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elliminist
Japan121 Posts
Wiki it. As for your problem at hand, I believe it is probably that you have just overestimated your flexibility with your hands. Be careful as RSI may occur as a result of trying to overdo things. Remember that RSI does not only create pain at the wrist joints. | ||
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Yorbon
Netherlands4272 Posts
I wrote this all under the assumption that this is not a medical condition. If it is, just see a doctor. Also, i wouldn't know anything about the shaking. the only time i had something like it was when i faced some serious stress over semi-long term. | ||
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FataLe
New Zealand4519 Posts
your fingers will follow. | ||
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Skullflower
United States3779 Posts
On October 25 2012 17:32 NeWeNiyaLord wrote: I've cracked my fingers for 6 years now out of bad habbit.. If you can. You should stop right away. Now everyday I'm trying not to crack them. It hurts like hell. Probably got arthritis also because of it  At some point every time I would crack my fingers my whole hand would proceed to go numb. Doesn't happen anymore but still | ||
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MHT
Sweden1026 Posts
On October 25 2012 17:32 NeWeNiyaLord wrote: I've cracked my fingers for 6 years now out of bad habbit.. If you can. You should stop right away. Now everyday I'm trying not to crack them. It hurts like hell. Probably got arthritis also because of it Been doing that everyday for 12 years atleast, they give quite a pop nowdays :/ Do the same thing with my arm and that thing sounds a bone being cracked in half. However i dont feel any pain anywhere. | ||
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NeWeNiyaLord
Norway2474 Posts
On October 25 2012 17:56 MHT wrote: Been doing that everyday for 12 years atleast, they give quite a pop nowdays :/ Do the same thing with my arm and that thing sounds a bone being cracked in half. However i dont feel any pain anywhere. Yeah I also crack, My neck, back and all my toes xP Definitely a BAD habit And people think it's pretty disgusting to watch/hear  | ||
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MHT
Sweden1026 Posts
On October 25 2012 17:59 NeWeNiyaLord wrote: Yeah I also crack, My neck, back and all my toes xP Definitely a BAD habit And people think it's pretty disgusting to watch/hear You should try your jaw, that shit even looks disgusting haha | ||
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
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Aelfric
Turkey1496 Posts
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Big-t
Austria1350 Posts
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Sent.
Poland9266 Posts
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SoniC_eu
Denmark1008 Posts
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Fuchsteufelswild
Australia2028 Posts
Studies continually tried to link arthritis and cracking joints, but I believe Derrida is right in that it's never actually been proven. I have heard studies that it can weaken your joint strength in the long term, so if you stop now, you should be fine, but the more often you do it and the longer you leave it before stopping in life, the more you'll supposedly have weakened your grip strength. Perhaps if you do it enough, you won't be able to pick up a pencil to write when you are 80 years old. It might take some work, ignore the pain, keep working at it, you might set a record! (AKA I'm not serious, so please do not). I think the people who suffer the most actual pains from it are the type who would do it very frequently when they crack them and crack multiple parts of each finger rather than just the simple knuckle-crack method or other obvious ways and in addition, some people really force the joints even if it starts to hurt them, rather than only cracking if it feels 'natural' and pain-free to do so (I've pretty much stuck to this when in the habit). Use the clenching+unclenching (correct term?) and other exercises and definitely rebind keys to suit you, make sure you are comfortable with the keys. Should people avoid black switch mechanical keyboards? I find my rubber dome keyboard comfortable though but I thought blacks were specifically weighted and so they always sounded heavier than rubber to me, but I thought I'd read that all mechanical switches were still lighter than rubber domes. Hmm...I'm off to that thread again now. | ||
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Lysergic
United States355 Posts
What temperature is the room you're in? Cold hands will make your hands stiff. Adrenaline can make your hands cold. But if it is tendonitis, you shouldn't be stretching whatsoever, and heat will actually just increase the swelling (don't use hand warmers if you think it's tendonitis). Ice pack on affected area + naproxen + complete rest is how you treat tendonitis. Posture is important. Post your setup (keyboard, mouse, chair/desk height, hands in playing position). Show a video of you playing sc2 if you can (particularly want to see how you hit shift and ctrl keys and overall posture.) | ||
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Kontys
Finland659 Posts
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Kontys
Finland659 Posts
Also, do that finger exercise a dozen times or so before each game. Helps a lot. Or atleast it has helped me a lot. | ||
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Arghmyliver
United States1077 Posts
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jza.osnabrueck
Germany4 Posts
professional safety engineer here. I work in an big companies and ergonomics as well as healthcare are part of my everyday work as i care for like 1500 peopleFinger cracking wears of your inside knuckle bones as well as the cartilages. If done over years you form a cavitation which is automatically filled with water. This is what u feel. The aftermath is stiffness and vulnerability for sickneses (omg my english is bad sorry for that guys) like articular gout and rheumatism. The shaking comes maybe from: 1. your fingers being too cold (do you fell like u have cold fingers after playing a long match?) 2. you hindering your own blood flow as u maybe have the edge of your table cutting into your arm? 3. ladder pressure (not kidding) sometimes i n have that too  When playing sc2 I always have a hot water bag around so when a match is over i can warm up my hands which is also good to get your fingers more flexible. I can also recommend training your hands with devices like: Black Diamond Forearm Trainer (cheap and trains your hand and finger muscles in the long run) or Harley Benton Fingertrainer (for guitar players helps wonders as well) Thers lots of devices but i made good experiences with my employees here God i didnt think i could use my job knowledge on TL Thtas kinda funnyIf you need more information on desktop ergonomics or stuff like that just ask ! Greetings from OSnabrück.Germany | ||
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Douillos
France3195 Posts
On October 25 2012 20:47 jza.osnabrueck wrote: Hi, professional safety engineer here. I work in an big companies and ergonomics as well as healthcare are part of my everyday work as i care for like 1500 peopleFinger cracking wears of your inside knuckle bones as well as the cartilages. If done over years you form a cavitation which is automatically filled with water. This is what u feel. The aftermath is stiffness and vulnerability for sickneses (omg my english is bad sorry for that guys) like articular gout and rheumatism. The shaking comes maybe from: 1. your fingers being too cold (do you fell like u have cold fingers after playing a long match?) 2. you hindering your own blood flow as u maybe have the edge of your table cutting into your arm? 3. ladder pressure (not kidding) sometimes i n have that too When playing sc2 I always have a hot water bag around so when a match is over i can warm up my hands which is also good to get your fingers more flexible. I can also recommend training your hands with devices like: Black Diamond Forearm Trainer (cheap and trains your hand and finger muscles in the long run) or Harley Benton Fingertrainer (for guitar players helps wonders as well) Thers lots of devices but i made good experiences with my employees here God i didnt think i could use my job knowledge on TL Thtas kinda funnyIf you need more information on desktop ergonomics or stuff like that just ask ! Greetings from OSnabrück.Germany Best advice ever, and from a professional. Say thank you, OP <3 | ||
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sabas123
Netherlands3122 Posts
On October 25 2012 16:45 Introvert wrote: I have what is called a "benign tremor", I cannot hold my hands perfectly still (they shake a little). Doctor told me nothing to worry about. And I am also very inflexible  So these things are not automatically bad. But then again, I have gotten faster just from practice. Slowing down sounds bad... Still not sure this warrants a thread tho....EDIT: fell for it gosh darn it. I'm too tired to see through it. i have the same that i can't hold my hand sitll but my hands but i my fingers are quite flexable and fast (can hit easily around 500 apm in bw) | ||
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