Hands hurt from typing...how do you make it stop???

dont stay on the computer so damn long!

hell0 said:

dont stay on the computer so damn long!

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Not possible!

If you are going to be a real IMer, youare going to be on the box 10-16 hours a day when starting out and God only know how much after you get things rolling.

Uptownbulker said:

Not possible!

If you are going to be a real IMer, youare going to be on the box 10-16 hours a day when starting out and God only know how much after you get things rolling.

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i dont know about im'in

bt quite honestly,im not even gonna bother to find out about it now cos i dont wanna get dragged into that much time!

Try to take a 5 minute break every hour, it's not a lot but the results are palpable but make the conscious effort to do it and that will help as well.

Once upon a time I was a really good guitar player, then I got tendinitis due to typing and now I can't play guitar anymore because it fucking hurts...and this is ten years later. Don't take any chances with your hands, they are what separates us from monkeys - dexterity and opposable thumbs.

Do stretching exercises before and after typing. You can find these on the 'net. If that doesn't help, switch to using index fingers only and relax the rest of your hands. If that doesn't help...take a long break from typing and talk to a doctor. You may need some anti-inflammatory steroid injections.

REPEAT: DO NOT TAKE CHANCES WITH YOUR HANDS!

This happens to me when I sit at the computer all day from start to finish. I take a break and watch some tv for an hour or so and I get another couple of hours of typing in.

justthinking said:

Hey doc,it hurts when I do this.

Doc: Stop doing that.

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Exactly what I was going to say

vegasvillan said:

Any tips I even got those padded mouse pads and keyboard pads...anybody else have this problem...it freakin hurts:yield:

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'...Experience!

When I was 16-years-old I used to turn my homework in typewritten on an old-fashioned typewriter. Remember them?... and was the only one, so I guess I have been typing a long time.

Sounds like you are fairly new to it, as my fingers never get tired.

I hear masturbation is a good exercise if you want to make your fingers more nimble...No not on yourself, Noob, on your girl/boyfriend, or anyone who will help out...lol!'

themagician