 At
The Office
- Rest your hands frequently, especially when any tingling, numbness,
pain, cramping, etc. occurs.
- Try and control your mouse with the lightest possible grip.
- Rest your palms, not your wrist, on a wrist-rest or the desktop.
- When using a keyboard/mouse, your hands should be even or slightly lower
than your elbows. An adjustable keyboard tray mounted under the desktop may be
necessary.
- Keep your hands in-line with your forearms as much as possible, not
bent in/out or up/down at the wrist.
- Rest your elbows on your chair's armrests and adjust them so the weight of
your arms is supported by the armrests, not supported by your shoulders.
- Use a foot rest if your feet aren't flat on the floor.
- The top of your monitor should be about eye level so you aren't bending
your neck up or too far down.
- Sit upright so your head is above your shoulders. Don't slouch
forward.
- Take frequent breaks and do stretching exercises to replenish blood flow
which is restricted by continuous muscle use, especially involving your hands.
- Alter your posture from time to time but keep within the guidelines of
correct sitting most of the time.
- Sit so the natural hollow stays in your lower back. A good adjustable chair
should allow this.
- Position your monitor and keyboard in front of you, not to the side.
- Use larger barreled pens (1/2"+ diameter) to make them easier to
grasp.
- Don't wear wrist splints for extended periods during the day. Some muscles
may atrophy.
- Don't type with long fingernails.
- Cut back or discontinue the use of tobacco products.
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 At
The Factory or Home
- Rest your hands frequently, especially when any tingling, numbness,
pain, etc. occurs.
- If a repetitive job is awkward, try to find a better way to accomplish it.
- When using vibrating tools, try to insulate the vibration from your hands
with gloves, padding, etc.
- Alternate easy and hard tasks that use your hands.
- Keep your wrist in a neutral position as much as possible, not bent or
twisted.
- Use your whole hand to grasp objects, not just your thumb and index
finger.
- Give your hand and wrist time to recover after forceful movements.
- Don't carry heavy objects for long periods. Use jacks, carts, dollies, etc.
whenever possible.
- Increase the diameter of the handles of tools and equipment with tape, foam
or other materials to help reduce the force of your grip and to spread the
pressure more evenly over the hand.
- Keep your hands warm to promote circulation.
- Avoid sleeping on or with your hands bent at the wrist. If you experience
CTS symptoms at night due to this, wrist splints may help.
- Cut back or discontinue the use of tobacco products.
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