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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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reading a post recently made by dekron made me think twice about this subject.
We're all gamers here, we all spend a lot of time at the keyboard, has anyone experienced Carpal tunnel?
If so, how long did it last? How much did it cost to get rid of?
Just a thread to show us your experiences..
What Are The Causes?
- Repetitive and/or static wrist and finger flexion causes the flexor muscles which 'close' the hand to develop more strength than the wrist and finger extensor muscles that 'open' the hand. This quickly leads to a "muscle imbalance" of the wrist and hand because of the lack of activities that require direct stimulation of the extensor muscles; such as opening a door or holding onto the steering wheel of a car with the backside of the hands.
- This imbalance causes the carpal bones to shift into the carpal tunnel from the sides and from above, while the hands are in the palm down position.
- Performing repetitive wrist and finger flexion causes inflammation of the flexor tendons due to friction within the severely compressed carpal tunnel; ultimately aggravating the existing symptoms, and leading to possible irreversible damage of the underlying tendons, blood vessels and median nerve.
*by the way, i wake up at midnight and early in the morning unable to use the right half of my left hand, Pulling the thumb, jerking, if you will, helps fix this. However, I still have an eternal stiffness. I've noticed chronic pain in my left shoulder, ...even though that's far from my wrist, I have an odd hunch that it has something to do with my right half of the left hand problem. Nothing to worry about I hope?
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LOL that is something you should be worried about.
Sometimes my fingers get a little sore, and pulling my fingers does seem to help.. but it isn't too bad(if you deny it, it isn't happening).
Here is to medical science.
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-- Ken Olson, chairman of Digital Equipment Corp, 1977
bahh..then I'm in a pile of crap.
If I tell my doctor, it's eventually going to get around to my parents, who somehow magically are going to relate it to my being on the computer all day
and are somehow magically going to attempt to reduce my computer time...drastically.
Benefits of having your own room, your own computer, and a door..lol
it doesn't get worse if untreated does it? Because I can live with this...just no more, please; it gets really annoying at times.
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I would say go to the doctor, tell your parents you hurt it by falling or someting, then tell your doctor the real story when they are not listening
I wouldnt worry too much about it. I used to worry over everything, if my eyes hurt I thought I was going blind. I would seach the internet for syptoms similar to the one you are having. You could try not using the computer for a day to see if it helps. How long has this been happening?
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Is that the same injury you can get from typing with your wrists down?
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I tried that during thanksgiving..didn't go on the whole day. The problem presisted with full steam. It's not a worrysome subject, jsut that I've been having this problem for more than 6 months.
I mean like, i doubt I'm going to go tell the doctor (not only because of my insurance not covering things like this, but also for the possible amputation of my left hand ...sarcasm intended) Like it doesn't bother me that much, just at night and in the morning. Which I guess is still kind of bad.
bah, frankly I don't think it's anything for me to worry about.
has anyone else had experiences of this horrible syndrome created just to get rid of the gaming race?
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"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
-- Ken Olson, chairman of Digital Equipment Corp, 1977
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"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
-- Ken Olson, chairman of Digital Equipment Corp, 1977
Murt in ten years....
that's what happens when you take things out of context and rearrage them!
post a long post...see what torture I can bring to you, bwahahahha!
*breathes heavily while dragging one foot and walking to kitchen to get a snack*
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For about the last 5 years I have had a gradually worsening condition in my hands whereby I get sharp pains down my fingers, pins and needles in my hands and arms and the feeling is gradually going in my fingers. I've been tested for Carpal Tunnel and it wasn't that, but anyone with these kinda problems really needs to go to the doctors because there is aload of heavy stuff it can be, (brain tumour, blood clot, spinal cord damage etc) my next stop is a scary trip to a neurologist
I'm hoping that it's not a gaming induced problem because that will be kinda embarassing
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Try being really tall and sitting in a chair all day. im 6'5 and have really longs arms and my spine is curved a little. It gets really uncomfortable. But i never feel pain in my hands because i have a wireless mouse and my hand is stretched all the way to the back side of my monitor. I do get really bad cramps in my calves a lot when im at my computer but I think thats just a lack of water.
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Pain in the shoulder of the arm and hand that has Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a symptom of CTS. It can be very serious. Serious enough to never be able to be corrected. Get it checked out. Now.
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I have carpal tunnel syndrome in an early stage right now. I can get surgery and it would be like I never had it. If you wait to long, you will never regain full use of your hands.
Symptoms I had:
Numbness/tingling in my wrist up to my forearm.
I have woken up with hand completely numb.
I'm getting the "C" shaped hand. My fingers start to curve in while relaxed and looks like I am signing a "C".
Decreased grip strength.
If you have any of these symptoms, I suggest you get it checked. If it gets too drastic, you can lose all use of your hand.
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I better go get it checked
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Oh yeah, my wrist still has a shearing pain when I try to bend it, it feels like its bending into a knife, it hurts. I hate it when your hand cramps in the middle of an important game...
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Seeing this thread I realize... This is what happens every time I play for more than 7 hours in a row (i.e every day)
Hand just makes a lock-down..
Doesn't hurt tho.. It's just.. Stiff...
Rest your trigger on my finger.
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[quote]Originally posted by MegaWolf
[b]Try being really tall and sitting in a chair all day. im 6'5 and have really longs arms and my spine is curved a little. It gets really uncomfortable. But i never feel pain in my hands because i have a wireless mouse and my hand is stretched all the way to the back side of my monitor. I do get really bad cramps in my calves a lot when im at my computer but I think thats just a lack of water.
im 6'8" i know exactly what you mean. but when i type i keep my wrists level with my hands and do not rest them on the desk. i have never experienced any of those symptoms. my legs go numb sometimes though if i sit in the chair too long. (i did the wrist pressing thing too, and it did nothing)
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There is only one cure for carpal tunnel.... expensive and very painful surgery. The only thing you can do is do a set of stretches and workouts for your wrists. Other than that, welcome to the pain.
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That's the only one I have. Is there something to worry? See I don't want carpal tunnel, or something. Because I want to join the navy, and I bet I'm not getting through testing if I have carpal tunnel.
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