Developed mild carpal tunnel (I think). Now what??
I'm always extraordinarily conscientious in supporting my wrist and elbow while playing online (i've got like a pullout tray that i have a down pillow on, so my elbow is essentially parrallel to the mouse surface), but i seem to have developed some CTS symptoms anyway -- i went out and played some VERY light softball only to have my elbow start bothering me 30 minutes in. Then when I came back to play a little poker afterward, i realized that my elbow was hurting most when i put it in my poker-playing position; hence i'm guessing it's probably the hundreds of thousands of hands i've logged over the past year.
Anyway - now what? a) is this carpal tunnel? b) what should i be doing that i'm not already? i have pretty good elbow/wrist support. c) how do I treat this? i've got a softball tourney in a few weeks and i want to be able to play.
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