Archive for September 17th, 2009
Maybe your work or hobby is hurting your wrists. When you get carpal tunnel or wrist pain, there are 2 stretches that can make it worse. You’d think that stretches are good for your wrists to relieve muscle tension. Without knowing exactly which stretches are therapeutic for your condition, you could actually be increasing your pain.
When there is not a straight line from your elbow to your fingers, your wrists are not flat. They are bent, in either a flexed position or an extended position. For instance, when the hands are moving downward, they are flexed. When the hands are lifted up, they are extended.
If your wrists are kept in one position for too long, you can develop a Repetitive Stress Injury or RSI. This is usually caused by doing the same movements over and over again during work or hobbies.