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relaxing hands (carpal tunnel r) (no meat beat)

hemolhemol 2,578 Posts
edited January 2008 in Strut Central
Lots of you guys dj, so this seems like a relevant question. Lately I've noticed that my hands get really tense when I'm playing instruments, drawing, or doing concerted writing. I'm trying to stay focused on keeping my hands relaxed when I realize that I'm doing it. Any tips for keeping one's hands as supple as a 3 musketeers bar?b/w(why the hell were the three musketeers swashbucklers, and not riflemen?)

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  • drewnicedrewnice 5,465 Posts


    Strap up at night for awhile and you should feel a difference in a couple of weeks or so.

    Also, look into a trackball if you're on the computer all day.
  • DJFerrariDJFerrari 2,411 Posts
    Keep your wrists elevated when mixing and typing... really helps. I used to have to wear the brace when I was programming... felt like such a turd.
  • hemolhemol 2,578 Posts


    Strap up at night for awhile and you should feel a difference in a couple of weeks or so.

    Also, look into a trackball if you're on the computer all day.

    Does it do something specific while you sleep, or is it just 'training' the hand/wrist?

    I'm going to invest in the elvation advice.

    Thanks dudes.
  • drewnicedrewnice 5,465 Posts
    Nothing magical, it just keeps your wrist straight while you sleep. You'd be surprised the kinds of effed up positions your arm ends up in throughout the night. The brace definitely helped me out, and I was strugglin'.
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