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TWINGE!!!

It's getting worse. The twinges, pings and pops in my right wrist are getting progressively worse. It's not the typing so much but the scrolling on the mouse. When I first started feeling the effects of carpal tunnel syndrome, I looked up the how-to avoid it tips. The biggest piece of advice was to switch the hand that was controlling the mouse. I hate that piece of advice. There is nothing so clumsy or slow as me trying to scroll with my left hand.

I work in a field that requires updates of massive spreadsheets monthly, daily, hourly. For eight hours a day, I'm inputting data, extracting it again, recording inspections and field notes, and the filing and emails must be filed and answered.

Then there's the nights. I love to write whether online or on paper. The first twinge fades in slowly around 7:00 PM and then starts to ping louder about an hour later. It's when it finally goes pop that I have to call it a night.

I have included a website that not only gives you tips on how to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome, but also how to recognize the warning signs/pains so you don't end up in the same place as me.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4491_avoid-carpal-tunnel.html

To be honest, I don't do some of the tips they suggest but I have recently made an effort to learn the keyboard shortcut keys to cut down on the overall daily number of keystrokes. I wish someone would build a better mousetrap so I can scroll a little longer and read a few more posts.

Peace,

Mia NW

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