For daily office workers, they are in addition to the keyboard is to point the mouse, so will gradually feel numbness and shoulder pain, elbow stiffness, shoulder pain, gradually, the mouse hand will come out!
What's a “mouse hand”?
The scientific name for mouse hand is “carpal tunnel syndrome”.
It is a condition in which the median nerve, which is the nerve responsible for sensation in the fingers, is compressed while conducting the carpal tunnel in the wrist, resulting in tingling and numbness in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and the ring finger near the middle finger.
Mouse Hand Symptoms
Common symptoms:
Fingers, palms, and wrists feel sore and sometimes numb; elbows are stiff and uncomfortable; making a fist or swinging the palm up and down is sore. Severe mouse hand can lead to discomfort throughout the upper extremities, especially soreness in the shoulders and neck.
*Prone to mouse hands are occupational people who need to use their hands for long periods of time. Women are the biggest victims of carpal tunnel syndrome because women's carpal tunnel is usually smaller than men's and the median nerve in the wrist is easily compressed. *
Common symptoms:
Fingers, palms, and wrists feel sore and sometimes numb; elbows are stiff and uncomfortable; making a fist or swinging the palm up and down is sore. Severe mouse hand can lead to discomfort throughout the upper extremities, especially soreness in the shoulders and neck.
*Prone to mouse hands are occupational people who need to use their hands for long periods of time. Women are the biggest victims of carpal tunnel syndrome because women's carpal tunnel is usually smaller than men's and the median nerve in the wrist is easily compressed. *
Check yourself for mouse hands
With your elbow out to the side, point your fingers toward the floor and press the backs of both hands together and hold for 60 seconds.
If the outside of the thumb, index finger, middle finger and ring finger, persistent pain, numbness, burning and other sensations, that is a symptom of mouse hand
Mouse Hand Relief Methods
1. Straight Arm Stretch
★ Extend your arms at shoulder level, then cross your right and left hands and clasp them tightly with ten fingers. Inhale and stretch your arms upward, maintaining the position for 15 to 20 seconds.
★ This enhances wrist flexibility, stretches the upper back and upper chest, and reduces shoulder soreness. Note that after stretching upward, keep your arms close to your ears and your elbows stirred straight.
2. Wrist Exercises
★ Extend your left hand, palm inward, fingers down. Press your right hand against the back of your left palm and apply inward pressure. Keep breathing and hold the movement for 30 seconds. Switch to the right hand. Repeat 2 to 3 times.
★ Extend your left hand, palm out and fingers up. Hold all four fingers of your left hand in your right hand and apply pressure backward. Keep breathing and hold the movement for 30 seconds. Switch to the right hand. Repeat 2-3 times.
3. Wrist rotation
★ Stretch your arms flat, hold your fists, and rotate your fists inward on the axis of your arms for 15 to 20 seconds. When finished, do it again in the opposite direction. Keep your shoulders and arms steady and still.
★ This relaxes the wrist muscles, keeps the wrist flexible and loosens the nerves in the arm.
4. Wrist cushion
★ When using the mouse, put a wrist cushion on the side of the mouse, put your hand on the wrist cushion and then operate the mouse, so you can relieve wrist fatigue.
5. Correct posture
★ Using the computer, the forearms and elbows of the hands should be as close to the body as possible, and as relaxed as possible, so as not to use the mouse when the body leaning forward, and try not to let their arms hanging in the air.
★ Using a mouse, keep your hand in a natural arc when holding the mouse and do not have an angle that squeezes your wrist.