Catalyst - 5:07 pm on Jul 1, 2006 (gmt 0)

I like many of you work online 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
(Actually can't call it work, cuz it's fun and I love what I do.)
I almost had to have surgery here are some things that saved me:

For me mousing is the culprit, not typing. Clicking the mouse is really what does it. Sometimes when it gets really bad I used an old one button mouse and click with my foot.

Here are my fav carpal mice. I've tried them all! Whale mouse is my #1 fav because you move your whole hand, not your wrist, so the bigger muscles in your arm do all the work. (Wish they had an affiliate program. I could sell lots of these.) :-)

My #2 fav is the Quill Mouse. Similar to the Evoluent VerticalMouse but much better IMHO because it has a tray for your whole hand to rest in. Very comfortable and your hand just glides. I use them both and switch off because they each use slightly different muscles and I still get pain if I use one of them exclusively.

GELATIN - Yep plain old Knox gelatin. Don't pay for the combo that has glucosamine or get the one for nails. Just the plain gelatin. Get it in a big box that has the individual packets. Take one pack a day - stir in water or juice and drink down fast before it gels. Totally tasteless. GUARANTEED that in a week or less your pain will be better. A client told me about it and made me the guarantee above. I was considering surgery and this stuff saved me. If I stop taking it the pain comes back. Start taking again and in about 2 days the pain is almost completely gone, so I know its the Knox and not something else.

Also DONT REST YOUR ARMS on your chair arm rest or ever put your elbows on the desk or the table when you eat. This can realy get you in trouble the Dr. told me. It can give you cubital tunnel syndrome which is stightly different than carpal tunnel - I have that too! Carpal in one hand, cubital in the other. :-( I took the arms off my ergo desk chair so I could not do it accidently.

Hope this helps and best of luck!

Linda