Hand pain while multi-tabling

[galahad_187]

I'm SURE this has been braught up tons of times but i couldn't get any real hits on the search.
I've always been a computer geek so my hand has been placed on a mouse for half of my life(aside from when i played a MUD) and reciently i began multi-tabling (8 now) well, my right hand is starting to hurt a fair bit, and not just my hand, but down my palm and into my wrist, and 1/4 down my forearm. I've been switching which hand i use to click every 30 minutes while playing.

I really can't stand the thought of having to lay off online poker, i've finally found a way i can make decient cash through college and i'm not letting go of it. last week i ordered a vertical mouse i hopes of lessoning the annoyance.

My real question is:
what do you multi-tablers do to make this easier?

thanks,

galahad(who needs to get good at MTTs)

[arod4276]

good question i think im developing carpel tunell myself....arod4276

[mantasm]

I started having the same problem, so I went to an electronics store and bought a wrist support glove. It has a stiff strip that keeps the wrist fairly straight and some beans or something under the palm that your hand rests on. I've found that it helps a lot, no more wrist pain and hopefully no expensive and painful surgery.

[eric5148]

Make sure your wrist is paralell with your elbow. Meaning, the wrist should be straight. Holding your hand up or down puts a lot of stress on it over time.

Also, stop jerking off so much.

[TStoneMBD]

dude my setup is amazing. i put my 2 monitors on a wooden bench and play on my recliner all day. i rest my mouse on my armrest and my keyboard on my lap. its so comfortable and i dont get armpain because my elbow is touching the armrest as i play. i have to turn my head sideways to read the screen, so that might give me some joint pains, im not really sure, but the fact that im on a recliner makes up for all the back pains youll get on a chair. i also have a massage pad coming in the mail. thatll be kickass.

[sourbeaver]

Here's how I helped it (I play 30k hands a week).

- "Evoluent II" vertical mouse (very easy and fast to adapt)
- Powerball for exercises

Google these, I sincerely hope it can help you out. It has done me some noticeable good.

Also, make sure to visit a couple office ergonomics websites, some have very helpful tips and exercises.

[krazyace5]

Try a Logitech Trackman Wheel, they cost about $35. Compared to a regular mouse this thing rocks.

[adspar]

- "Evoluent II" vertical mouse (very easy and fast to adapt)

Works well for me also

[tl65\]

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Try a Logitech Trackman Wheel, they cost about $35. Compared to a regular mouse this thing rocks.

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[Jeff W]

Mouseless Poker