Tip of The Week: how to ease "crafter's" pains

hello My dear Crafty Friends;

The tip of the week is how to help to ease the pain when having pain in your arms and wrists...due to arthritis, repetitive stress injury, swelling of your thumbs, carpal tunnel syndrome etc  specially while crafting repeatedly,  blogging constantly or doing other repetitive activities ..

I have being getting for several years now this recurrent health problem..."Tendinitis"

"Tendinitis" or "Tendonitis" is the inflammation of the tendons generally in the upper and lower limbs...and we crafter's have a tendency to suffer from this ailment since we tend to use repeatedly our hands...

As for me, My problem, began when I started working on the computer for long periods of time...It became so serious that I  had to stop working for a while, then had to go for several months to physical therapy... with time it got better but it never quits me though!
and with my blogging and crafting now,   I have to be extra careful and I implement these little "helps" to ease my pains...

So, Now every time that I use my big computer with the mouse I place this wrist rest...

Ice is a real good thing to use when having lots of pain, so I sew one wash cloth and made a small cover for my soft gel ice pack and I placed it under my arm...

When using my laptop, I use my glove cover, which is reversible and comes in different sizes and  I place the ice pack underneath...
The glove is filled with ergo-beads and  has a removable plate to maintain strait and in a correct position the wrist...

 And lastly I use this elbow band that supports my strained forearms...

Besides using these items, of course I have to stop and take many breaks, make my exercises,  improve my posture and ... sometimes unfortunately when it is too painful seek for medication and I am good to blog and craft for many hours !!!...

remember these are just suggestions,  I am not a doctor and I do not intend to give you any kind of miracle remedy, this is just something that works for me...and maybe for you too!

and this is why I choose my "creative comfort" items 

to be the tip of the week...

My other tips of the week 
are on the side bar 
or click on "Crafting Tips"
 

So what are your little secrets/ home remedies 

to ease those nasty pains? 

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