Carpal Tunnel

artstream

Figured I'd post here to get some insight. I'm starting to get a pain in the wrist/forearm and I think it's carpal tunnel related. I don't have health insurance so I was looking for suggestions on how to mitigate the onset of carpal tunnel.

--Any wrist splint recommendations?
--Desk/chair/workspace set up? (my space at home is currently not ideal, so I'm willing to redo it).

Thanks for any suggestions!

Geezus

We've had a small handful of threads about this in the past. Here is a list of them based off of a search for "Carpal".

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94308&highlight=Carpal
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80463&highlight=Carpal
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84401&highlight=Carpal

There's a good amount of helpful information in those threads.

artstream

D'oh, should have done that first. Thanks for the links!

GarageBay9

I have my desk arranged so my keyboard is far enough forward that I can rest my entire lower arm flat on the desk. I'm not putting much weight on my arms, and any weight that they are supporting is bearing on my elbows instead of my wrists. My wrists are also, for all intents and purposes, loose and flat even while I'm typing.

Worked that way for going on 15 years, never once had issues with CTS.