Re:Ask HN: Excessive coding has left my right wrist and fing...
by s1t5 on Monday March 30, 2020 @04:11AM
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1. Consult a specialist.
2. Frequently switch up your devices and how you use them - mouse in non-dominant hand, working standing vs sitting if possible, whenever you can use a touchscreen for the sake of variety, get a pen tablet to use instead of a mouse.
3. Look up wrist stretches for RSI and develop the habit of taking breaks and doing these stretches routinely.
4. Look up correct wrist positions for using a mouse and keyboard and make sure that you aren't completely wrecking your wrists when you have to use them.
2. Frequently switch up your devices and how you use them - mouse in non-dominant hand, working standing vs sitting if possible, whenever you can use a touchscreen for the sake of variety, get a pen tablet to use instead of a mouse.
3. Look up wrist stretches for RSI and develop the habit of taking breaks and doing these stretches routinely.
4. Look up correct wrist positions for using a mouse and keyboard and make sure that you aren't completely wrecking your wrists when you have to use them.
5. Consult a specialist.