Carpet tunnel syndrome!

cleaverjim

On Monday i went to my Dr complaining of a really sore finger and wrist ,He said i had carpet tunnel syndrome,So when playing on site i need to take several breaks as it really hurts,Also being a butcher does not help and im only in my early 20s ,So my question is does any other sky player suffer with this?

delaney09

carpet tunnel ..... that sounds pretty rough

splashies

In Response to Carpet tunnel syndrome!:

On Monday i went to my Dr complaining of a really sore finger and wrist ,He said i had carpet tunnel syndrome,So when playing on site i need to take several breaks as it really hurts,Also being a butcher does not help and im only in my early 20s ,So my question is does any other sky player suffer with this?
Posted by cleaverjim

Ah this makes sense then...cleaverjim.

I always wondered whether you meant to put cleverjim but got it wrong. I can rest easy at night now.

Good luck with your carpet tunnel thing.

Mohican

Think this is the carpet you are refering to- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome
Try using a rollerball or joystick type mouse or use the other hand(fnarr fnarr).

pod1

carpol tunnel innit?

unknown_username

I get this from time to time - it's an RSI (repetitive strain injury)

Strangely, I get pain in the 3 fingers I don't use to type, and on the outside of my wrist. Very painful and makes driving difficult. It comes through using the pad on the laptop rather than a mouse.

Switch to a mouse for a few days and it will go away.

cleaverjim

OUCH,Neurofen please

Machka

These are supposed to be very useful if it is mouse related Carpal Tunnel, personally I find them just weird to use!

harding10

my missus uses a mouse mat with a shaped foam pad to rest her wrist on for this problem.

unknown_username

Slight deviation from the point of the OP - in the past I've become aware of suffering from WRULD - Work Related Upper Limb Disorder - something that a previous employer's insurers got very excited about, in the early nineties. I think it was as a result of a legal ruling and a big damages payout to someone who sued their employer who did nothing after being advised of the problem.

Once it started to become a recurrent painful complaint, I taught myself to use the mouse with my left hand - I recognised it was a problem as I covered the subject of WRULD and RSI on a NEBOSH course I attended many years ago. It took about three weeks to conquer it (using a left handed mouse)  but I haven't suffered the pain and disconfort in my right shoulder since.

WRULD and RSI are chronic complaints, and if you've been diagnosed with it in your twenties, then you need to take stock. Using an alternative imput device, or one of the other aids may help, but if your carpel tunnels are inflammed then the answer is to lay off using a mouse for three months with that hand (not that helpful if, like me, you have to use a PC daily for work purposes) and see if the inflammation has gone down. If not, it may be the result of other causes - using heavy blades daily to manually hack a carcass apart would seem, to me at least, a high risk activity for RSI/WRULD.

Last word? Don't, as so many have in the past, ignore the problem and hope it'll just go away. It won't, and in twenty years time in an extreme case you might become incapacitated and unable to work. Also, if the dexterity in your fingers deteriorates, you may find you no longer have a vice like grip on the blades you use, and the first sign of this may be an accident on the chopping block. If it continues to be a problem then insist on a referral to a specialist.

Good cards by the way.