Must Do Exercises For Hands & Wrists If You Work On Laptops & Computer Systems

Typing on a laptop or system is no fun especially when you are at it the whole day. Your palms, wrists, and fingers start aching, the thumbs jam or become numb. Many even experience severe swelling in their arms! So how do we deal with this? There is a simple answer and that is exercising. Just like we do leg and posture workout since we sit all day, our hands need that support as well! It will ache less and you will remain fit. So here are a few exercises that will help you out.

When we work on the laptop for very long and do not give our hands a break, besides the bad postures we often take to, there are many health problems that can crop up. Those include "Mouse Shoulder", Carpal tunnel syndrome Repetitive Stress or Repetitive Motion Injuries (RSI),Lumbar sprains and strains, “Computer Back” (Posterior cervical dorsal syndrome) and Tennis elbow. So we have to keep on oiling those joints and muscles and here is how:

Hand Stretch

Stretch out your hands in front of you with the back of your hands facing the ceiling. Make a fist and then open just half of it with your fingers facing downwards from the knuckles. Hold that position for 2 seconds. Now, open your hands completely and stretch them wide till your fingers feel the stretch and keep it like that for 2 seconds. Do this 5 times, daily.

Wrist Stretch

Stretch your right hand in front of you with your palm facing the ceiling. Hold you four fingers with the other hand and gently pull them downwards. Hold it for a few seconds and then release. Repeat the same for the other and do this exercise 5 times daily.

Thumb Touches

Hold your hands outwards with your palms facing upwards. Take your right hand and make just the thumb touch every fingertip. Repeat the same with the left hand. Do this five times with each hand.

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Thumb Stretch

Again hold out your hand with the palm facing the ceiling and stretch the thumb across your palm until you can feel the pull. Hold it for 10 seconds and release it. Do this with both thumbs at least 10 times.

Hand Pumping

This one feels really good and makes you realise how much pain your hand is in. Just hold out your arms and stretch out the hands. Make a fist in slow motion and do this 20 times with each hand.

Wrist Movement

Again hold out your hand and open them straight with the fingers pointing towards the ceiling. Stretch and then release. Do the same with the fingers pointing downwards and repeat this process 10 times for each hand.

Wrist Rotation

Place your forearm on a flat surface and rotate your wrist in the clockwise direction, 5 times. Do the same anticlockwise.

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Rest Time

Keep taking a break to let your hands recover and relax at regular intervals. Take a 5-minute break every half an hour of continuous keyboard or mouse usage. It is very important for your wrists to rest.

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