Do your knuckles hurt from writing? (1 Viewer)

[davemate03]

Hey i've done 2 essays and a chemistry paper today... and now my knuckles, no not the muscles in my hand, my knuckles, are really, really throbbing! i wonder what english paper 2 will be like :s

Does anyone know what this is?

Is there a way to get rid of it/ ease the pain?

And i dont crack my knuckles btw

Cheers in advance

 

[boxhunter91]

Try write bigger. I write small and fast and so i get in pain much quicker around my wrist.

 

[davemate03]

aww man really?

That makes sense actually, i've changed my style from mediumish to really small and tiny. I rkn since its a smaller action you can write faster.

Do you think if I just keep practising, my knuckles will just get stronger and I'll be fine? English is in lyk 7 days

 

[tegan-leanne]

during the trials my wrist really hurt and it hurt for like a week after. someone said it could be arthritis because i broke that wrist a few years ago. i dunno if that could be related

 

[Freckles14]

My writing hand is significantly weaker than my other hand because of old injuries and overuse, but the specialist I saw told me that playing tennis/table tennis/squash/badminton would help strengthen the muscles and fix the cramping somewhat. Usually my wrist and hand cramp severely within ten minutes of intense writing = hence special provisions getting me stretch time.

The tennis thing has helped me out, maybe it'll help you? It's also a good way to take a break and get rid of frustration. I do it for maybe twenty minutes a day. Hope that helps

Edit - Also, writing bigger might help. If your writing's really small and cramped your hand will start hurting earlier, even though you'll write faster. Maybe invest in a "fast" pen - that's what I did. I use a liquid ink rollerball for my essay exams.