wrist and finger fatigue

Patrick Antoni

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Mar 9, 2004, 11:55:28 AM3/9/04

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My fav Sorceres and I hit the Ancients in Nightmare last night and we had to
give up because of pain in the wrists and fingers. What do you slayers do
when you're at it for hours ? Sometimes people brag that they diablow the
whole day away. Without getting into the trouble we encountered last night ?

A worried Saturno

Mark Morrison

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Mar 9, 2004, 12:59:40 PM3/9/04

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Play less ?

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They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses !
And what's with all the carrots ?
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway ?
Bunnies ! Bunnies ! It must be BUNNIES !

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Mar 9, 2004, 1:42:19 PM3/9/04

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Patrick, not everyone's hands tolerate long stretches at the keyboard. Some
people are very susceptible to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, just like some people
are likelier to pull a hamstring while running than others.

Make sure you are not presently typing in an awkward position by positioning
your keyboard no higher than your bellybutton. Wireless keyboard placed on
your lap are ideal. This will alleviate the stress on the ligaments on the
underside of your wrists. Do not type with your keyboard off to one side,
make sure it is directly in front of you, this will relieve the stress on
the tendons on the sides of your wrists. If necessary, consider a more
ergonomic keyboard like a "split" style model. There are also wrist
supports sold on the internet for suffers of chronic hand pain caused by
long stretches at a keyboard.

Mice and Trackball are just as likely to cause injury via repetitive
clicking as your keyboard is. Consider wireless model that will allow you to
follow the same rules of comfort as described above for your keyboard.

Finally, don't forget that a lot of us grew up typing on a computer, and now
do it all day long at work. Our hands have adapted to long stretches of
keyboard and mice use, though pain is common among this group of people
also.

Anex.....Explodeazon, 2 words... hand massages.

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u

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Mar 9, 2004, 1:56:15 PM3/9/04

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I forgot to mention that even a 5 minute rest every hour will help greatly
with wrist and finger pain. I also recommend that a lovely woman rub hot
oils and myrrh and spices on your hands and then dry them with her long,
dark hair.

Anex......PassionOfTheChrist-azon, frankincense is also nice.

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Cow King's Jester

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Mar 9, 2004, 1:38:34 PM3/9/04

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stop playing with my mouse and keyboard and start playing using
telepathy

On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:55:28 +0100, "Patrick Antoni"
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Particle Man

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Mar 9, 2004, 2:21:58 PM3/9/04

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Repetitive stress injury is always a concern. You could try a mouse pad
that has a gel-filled wrist rest, I have one and I like to use it
sometimes, not all the time though but variety is nice. There's some
ergonomically shaped mice out there also. I may look into getting one
cause my hand hasn't been happy either about my constant computer use.
Could also change the height of your chair, the position of your arm,
and just take breaks sometimes. Also, a lot of the time you can simply
hold down the button to attack rather than constantly click it, try to
do that as much as you can.

Clay

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Mar 9, 2004, 2:57:54 PM3/9/04

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I'll pick on Lincoln for a good example...

He had about 12 level 99 bowazons in 1.09. He also said he has signs of
carpul tunnel syndrome now.

Play less. If you're hand is getting tired because you click on the mouse
that much, listen to your hand.

-Clay

Clay

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Mar 9, 2004, 2:59:39 PM3/9/04

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> I forgot to mention that even a 5 minute rest every hour will help greatly
> with wrist and finger pain. I also recommend that a lovely woman rub hot
> oils and myrrh and spices on your hands and then dry them with her long,
> dark hair.
>
> Anex......PassionOfTheChrist-azon, frankincense is also nice.
>
>

Yeah... too bad for u that Missy has short blonde hair now :-D

"He shoots, he scores!"

Couldn't resist....

-Clay

Bingain

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Mar 9, 2004, 3:05:09 PM3/9/04

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"Clay" <just...@me.com> wrote in message
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> > I forgot to mention that even a 5 minute rest every hour will help
greatly
> > with wrist and finger pain. I also recommend that a lovely woman rub
hot
> > oils and myrrh and spices on your hands and then dry them with her long,
> > dark hair.
> >
> > Anex......PassionOfTheChrist-azon, frankincense is also nice.
> >
> >
>
> Yeah... too bad for u that Missy has short blonde hair now :-D

It's okay. She *should* still have long slender legs.

Bing

Lincoln Bauman

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Mar 9, 2004, 3:08:24 PM3/9/04

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Clay wrote:
> I'll pick on Lincoln for a good example...
>
> He had about 12 level 99 bowazons in 1.09. He also said he has signs of
> carpul tunnel syndrome now.

Hey it was 15, not 12! :)

>
> Play less. If you're hand is getting tired because you click on the mouse
> that much, listen to your hand.
>
> -Clay

What cured my problem was learning to use the mouse with my
left hand at work. (I'm right handed)
This way my right wrist is fresh for when I come home from work
to play D2.

Lincoln

Poppanole

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Mar 9, 2004, 3:56:59 PM3/9/04

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Not that we would know, as no ne has seen any pictures.

(Stopped holding my breath after a nice shade of magenta)

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u

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Mar 9, 2004, 4:27:28 PM3/9/04

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NOT...FUNNY.

Anex.....Explodeazon, :) alright, a LITTLE funny. BUT THAT"S ALL!

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u

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Mar 9, 2004, 4:29:09 PM3/9/04

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A man after my own heart.

Anex.....Explodeazon, alternately, quit your job so you have more D2 time on
your hands... ahhhh!

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u

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Mar 9, 2004, 4:32:07 PM3/9/04

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I've gotten yelled at SO much for trying to worm some pictures for you guys,
and what thanks do I get?

Anex.....Explodeazon, and yet...I continue to try, for Noleman's sake. :)

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SunBae

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Mar 9, 2004, 4:58:02 PM3/9/04

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you get no thanks, because you haven't done anything yet.

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Brian Brunner

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Mar 9, 2004, 7:52:12 PM3/9/04

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This condition has a specific name: Nintendonitis.

'u' has given *very* good advice: change equipment or change hobbies.

The hot oil massages are good too. Apply one to her feet, ask her to
reciprocate on your hands, then offer to do her back, and things will
fall into place.

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u

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Mar 9, 2004, 8:25:52 PM3/9/04

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oh, I see, so now my continued popularity is based on a results-oriented
system of performance... hmph.

Anex......Explodeazon, geez, this place is getting to be just like my job
;)

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Babe Bridou

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Mar 10, 2004, 5:29:13 AM3/10/04

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Brian Brunner <brian....@verizon.net.profit> wrote in message news:<cpps40htck5nql50r...@4ax.com>...

> On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, "Patrick Antoni" wrote:
>
> >> My fav Sorceres and I hit the Ancients in Nightmare last night and we had to
> >> give up because of pain in the wrists and fingers. What do you slayers do
> >> when you're at it for hours ? Sometimes people brag that they diablow the
> >> whole day away. Without getting into the trouble we encountered last night ?
> >>
> >> A worried Saturno
> >>
>
>
> This condition has a specific name: Nintendonitis.
>
> 'u' has given *very* good advice: change equipment or change hobbies.
>
> The hot oil massages are good too. Apply one to her feet, ask her to
> reciprocate on your hands, then offer to do her back, and things will
> fall into place.

Does this work too with sore elbows from too much pub-camping and
Guinness quaffing? Maybe we should ask Saber about fresh news on the
subject...

Tora

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Mar 10, 2004, 5:58:22 AM3/10/04

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Learn to play with both hands, so you can swithc from time to time :)

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Poppanole

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Mar 10, 2004, 10:31:36 AM3/10/04

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Thanks for getting yelled at on my behalf.

(But really, I can get yelled at here on my own just fine)

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Mar 10, 2004, 6:13:27 PM3/10/04

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"Patrick Antoni" <fa28...@skynet.be> wrote in message news:<404df6a1$0$13854$ba62...@news.skynet.be>...

I used to play "Killer Instinct" on SNES way back in the day. With all
those wacky "combo" moves that usually involved continually rubbing
your thumb on the plus-shaped thingie on the game controller, I used
to get a wicked case of "video thumb".

Now with Diablo, I get pain not in my fingers, but in the center of my
palm and in my inner forearms from my wrist to my elbow. Lately I've
been squeezing those "stress balls" (the gel or sand-filled balls)
several times a day. Seems to have helped.

Jill

(Who'd sooner give up work than Diablo . . .)

Brian Brunner

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Mar 10, 2004, 7:07:35 PM3/10/04

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On 10 Mar 2004, Babe Bridou wrote:

>> Brian Brunner wrote

>> > On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, "Patrick Antoni" wrote:
>> >
>> > >> My fav Sorceres and I hit the Ancients in Nightmare last night and we had to
>> > >> give up because of pain in the wrists and fingers. What do you slayers do
>> > >> when you're at it for hours ? Sometimes people brag that they diablow the
>> > >> whole day away. Without getting into the trouble we encountered last night ?
>> > >>
>> > >> A worried Saturno
>> > >>
>> >
>> >
>> > This condition has a specific name: Nintendonitis.
>> >
>> > 'u' has given *very* good advice: change equipment or change hobbies.
>> >
>> > The hot oil massages are good too. Apply one to her feet, ask her to
>> > reciprocate on your hands, then offer to do her back, and things will
>> > fall into place.
>>
>> Does this work too with sore elbows from too much pub-camping and
>> Guinness quaffing? Maybe we should ask Saber about fresh news on the
>> subject...

Tennis Elbow will get you some sympathy, but beer-bottle-elbow will not.

This condition suggests you're so hard up for a drink that your not hard
up enough for things interesting to her.

Imitate the cucumber, dude, not a fish.