Physical health report
a year ago
Well, so it happened. I'm dealing with hand pain. I thought I'd avoid this bc I was as careful with myself as possible, but the occasional tingling and uncomfortable feeling in my hands and elbows became hard to ignore. No idea what made it worse, my hyperfocus on work episodes, the way I sleep, the way I hold phone and stylus, I don't know honestly. But I'm not going to blame myself for everything, honestly. I'm also not going to stop drawing altogether. Just a bit less per day. I already made some adjustments by using gamepad instead of mouse. I'm not planning to go to the doctor for now, but I think buying wrist braces may help. I hope it's a temporary issue but if not I'm mentally prepared. Uploads may be more rare, please be patient.
Syntax Blue
~ascendant-polyworks
I broke my left hand over a year ago and ever since then I get occasional arthritis pains. I get normal pains in my right hand because I'm at the PC a lot anyway. I found that taking regular breaks, doing stretches for my fingers, wrists and palms helped. As well as drinking plenty of water in general helps to avoid the pain or mitigate it. I also don't know how you situate yourself when drawing, it could be another factor. Hope you find ways to alleviate it ^^
vv0ltz
~walk33
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Thank you so much!
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