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[Artist Health Thread No.1835871]

ITT: discussion on health and aspects of health that are extremely vital to artists.

http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/carpal-tunnel/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-what-increases-your-risk

I'll start things off, will lifting increase the risk of cts? I heard that push ups apparently will. How about others? Bicep curls? Goblet squats?

[Anonymous No.1835876]

Sometimes when my RSI gets really intense after a deadline I sleep and do daily stuff with these on.

There are lots of little resources online for exercises to prevent work-related RSI too like http://www.will-harris.com/yoga/rsi.html
Things like your layout and height are big factors to your individual health. In my office job, I even demanded a foot stool to help so that my legs were bent at a 90 degree angle without me having to strain to reach the keyboard.

[Anonymous No.1835877]

>>1835876
Do you need a doctor's approval to get one? How much is it? Is it uncomfortable?

[Anonymous No.1835879]

>>1835877
Are you US private care? UK NHS? We're global here, so it's probably best to just google that yourself.

But you can buy them on amazon etc, it's best if you talk to a doctor if you're having pain etc. Sometimes self-treatment can make matters worse.
In fact, you should google the things you've asked in your opening post and then share what you find, people will be more likely to comment on it.

People were talking about gyro balls a while back, might be worth searching the /ic/ archives for information on them.

[Anonymous No.1835880]

>>1835871
>I'll start things off, will lifting increase the risk of cts? I heard that push ups apparently will. How about others? Bicep curls? Goblet squats?

My doctor told me the opposite when I asked about my wrist.
People with bad wrists are often encouraged to work out. the extra muscle takes weight off your joints.

Don't blame me if you hurt your wrists, do check in with a specialist, maybe a sports therapist or something.

[Anonymous No.1835883]

>>1835879
>google it yourself
So it turns out push ups are only bad if you do it open palmed. To avoid cts, do push ups with closed fists, which hurts a lot in my opinion. Bicep curls need proper form to avoid cts. Basically the hand must be perfectly in line with the arm, avoid bending the hand in any direction. Nothing yet on the squats. My work out routine consists of purely dumbells if my questions seems strange to people.

[Anonymous No.1835885]

Also a question.

Can you still draw if you manage to break your arm? collarbone?

Does that shit heal or does an injury like this mean you won't make it.

I'm thinking about getting a bit more into sports.
I know I can fall at any moment and break all my bones, but it's still something that bothers me. Why risk it, y'know?

[Anonymous No.1835912]

I recently got a trackball mouse.

Funnily enough, I now handle my mouse using the left hand because it's pretty easy, so all the strain has been taken off my right hand.

Incorporating stretches also really helped.

[Anonymous No.1835944]

My office chair broke and I got motivated to do some more research before making a another bad purchase.

I thought about buying something like pic related.
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Anyone got experience with this kind of chair?

What chair desk combo do you use for your workplace?

[Anonymous No.1835946]

My office chair broke and I got motivated to do some more research before making a another bad purchase.

I thought about buying something like pic related.

Anyone got experience with this kind of chair?

What chair desk combo do you use for your workplace?

[Anonymous No.1835952]

I found out about two things that kind of help with wrist pain. A seamstress who had carpal tunnel surgery said that she fills a dixie cup with water 3/4, freezes it, and then peels off the excess of the cup on top. It's like an ice roller that doesn't get too messy.

I also like using bengay cold therapy, cooling items in general work well. Don't get any heating types that have capsaicin in them, shit just burns and feels really uncomfortable.

>>1835871
>tennis
>reading
>bicycling
>using a computer
>playing an instrument
>prolonged bar-code scanning
I'm doomed

[Anonymous No.1835953]

>>1835946
I'm scared shitless of piston chairs. A kid was killed because the piston of his chair blew up and impaled him. I thought it was just a rare occurrence but then my own chair fell and exploded.

Now I use an adapted seat from a car.

[Anonymous No.1835962]

>>1835953
what are the odds?

millions are in use and i heard of like 10 incidents.

[Anonymous No.1835967]

>>1835962
Yeah but what if you're # 11?
I'm not going to die anally.

[Anonymous No.1835982]

>>1835877

You can buy wrist splints at wal-mart dude

Also

>jerking off back handed with dominant hand
>tense up
>pull a muscle in my forearm and aggravate my CTS
>couldn't draw all the next day

fug :DDD

>>1835912

I don't really game anymore so a trackball seems like a good idea

[Anonymous No.1835992]

>>1835967
You made my day, anon

[Anonymous No.1835999]

>>1835967
roll 11 for getting anally annihilated

[Anonymous No.1836015]

I got RSI and I've been unable to draw for the past 6 months.
Remember to stretch, take pauses and have good posture.

My arm is better now, but it's taken a lot of rest and exercise.
Hopefully I'll be able to draw fully again within some weeks.
Go to a doctor if you have a problem. I spent 4 months following the advice of health-studs online but none of it actually helped. Going to a rehabilitation center was what actually worked.

Water exercise has been very beneficial for me. Get to a swimming hall and play around if you can.

[Anonymous No.1836039]

>>1835982
I switched hands because I was worried about this.

[Anonymous No.1836045]

>>1835880
Me again

>>1835982
If you draw many hours like I do
consider Not wearing one of these.
You won't use the muscle, which makes your problem worse.

[Anonymous No.1836048]

>>1836045
* you know,the wrist straps

[Anonymous No.1836054]

>>1835871
I found switching to the lasso tool as my main method of painting has saved my hands some pain.

work economically, especially when painting.

[Anonymous No.1836064]

>>1835952
Wow you can get carpal, cubital and radial tunnel.
I do pretty much the same and I have very light carpal and cubital tunnel syndromes for now so I'm expecting great things from you.

[Anonymous No.1836104]

>>1836054
>lasso tool as my main method of painting
Could you please elaborate? How do you work without using brush tool as your main method?

[Anonymous No.1836108]

>>1835953
that was a china chair, and your chair blew up because you beat the shit out of it.

[Anonymous No.1836933]

>>1836104
bump

[Anonymous No.1836934]

draw with your arm/shoulder, not your wrist,

[Anonymous No.1836978]

>>1836934
You can get cubital tunnel if you overstress your elbow just like you get carpal tunnel if you use the wrist.
The thing is, everything in moderation.
Also exercise and don't be the typical obese burgerlander.

[Anonymous No.1836995]

Guitarfag here, could prolonged playing hinder drawing abilities? I find that my right (picking) hand gets a bit twitchy after more strenuous exercises.
Also it gets a bit confusing sometimes, as when drawing the whole arm needs to be used, but when playing guitar you should only move the wrist.
Just some observations.

[Anonymous No.1837008]

I had RSI pretty bad 8 years ago, and using a mouse was extremely painful. I picked up one of these for regular computer use and it helped quite a bit. Problem is that these are pretty expensive (or last I checked)

[Anonymous No.1837266]

>>1837008
That is one sexy mouse 10/10 would make love to

[Anonymous No.1837271]

>>1836104
Not the same anon but I imagine he selects areas he wants to paint (can be done with a mouse to use less of your wrist) and then paints easily in the selection (no need to be terribly precise because it's a selection) ergo less joint work.

[Anonymous No.1837274]

>>1837271
but couldn't that be done with clipping groups anyway? or preserving opacity?

[Anonymous No.1839094]

>>1835885
>Can you still draw if you manage to break your arm?
i got a fracture in my arm once and went a full day without seeing the doctor, but i could use the computer just fine

[Anonymous No.1839144]

>>1835883
most likely

Most people don't have the body control or knowledge to do anything more dangerous than lifting a pen without risking an injury. And it isn't well teached either.

If you want to work out, you should read up on proper exercising. Exercising isn't running down a list of exercises, a good book will also teach you how to evaluate your body condition, how to find problems and how to deal with them, including specialized training and injuries.

[Anonymous No.1839148]

>>1839144
Or you know, just be obese.

[Anonymous No.1839151]

>>1839148
Dying solves a lot of problems

[Anonymous No.1839154]

>>1839151
It sure does

[Anonymous No.1839243]

>>1839144
>well teached
i hope that was on purpose, if not, your argument is invalid

[Anonymous No.1839249]

>>1835885
The larger risk is in breaking your fingers, really. Collarbones usually heal well.

Fingers?

You'll probably need a year of therapy to restore most of the function, since the joints are most likely to be the area of the break and you probably won't notice the break immediately.

[Anonymous No.1839276]

>>1839243
I leave it up to you