as a pianist i face this issue constantly |
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When i play in game (cod4) alot of, well probably most of the time my hands get really sweaty and my arm (from forearm to hand) starts feeling alittle numb and weird and i get hand spasms which result in me spraying and praying to my death in cod4. This mostly happens when i start getting into it. I feel pretty embarrassed when this happens, makes me feel like a noob...i can't help it though, seems my arm and hand got a mind of their own. I've had this for years but i was just told this now by someone, never told anyone before..i figured it was just nervousness. |
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as a pianist i face this issue constantly |
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I don't have pains, just numbness which i read is also part of CTS. My hands are always low when i type or game, most of my arm is left in the air with only my elbow putting the pressure on the chair arm, and my lower palm holding my hand at the very bottom part of the keyboard. I sweat like a pig on my palm, sometimes my hands are completly soaked in sweat literally. My hands are also always warm or hot even on cold days. |
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I'm not sure that it is, it may be a different form of strain-related illness. From just a quick look at Wikipedia's Carpal Tunnel Syndrome page, hand spasms seem inconsistent with CTS, but the parasthesia (numb, tingling) is. |
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The Emperor Wears No Clothes: The book that everyone needs to read."If the words "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" don't include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn't worth the hemp it was written on."- Terence McKenna
I'm not sure if this matter or not but sometimes i get pains in the area between your thumb, and pointy finger. I doubt it's related, though. |
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if you arent experiencing any real pains its not that much of a problem |
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The Emperor Wears No Clothes: The book that everyone needs to read."If the words "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" don't include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn't worth the hemp it was written on."- Terence McKenna
Try using wrist braces. They have helped me out a lot. |
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Man it is really numb right now, and pretty weak. |
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try to move your fingers as little as possible while typing. |
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DO this: |
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Ouch, that shouldn't be happening. Make sure your wrists are loose when you do it and don't "force" it just do it lightly. I think some of the other posters may be correct when they say that you may have something other than CTS, sounds really bad! |
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The slower and lighter i go, the more deep the cracking sounds and feels like. I get this sometimes in my knee's, but i also had major knee surgery (right knee) that never healed right when i was 18. I can't crack my knuckles like alot of people can. |
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Take ibuprophen and stop for a while. ibuprophen is an anti-inflamatory, so it'll bring down the inflammation and stop your tendons from rubbing against the tunnels. |
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Maybe it's just all in my mind....played aion beta for a week and had a cod4 break my hands and arms were fine, the first day i go back in a week to cod4, wrists go numb, and feel heavy as hell. |
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Sounds terrible! Is there a difference in the games or gaming styles (shooter game by itself, on-line, or with others present etc). |
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Last edited by Zhaylin; 09-16-2009 at 08:33 AM.
FPS use much more mouse movement then an MMORPG does. With an FPS my hand is always moving, with an MMO i move it sometimes, the other times i use 1,2,3,4, etc and WASD. I used to always play fast paced FPS so my hand was in use more often, including finger tapping for side dodges or whatever. I also hand sweat when i'm doing things in the real world, the numbness is non existant. |
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you might, by a brace to wear on your hand while you are on the computer or playing a video game for a while. This keeps your hand from getting strained. |
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