Yeah..you heard that right.Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
At first..there was cause for me to panic of course.I mean..it'd be just darned troublesome for me to carry out my daily activities with this ailment troubling me..what..it even takes effort to turn open a simple bottle cap what with the pain of the swollen area!
And I even realize my pick/plectrum wielding thumb has this slight pain if I gripped it too hard.Heard last time that even Mike Einziger the guitarist from Incubus had the same problem.And it took effort for him to recover.What a stupifying annoyance.
Well at least it's a bit of a relief to know that it's a common problem affecting many people around the globe.(Yeah I'm evil fearrr me kekeke XP) Back to earth well I found out that the problem mainly occurs due to the compression of a certain nerve found around our wrists called the median nerve.Which then leads to pain,numbness or muscle weakness in your hands..yeah it's not necessary for the wrist to actually feel pain for you to be having Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!Used to joke with Samuel that one day I'll get this due to my games-playing and guitar-playing.Turned out to be very real high risk factors.Yeah..it is seriously really funny how people know of things and yet are not bothered with it.Perfect eg.ME.
Nway after some simple detective work around the net..what with the stuff I have read online..I do hope that my condition isn't that severe yet until the point of requiring surgery.Well..it seems that the situation is still under control.And I find it funny to feel slightly glad that my right-hand mouse wielding hand is the one suffering from more pain.Since if any surgery occurs,it won't affect my left hand which is of more significance to me as a guitar player.(What kinda logic is that? my right hand is the 1 with more strength/more used for daily activities =__=")
Well nway I found a great link here which should be of use for those who are interested in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome care.
http://www.our-teacher.com/our-teacher/article/3%20idea/62-hand&mouse-1.htm
Argh what an annoyance.My once in a blue moon postings manifested itself into this this time around. :/
Oh well,hope it helps anyone who might be passing by.Ciaoz~
2 comments:
Dude, you must have been a obsessive gamer! Pain at your right wrist? DoTa and COD too much already lah. Hopefully you recover soon man. Haha coz we haven't jammed together before XD And don't hurt the other wrist
Where got la didn't play DoTa for ages.COD even longer only play in Ipoh 1 lah dat game.Well actually,remember the slight numbness around d forearm,think i told u bfore?dat was since a loooong time ago dy,no guesses,yeah its associated with carpal tunnel syndrome.Only dat nw it got worser i guess with the swelling round d thumb.Thx 4 d wishes hehe stretching d wrists again n again every nw n then.
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