| One of the problems a lot of weight trainees | | | | rubber band (which costs about a penny) which |
| encounter is hand cramping and wrist pain due to | | | | you would get at any office supply store. Pinch |
| gripping the bar over the years. If a particular | | | | your fingers together and put the rubber band |
| weight trainee also works in front of a computer | | | | around your fingertips in a manner which is rather |
| using a traditional mouse then the problem can be | | | | loose. SLOWLY expand your fingers to the point |
| exacerbated. While Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and | | | | where you feel the back side of your forearm |
| comparable conditions warrant prompt medical | | | | muscles getting some work. If you do this a few |
| attention, here is one trick which may help relieve | | | | times at your computer, at home, at the office, |
| some of the pain while you are at home or at the | | | | etc. you may start to feel lessened pain in the |
| office. | | | | forearm area. Over time you will notice more of |
| Before starting, make a fist right now and feel | | | | a balance between the muscle groups in your |
| the muscle which contracts in your forearm. Do | | | | forearm and, hopefully, lessened pain. |
| the same thing with gripping a baseball bat, using | | | | If this causes pain, cease it immediately. Of |
| your computer's mouse, typing, using lawn tools, | | | | course, any suggestion here is obviously null & |
| or lifting heavy objects. You will notice that the | | | | void if your physician recommends something else |
| same muscle is working all the time. Also notice | | | | or says that this particular recommendation is not |
| that the muscles near the back side of your | | | | appropriate for you. And, as it has to be said, the |
| forearm/elbow area are getting minimal work. | | | | disclaimers on the website apply here. Consider |
| This overuse can intensify any conditions you | | | | this technique, and hopefully it will lessen any pain |
| have. | | | | so that you can lift weights pain-free! |
| Here is something you can do today: take a thick | | | | |