The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: waterbuffalofarmer on June 06, 2016, 04:34:42 pm
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I have suffered with RSI in my wrists for many years now, due to digging to much in the garden one year, and it has gotten to the point that I can't clean out buildings any more or if I do I have to wear a support. What do you guys do about RSI in the wrists? I was thinking of seeing the dr and someone told me to rub in some warm oil with essential oils in to help. What do you guys think?
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Unfortunately, the only way to resolve RSI is to stop doing the repetitive activity that caused it in the first place. Wearing a correctly fitted support will help, and you can use either a local anti inflammatory gel or try an ice pack wrapped in cloth on the affected area 2-3 times per day. Most of these soft tissue injuries will settle in time, but how long is a very individual thing. As you may have guessed, I have had a variety of RSI problems in my wrists, left elbow and right shoulder. I think I ought to just sit quietly on the sofa from now on! :innocent:
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I had RSI in my thumbs from trying to comb a really grotty fleece with dog combs, many years ago. The damage is permanent although the pain fades. The only ways to help the situation as far as I know are never to repeat the precise movement which caused the initial strain, and to wear firm supports. It's a bloomin' nuisance though.
Cross posted with Louise.
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I developed RSI in my wrist at work 40 years ago. I still have twinges when I do too much of the wrong thing, which happens to include knitting :( Ignore the twinges at your peril as you will end up back at square one.