| If you have seen coworkers who have had to | | | | Use a wrist pad on your keyboard and your |
| endure painful and difficult surgeries to their | | | | mouse. This will help take the pressure off of you |
| wrists, you know that carpal tunnel is something | | | | wrists while you are typing. Don't make the |
| that you want to avoid. It can become a huge | | | | mistake of leaving your wrist against a hard desk. |
| problem for you especially if your job requires | | | | Take frequent breaks while you are working at a |
| you to work on a computer because you will | | | | computer. This will give your wrists and other |
| have constant pain all day long in your wrists. | | | | parts of your body time to relax a bit. |
| Many times the only real solution to this problem | | | | Try to do other things during the day instead of |
| is to get surgery to get rid of the pain. There are | | | | just using your mouse and keyboard. Many times |
| many things that you can do that will help you | | | | carpal tunnel is avoided when it's not always |
| avoid carpal tunnel so that you don't have to go | | | | completely repetitive actions being done. |
| through all of this. | | | | Switch to a voice to text program to input text. |
| Sit at your desk with your arms straight out | | | | There are programs out there that will let you |
| when typing. You don't want your wrists to be | | | | speak your words and see them typed on the |
| bend too far up or down. Many times the problem | | | | screen. Use this as a way of relaxing your wrists |
| starts from typing improperly all day long. | | | | to put text into your machine. |
| Get a chair that adjusts so you can always get | | | | If you do have some pain right now go to a |
| the right height. If you have different sized people | | | | doctor and see what can be done to further |
| at that desk, the chair needs to be able to move | | | | prevent this problem. |
| up and down for each person. | | | | |