011 05:41 tuestresfat wrote:
as others have said, see a doctor right away.
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.
My wrist is at the edge, but in a relative straight line with the arm rest of my chair.
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Stretch your wrists before and after each game. Make sure your hand positions when playing aren't too straining (strenuous?). Try to relax, and if your wrists begin to hurt, take a break.
If this is a recurring problem, see a doctor. Some people just get them in spurts. Best of luck!
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Go see a doctor, ask the doctor about posture and ergonomics. Find out if it's inflammation or something more serious.
But seriously, go see a doctor.
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Go see a doctor, dont spend another minute in this thread. Unless someone says they're a doctor in this thread then dont bother. Even a simple stretch excercise can hurt your hand/wrist even more. Just go see a doctor. Now.
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POSTURE!!!!
^very important thread
It's most likely that your posture is failing you. The "right" posture varies from person to person, but there are a couple of good general rules, like keeping your wrists floating above the keyboard.
Personal note: I just got a new keyboard, and it's much taller than my last one. Since, it has become very obvious that my wrist position that was fine for the old keyboard is terrible for the new one. I've had to adjust everything from how I sit to the height of my chair to make it comfortable. If I get lazy and let my wrist rest too low, it'll start hurting almost immediately.
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Guys just wanted to give an update, thanks to everyone who helped me in this thread. Since the wrist pain started, I could not nearly play as much anymore, for 2 weeks, I did not play at all, nor could I write notes during my classes without a wrist band holding my wrist tightly. After 2 weeks, I started playing 1-2 games every other day, but still if the games were long enough, the pain would comeback, so I had to keep them short.
Now, my wrist is still very fragile, I go to the gym and I have to pick a lighter weight for my right hand otherwise it'd start hurting again. All and all, my hand is way weaker than when I started playing, This happened mainly because I did not use the bones on the boundary between the palm of my hard and my wrist as a pivot when I played the game. So make sure you do that.
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Most likely tendonitis. You have to rest your wrist for at least a 4 weeks for it to heal (don't use it at all). Make sure your keyboard/mouse/chair/desk setup is ergonomic. Don't use wrist rests for your mouse or keyboard, they're actually harmful.
Orthopedics doctor will just tell you to rest it until it gets better, prescribe you an anti-inflammatory (Naproxen most likely), tell you to ice it, and possibly wear a splint.
Take a picture of your computer desk setup, and another with you in your natural position while playing a game. I might be able to point out what needs to be adjusted. (Is your keyboard and mouse close enough to the edge of desk, wrists straight, etc).
I have tendonitis in my left shoulder and left wrist. It hurts when you open/close your fist right? Put your thumb on your wrist, start with an open fist, then make a fist by curling one finger at a time, do the tendons in your wrist feel swollen while you do that motion? It's like a bumpy/raised feeling.
Edit: Posture / Proper ergonomic setup is best thing to PREVENT repetitive stress injury, it doesn't heal it. The only way to fix this problem is stopping the activity's that caused the hand/wrist pain. You won't get better by quitting SC2 for a week or two, scar tissue takes 6 weeks to form I believe. Naproxen, ice, and a splint will make it feel better, but I hope you don't think it's okay to play SC2 just because you don't feel pain for a couple days.
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On September 21 2011 04:43 iAmJeffReY wrote:
I played baseball for like 15+ years, even into college as a pitcher.. I have like semi permanent tendinitis in my elbow and a torn rotater cuff (Tendons, cartiledge, and the muscle group all have tears), a wrist that cracks anytime I move it from years of split fingers and sliders...
My only advice? Get a wrist brace, and see a doctor. I have to play with one. Find a wrist brace for carpal tunnel. It lets me be able to play all day long. Without one, I can play maybe a game? I'm only 23. =(
I'm with you there man, 8 years of competitive karate - 2 years of semi pro counter strike - 7 years of wow, my hands finally gave out and I can't play longer than 5 games with out running for pain killers and that's WITH correct posture and positioning. I might invest in soft braces because my hardones atm just crush me out and restrict my play.
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You still need to stop playing any games.
You still need to go and see a doctor.
Zero games means zero games.
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On November 04 2011 06:39 Theeakoz wrote:
Guys just wanted to give an update, thanks to everyone who helped me in this thread. Since the wrist pain started, I could not nearly play as much anymore, for 2 weeks, I did not play at all, nor could I write notes during my classes without a wrist band holding my wrist tightly. After 2 weeks, I started playing 1-2 games every other day, but still if the games were long enough, the pain would comeback, so I had to keep them short.
Now, my wrist is still very fragile, I go to the gym and I have to pick a lighter weight for my right hand otherwise it'd start hurting again. All and all, my hand is way weaker than when I started playing, This happened mainly because I did not use the bones on the boundary between the palm of my hard and my wrist as a pivot when I played the game. So make sure you do that.
yah... stop playing for a good length of time and it will fix itself. It needs rest. Wear a wrist brace when you can will help too
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As a med student who literally 2 seconds ago stopped his revision on carpal tunnel syndrome I'd say its likely to be that, although theres all sorts of things it could be. If you get a pins and needles like sensation in it, almost like its lost circulation regularly without it having been elevated or circulation prevented in any way, its almost certainly CTS. However, as started earlier, go see a doctor. They can examine you in person, and can tell you if its CTS, tendonitis, ulnar claw, trapped nerve, damage to any of your obscene amount of flexor and extensor muscles in your forearm...too hard to say, go see someone!
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Carpel Tunnels...
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get your mom to blow on it
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As everyone's saying, stop playing and see a doctor.
It will suck and you will dislike the pause and the eventual skill drop it causes.
You will also feel very silly getting chronic pain from some stubborn amateur level playing. It's not worth it.
See a doctor, rest, work on your posture/ergonomy and be patient.
Seriously, rest.
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Stop playing and see a doctor.
If you value SC over your physical wellbeing, you're an idiot.
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Check first for anemia and back posture.. 99% of the time the problem in the wrists is one of bad circulation rather than a physical problem.. if you go to the doctor and find nothing wrong with your wrists after physical exam, it's most likely a psychosomatic condition that is subconsciously restricting blood flow to your arms/wrists as a way of distracting your conscious self. Perhaps you are devoting too much time to the game and stopped doing your responsibilities?
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On November 04 2011 07:15 lysergic wrote:
Most likely tendonitis. You have to rest your wrist for at least a 4 weeks for it to heal (don't use it at all). Make sure your keyboard/mouse/chair/desk setup is ergonomic. Don't use wrist rests for your mouse or keyboard, they're actually harmful.
Orthopedics doctor will just tell you to rest it until it gets better, prescribe you an anti-inflammatory (Naproxen most likely), tell you to ice it, and possibly wear a splint.
Take a picture of your computer desk setup, and another with you in your natural position while playing a game. I might be able to point out what needs to be adjusted. (Is your keyboard and mouse close enough to the edge of desk, wrists straight, etc).
I have tendonitis in my left shoulder and left wrist. It hurts when you open/close your fist right? Put your thumb on your wrist, start with an open fist, then make a fist by curling one finger at a time, do the tendons in your wrist feel swollen while you do that motion? It's like a bumpy/raised feeling.
Edit: Posture / Proper ergonomic setup is best thing to PREVENT repetitive stress injury, it doesn't heal it. The only way to fix this problem is stopping the activity's that caused the hand/wrist pain. You won't get better by quitting SC2 for a week or two, scar tissue takes 6 weeks to form I believe. Naproxen, ice, and a splint will make it feel better, but I hope you don't think it's okay to play SC2 just because you don't feel pain for a couple days.
My god you guys are nice and helpful wow... seriously thanks.
"hope you don't think it's okay to play SC2 just because you don't feel pain for a couple days." As a matter of fact that's exactly what I did, and the pain comes back every time I do that... Before I read your post saying that I have to wait for 4 weeks I didn't know what to do. I was like, okey the pain is gone, it most be all good now... but NO! it'd just come back after an hour or two of hardcore homework or typing or 2-3 games of starcraft. So I was really scared that it was something permanent and I would never be able to use my hand for long periods of time. At least now and people who have the same problem and read this post will know better.
It's just such a pain in the ass.
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So about that seeing a doctor......
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