How to Avoid Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Video Transcript

"You know one of the common ailments and injuries that's becoming more frequent and common across our country is carpal tunnel syndrome. Hi, I'm Captain Joe Bruni. And what I'm going to talk about is how to avoid getting carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome is an injury that normally frequently occurs from people using a keyboard all day long. And is an injury that occurs in the wrist area. One of the ways to avoid this type of injury is that if working at a computer for hours on end, is to raise your wrist to the level of the keyboard. And your forearms to that level. Supporting the wrists with something like a padded type of pad at the front of the keyboard level. If you can support your wrists and your forearms and keep them at the level of the keyboard, this will help reduce the strain and stress on the hand and wrist area. Also its a good idea, every hour, to take a break and preform some type of stretching exercise. Let the hands hang down loosely at the side. Shake off the tension. Place the arms straight out in front with the fingers pointed up and stretch. Release that tension after about ten seconds. Roll your hands down and form two fists and roll them down stretching the muscles in the forearm area, wrist and hand areas. Shake off the excess stress and tension about once every hour. This will help reduce the chances of contracting carpal tunnel syndrome. I'm Captain Joe Bruni. Stay safe. And we'll see you next time."