Is Your Computer Hurting You? 3 Ways to Ease Wrist Pain
Computers are a necessity in today’s workplace. However, this helpful piece of technology could also be the source of the pain in your wrists. As we type throughout the day, our hand muscles are busy hitting keys and moving the mouse, causing excessive wear and tear on those muscles. All of this stress can lead to microtrauma – small injuries that can get worse over time. Because these small injuries are not noticeable at first, you will frequently reinjure yourself. The Next Level Wellness team wants to help you ease these pains before they get worse.
Give Yourself A Break
When you experience these pains, the best option would be to completely stop the task that’s causing discomfort. If this isn’t possible, which is likely if it’s a work-related task, at least give yourself 15 minute breaks throughout the day. Allow your fingers, hands, and wrists to relax. Breaking up the strenuous task will be better for your body than pushing through the pain. It will give you and your body time to breathe and loosen up.
Put Ice On Your Wrists
It’s a classic move, but an effective one for soothing pain. The ice will reduce blood flow to your wrists, which will significantly reduce the inflammation and swelling of your muscles. It can also reduce nerve activity, which helps temporarily relieve the pain. Although icing your wrists is not a permanent solution to your injury, it will certainly help alleviate the symptoms in the short term.
Try A Fascial Integrative Treatment
F.I.T. is an innovative and advanced soft-tissue treatment protocol that specifically targets problems with the muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, nerves, and joints, correcting the dysfunctions in these soft-tissues. It is a manual hands-on therapy that is only offered at Next Level Wellness. By using F.I.T., our chiropractors are able to break up these restrictive adhesions, re-instate normal tissue flexibility, and restore balance and stability to the injured area. We can also assess and correct problems in other areas of the kinetic chain, which are often contributing factors to the problem. All of the areas of soft tissue that have become dysfunctional and are contributing to the specific injury are addressed, even if they have not yet developed pain.
This is a treatment that will actually help heal your injuries as opposed to simply addressing the painful symptoms. Whether you’re in the beginning stages of discomfort or have already been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, we can help heal you.
Our chiropractic team of wellness doctors, Vasili Gatsinaris, DC, QME, James Kim, DC, Adam Abulghualya, DC, BS, ART and Caprice Leonard, MA, ATC specialize in chiropractic and wellness care, especially for workplace injuires. Our Irvine chiropractic office is located near John Wayne Airport, convenient for people living in Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Tustin, Santa Ana and other surrounding Orange County communities.
Let our Orange County chiropractic team make a plan and treat your injury so that you are not restricted from your active lifestyle. To learn more about our variety of services or to schedule an appointment, take advantage of our Facebook new patient special and contact us or call 949-263-9003 today.