Hi there. I was wandering about doing pushups because I have great pain in my right wrist trying to do them I have the strength, but the pain is bad. My instructor suggested balling my fists but that is also uncomfortable. Just wandering if you had any tips for that. i type a lot so its probbaly related to that.
Honestly, such pain is not something to be ignored. If it's a persistent thing, you should definitely get it checked by a doctor. Barring that, if you mouse with your right hand, that may be as much of a contributing factor as your keyboard. You may want to look into getting ergonomic replacements for both. If your mouse is small, you can get a larger mouse (greater size helps since it requires you to grip more with your hand) with contoured edges. Though it will have a learning curve, getting a thumb-based trackball instead can pay off huge as well. As for the keyboard, if possible, try to use one with a slight wave to it, or - and again it will have a learning curve - one with a full split to it. A generous wrist rest also helps. Any of those minor changes should go a long way to alleviating further damage to your wrist(s).
In the mean-time, tread carefully. If you still wish to do push-ups, try to do them - as the bonus content suggests - pushing against a wall (you'll be standing, angled). Doing so will remove a lot of the resistance provided by your body weight and thus eliminate a lot of the wrist stress. You'll have to do a lot more repetitions, though, and really focus on doing the movement very, very slowly and squeezing your chest muscles at the movement's apex.
Again, there's nothing necessarily wrong with working through pain, but it's important not to cause further damage and to stop doing the activities that are causing the trouble in the first place until you're healed.
*************************** Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
*************************** Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
Hi there. I was wandering about doing pushups because I have great pain in my right wrist trying to do them I have the strength, but the pain is bad. My instructor suggested balling my fists but that is also uncomfortable. Just wandering if you had any tips for that. i type a lot so its probbaly related to that.
Honestly, such pain is not something to be ignored. If it's a persistent thing, you should definitely get it checked by a doctor. Barring that, if you mouse with your right hand, that may be as much of a contributing factor as your keyboard. You may want to look into getting ergonomic replacements for both. If your mouse is small, you can get a larger mouse (greater size helps since it requires you to grip more with your hand) with contoured edges. Though it will have a learning curve, getting a thumb-based trackball instead can pay off huge as well. As for the keyboard, if possible, try to use one with a slight wave to it, or - and again it will have a learning curve - one with a full split to it. A generous wrist rest also helps. Any of those minor changes should go a long way to alleviating further damage to your wrist(s).
In the mean-time, tread carefully. If you still wish to do push-ups, try to do them - as the bonus content suggests - pushing against a wall (you'll be standing, angled). Doing so will remove a lot of the resistance provided by your body weight and thus eliminate a lot of the wrist stress. You'll have to do a lot more repetitions, though, and really focus on doing the movement very, very slowly and squeezing your chest muscles at the movement's apex.
Again, there's nothing necessarily wrong with working through pain, but it's important not to cause further damage and to stop doing the activities that are causing the trouble in the first place until you're healed.
***************************
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
***************************
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.