RSI

[Prokart2000]

Hi everyone

 

So my doctor told me a few weeks back I have a bit of rsi and that I should just rest and take pain medication but I feel that it's not helping the most. 

 

If I had to guess I'd say its moderate as its nowhere near as bad as some things I've seen on the Web. It's fine when I wake up but the pain starts when I start doing stuff with it. 

 

I've just started icing it and getting my dad to massage it and it's helped a little. I'm also trying to limit my use of it, it hurts most typing on my phone or using a mouse. 

 

Is there anything you'd recommend to help it heal? It's more of an annoyance than anything

 

Many thanks 

 

Pro 

[2FA]

I had a RSI that has since turned into carpal tunnel in both wrists with my right being worse. Get a wrist brace that has a splint to minimize movement. Wear it while sleeping and if your wrist starts hurting during the day but try not to wear it 24/7 for weeks on end as that will weaken your muscles. A brace will help a lot though.

[Prokart2000]

4 minutes ago, 2FA said:

I had a RSI that has since turned into carpal tunnel in both wrists with my right being worse. Get a wrist brace that has a splint to minimize movement. Wear it while sleeping and if your wrist starts hurting during the day but try not to wear it 24/7 for weeks on end as that will weaken your muscles. A brace will help a lot though.

Thanks for the reply, I will look at getting a brace for it. I presume you can just order one off amazon? 

 

It was really bad before seeing the doctor but now it's moderate but does not seem to be healing as fast. 

[2FA]

21 minutes ago, Prokart2000 said:

Thanks for the reply, I will look at getting a brace for it. I presume you can just order one off amazon? 

 

It was really bad before seeing the doctor but now it's moderate but does not seem to be healing as fast.  

Amazon or a local pharmacy.

[Prokart2000]

16 minutes ago, 2FA said:

Amazon or a local pharmacy.

It's been ordered on prime for tomorrow. 

 

Anything else you'd recommend? 

[2FA]

2 minutes ago, Prokart2000 said:

It's been ordered on prime for tomorrow. 

 

Anything else you'd recommend? 

Whatever you did to cause it, do less of that from now on even after it heals.

[Prokart2000]

3 minutes ago, 2FA said:

Whatever you did to cause it, do less of that from now on even after it heals.

Okay, that was too much mouse work, lots of csgo while it hurt, very stupid of me. 

[Crunchy Dragon]

9 minutes ago, Prokart2000 said:

Okay, that was too much mouse work, lots of csgo while it hurt, very stupid of me. 

Yeah, doing stuff that caused RSI with RSI will screw you up a bit

 

I used to have that problem back when I used my laptop trackpad for everything, and it eventually hurt my wrist to use.

[Prokart2000]

7 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Yeah, doing stuff that caused RSI with RSI will screw you up a bit

 

I used to have that problem back when I used my laptop trackpad for everything, and it eventually hurt my wrist to use.

Looks like its limited gaming for me then after ive healed!

[TetraSky]

Change the way you do things, introduce some type of exercises to vary things up.

I personally use a PowerBall for RSI. My pain usually goes away quickly, within a day or so. Can take longer for others, especially it's badly injured.

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, Prokart2000 said:

Looks like its limited gaming for me then after ive healed!

Well, more limited and less intense, probably.

[Zando_]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Well, more limited and less intense, probably.

Does using a controller help? I've got a buddy who plays Destiny 2 with a standard Xbox controller, and I've given it a go (mostly use mine for Forza and other racing games). They're more comfortable than a mouse for sure, if the OP just plays slower paced games with good controller support they should be fine. 

[Prokart2000]

2 minutes ago, TetraSky said:

Change the way you do things, introduce some type of exercises to vary things up.

I personally use a PowerBall for RSI. The pain usually goes away quickly, within a day or so.

Would pressups be suitable?

Does that Powerball help?

[Prokart2000]

1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

Does using a controller help? I've got a buddy who plays Destiny 2 with a standard Xbox controller, and I've given it a go (mostly use mine for Forza and other racing games). They're more comfortable than a mouse for sure, if the OP just plays slower paced games with good controller support they should be fine. 

A controller is much better I can confirm but at the moment I think im going to rest it completely

[TetraSky]

Just now, Prokart2000 said:

Would pressups be suitable?

Does that Powerball help?

Pushups basically introduce stress by putting your weight on your wrists, which strain your already sore wrists, so no. I don't think it's suitable... You could do a few, if it hurts, stop right away.

 

https://powerballs.com/category/wrist-rehab

It helped me and many others. But I guess it also depends on the severity of your injury.

[Prokart2000]

3 minutes ago, TetraSky said:

Pushups basically introduce stress by putting your weight on your wrists, which strain your already sore wrists, so no. I don't think it's suitable... You could do a few, if it hurts, stop right away.

 

https://powerballs.com/category/wrist-rehab

It helped me and many others. But I guess it also depends on the severity of your injury.

I will definitely look into one, cant put a price on rehab

[Crunchy Dragon]

2 hours ago, Zando Bob said:

Does using a controller help? I've got a buddy who plays Destiny 2 with a standard Xbox controller, and I've given it a go (mostly use mine for Forza and other racing games). They're more comfortable than a mouse for sure, if the OP just plays slower paced games with good controller support they should be fine. 

I'd imagine it would. I can only use a controller for a small handful of games, and Destiny 2 is not one of them

[Zando_]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

I'd imagine it would. I can only use a controller for a small handful of games, and Destiny 2 is not one of them

It's got very, very good controller support and handling, it's pretty much seamless from console according to everyone who has done the switch. But a) I suck with controller for shooters, didn't really grow up playing them like a lot of other peeps did, and b) you lose a lot of your mobility, you can't flick around as quickly. 

[Prokart2000]

5 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I'd imagine it would. I can only use a controller for a small handful of games, and Destiny 2 is not one of them

Ive used mine for forza as it feels weird on the wheel

[Crunchy Dragon]

13 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

It's got very, very good controller support and handling, it's pretty much seamless from console according to everyone who has done the switch. But a) I suck with controller for shooters, didn't really grow up playing them like a lot of other peeps did, and b) you lose a lot of your mobility, you can't flick around as quickly. 

I know it has great controller support, it's technically a console port if you think about it

 

I tried a controller for Destiny, couldn't do crap with it

[Prokart2000]

3 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I know it has great controller support, it's technically a console port if you think about it

 

I tried a controller for Destiny, couldn't do crap with it

my uni laptop is only ryzen 5 but i guess i could play something like minecraft on the controller unless i decide to bring my pc too lol

[yolosnail]

2 hours ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

I used to have that problem back when I used my laptop trackpad for everything, and it eventually hurt my wrist to use.

I too got terrible wrist pain when using the trackpad on one of my old laptops while mine was in for repair. I couldn't even use a door handle. 

When I got my new laptop, within a day or two the pain had gone and I've been perfectly fine ever since.

 

I also had issues when I was using a cheap Logitech K270 just after moving, but when I switched back to my Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 1000 it went away.

 

There's only two mice that I've used that haven't caused wrist pain, my MX Master, and a generic Dell Laser Mouse that I used at college