Question 1

what type of injuries makes your wrist creek?

Accepted Answer

Several: Creakiness in a joint can be a bony abnormality, fluid build up, or soft tissue injury such as tendinous or ligamentous.  Maintain your activity, ice the joint if it's hot or sore, and occasionally Acetaminophen or an NSAID could be used for pain.  Creakiness typically goes away though.

Question 2

what is the best position for your wrists while typing?

Accepted Answer

Neutral position.: Frequent typing might increase the risk to suffer from various pain symptoms in the wrists and fingers since you put stress on nerves passing between the lower arm and hand.
The best position to minimize pain is to support the base of the hand on a soft pad and have the wrists bent slightly upwards.
Frequent rests are important.

Question 3

my wrist always hurt. could it be from typing on a keyboard all day?

Accepted Answer

Could be.: You should always give a break by moving around and exercising your wrists and have a good support for typing.

Question 4

what can i do to minimize wrist pain from typing?

Accepted Answer

Splints and position: Most wrist pain from typing is caused by poor positioning and movement of the wrist. You should wear straight wrist splints and adjust the height of the keyboard so your elbows are bent at 90 degrees. Also use a keyboard not just a laptop.

Question 5

how to cure wrist pain and discomfort when typing?

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Wrist pain: There may not be a cure if you do daily constant typing. You can try a wrist pad for your computer keyboard. Also try increasing your seat height which can relieve stress to the wrist.

Question 6

what's the best way to relieve wrist pain from typing too much?

Accepted Answer

Breaks: Frequent breaks and occasional icing can help with typing related wrist pain. An ergonomic workstation, keyboard and mouse are also essential to prevent other injuries as well.

Question 7

help ! throbbing pain in wrist while typing?

Accepted Answer

Carpal tunnel: Many computer workers get carpal tunnel sypmtoms. This is treated by your physician with medications, injections, or even surgery.  Aee your md.

Question 8

i haven't been straining my wrist though, this pain basically came out of no where. i have been typing a lot recently.

Accepted Answer

Typing a lot pain: Suspect you have wrist pain from too much typing Slow down.

Question 9

how can i reduce back, neck and wrist pain from computer, typing and desk work?

Accepted Answer

Stretch and Movement: Use good posture/ ergonomics when sitting at the desk performing work related activities. Regularly move your neck, shoulders, back and limbs through various positions as a quick range of motion exercise. Occasional stretches of the muscles in these areas will keep them from becoming too tense which can lead to pain.

Question 10

is it possible to recover fast after a wrist ganglion cyst removal while typing 14 hours per day 6 days per week?

Accepted Answer

No: You will need to rest your wrist for 2-6 weeks after cyst excision.  There is a risk that the cyst will recur.

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