NOTE: This is not a substitute for medical help! In fact, in case you notice a regular nagging pain in your wrist, creepyghost recommends that you’d better go seek some professional medical help.
Ever felt that your wrist is gonna tear itself if you continue to use that mouse any longer but still, felt the need to go on for some more time just to finish off that important project? The ghost understands you!
Fear not, creepyghost has compiled a list of tips to make that arm feel better. Here they are:-
1>> First and foremost, you must try to keep your wrist straight (yet relaxed). I mean to say that you must keep your arms in such a position that your wrist is completely straight and not bent. Adjust the height of the keyboard/chair if you need to.
2>> Make sure that the mouse and the keyboard are kept at the same level. If not, make sure that you keep the one you’re using right now nearest to you and at the above said height to ensure that the wrist is straight.
3>> If you have time, try to straighten your arm and stretch it upwards. If that feels too uncomfortable, try to bend the elbow and give the arm some support using your head.
4>> DO NOT play any more games for some time, especially those genres that require constant clicking or button mashing.
5>> Use Keyboard Shortcuts and run commands a lot! You’ll be able to do tasks quicker than when your wrist wasn’t nagging you! A list of basic run commands can be found on this very Haunted Shack here:http://hauntedshack.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/basic-run-commands-windows/
6>> Have you got a speech recognition software and a microphone? Use them. They are the best tools and help a lot in dealing with wrist pain. (They allow you to lounge in your chair for crying out loud!!!)
7>> Try to type using one or two fingers only and move the whole lower arm. Don’t move the fingers individually. Imitate a child trying to type something for the first time without using the 10-finger touch typing technique. Use the other thumb for the space bar.
8>> Try to take a 1 minute break every time you feel like it and repeat step 3 in that minute.
9>> Last but not the least, DO NOT go on for more than half an hour (Zero if the Doctor has told you to). Take a break and lie down and keep your arm reeeeal straight.

