Left Hand - Pinky - Middle Finger - Ring Finger
Right - Palm while moving mouse
Having read a lot of online stuff I am terrified of the prospect of losing my ability to type. My entire existence is dependent on being able to type.
I am not sure if its nerve damage ( carpel tunnel ), or joint and muscle inflammation.
Nerve damage sounds really bad. I have also read that doctors always push for surgery and it might make things worse and I might never recover my ability to type to my former glory :(
Since its RSI and related to computer usage - I realized that programmers would know the best solution.
I just purchased Microsoft sculpt and hopefully its a solution [1]
Questions:
Will it help or make things worse to go to the gym ? squats, deadlifts, etc.
What about stress balls and grip strength contraptions ?
The pain actually reduces when using them, It gets really bad when I am typing - pressing each key feels l like someone is poking my joints with a pin.
The keyboard I was using was the Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1 keyboard [2]. I recommed that keyboard to other HNs a while ago and am not regretting that decision to recommend. Sorry if any HNers end up getting RSI due to my advice :(
[1] http://www.peterbristol.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Microsoft-Sculpt-Keyboard-Peter-Bristol-1.jpg
[2] https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/thinkpad-x1-carbon-keyboard.jpg