eSports & Gaming - How to Help Wrist Pain 0 0 Some of the most common injuries in eSports athletes and gamers are wrist injuries. When you practice the sport for hours at a time, your risk of developing a repetitive injury increases. The most common movements in eSports consist of quick and repetitive clicks, sweeping motions and running patterns with a mouse. The longer we play, the more prone we are to develop an injury in the wrist region due to muscular fatigue. Like any other sport, proper rest is needed to let the area heal before the next session. Remember STRESS + REST = GROWTH. The most common wrist injuries in eSports are wrist sprains or carpal tunnel syndrome. Symptoms of both include swelling, tenderness, pain or aching at the joint, or even muscle tension in the forearm or finger muscles. What separates carpal tunnel syndrome from wrist sprain is usually numbness in the fingers or shooting pains into the hand. Either way you still need to treat the injury by protecting the joint. [Mechanism of Injury + Affected Tissues] Wrist injuries usually occur from overuse or repetitive injuries, especially with quick and repetitive clicks, sweeping motions and running patterns with a mouse. Carpal tunnel may occur when the tunnel narrows or is compressed. This may happen when a nerve (median nerve) or tendon (flexor digitorum profundus (four tendons) flexor digitorum superficialis (four tendons) flexor pollicis longus) are compressed, resulting in swelling in the carpal tunnel. [Treatment] Making the proper exercise and ADL modifications to promote pain free activities & movements – ergonomic changes such as an arm rest (less stress on posture), proper keyboard (ergonomic keyboard or even a keyboard wrist pad) and/ or a better mouse setup (keeping the wrist in a neutral position - placing a rolled-up towel underneath your wrist, or having a mouse pad) may lessen the stress on the wrist Massage may have an impact on physiological changes by providing an increase in blood flow, reduction in tissue viscosity, myofascial release, interruption of pain receptors, & an improvement of flexibility of underlying tissue Kinesiology tape may be used to promote positive blood flow to the area and aid in the removal of wastes and byproducts created by inflammation, assisting in the healing rate of the injury The use of a wrist compression sleeve during and after sport may also improve blood flow, stabilize the surrounding muscles to prevent stress and strain, as well as reducing swelling & manage pain. [Healing Timeline] Wrist sprains and carpal tunnel injuries may take 4-6 weeks to heal if given proper rest and injury modifications, such as bracing. In more serious cases, carpal tunnel injuries may require surgical intervention Other forms of treatment that your MD may prescribe include NSAIDs or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines and steroid injections, such as a local anesthetic and a cortisone preparation. [Stats] Carpal Tunnel Syndrome affects between 4-10 million people in the US every year and is considered to be the most common gaming injury. *This does not constitute medical advice. If you have pain or injury please consult a medical profession in person*

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One of the most common injuries in eSports is a wrist injury. When you practice the sport for hours at a time, your risk of developing a repetitive injury increases. The most common movements in eSports consist of quick and repetitive clicks, sweeping motions and running patterns with a mouse. The longer we play, the more prone we are to develop an injury in the wrist region due to muscular fatigue. Like any other sport, proper rest is needed to let the area heal before the next session. Remember STRESS + REST = GROWTH.

The most common wrist injuries in eSports are wrist sprains or carpal tunnel syndrome. Symptoms of both include swelling, tenderness, pain or aching at the joint, or even muscle tension in the forearm or finger muscles. What separates carpal tunnel syndrome from wrist sprain is usually numbness in the fingers or shooting pains into the hand. Either way you still need to treat the injury by protecting the joint.

*This does not constitute medical advice. If you have pain or injury please consult a medical profession in person*

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