Some people are always on the computer. Constant keyboard tapping can really do a number on your wrist tendons, resulting in carpal tunnel syndrome. It’s time to take a break and do this…
A team of doctors from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has developed special exercises that can help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. The exercises, which decrease the median nerve pressure responsible for CTS, should be done as warm-up exercises before you start a full day of computer work and again whenever you take a standing break. (You should give your eyes a break every 20 minutes, according to the National Eye Institute.) Here are two easy exercises that stop debilitating carpal tunnel syndrome…
• Stand up straight, feet a foot apart, arms outstretched in front of you, palms down. Keeping your arms out in front of you, bring your hands and fingers up, pointing toward the sky. Hold for a count of five. Repeat 10 times.
• Straighten both wrists, and relax the fingers. Make a tight fist with both hands. Then bend both wrists down while keeping the fists. Hold for a count of five. Straighten both wrists, and relax the fingers for a count of five. The exercise should be repeated 10 times. Then let your arms hang loosely at your sides and shake them for a few seconds. Don’t rush through the exercise. Let the 10 cycles take about five minutes.
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