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Story time!
Almost 6 years ago, I started at my current job. It was my first real job sitting at a computer and typing all day. About 6 months to a year in, I noticed that my wrists were starting to hurt. I didn't think anything of it, and mentioned it to my manager just in a normal conversation. She looked at me and said something along the lines of, "well shoot.. now I have to report this."
At the time, I had no idea why she had to report it. My wrists hurt. Who cares?
Well... turns out, I got carpal tunnel syndrome because of all the typing at the computer. I literally had no clue that workers comp was a thing for something so simple. My assumption of workers comp was that it was for people who fell off ladders and dropped stuff on their heads.. I don't know. I didn't expect that it would be for people who had pain in their wrists from typing all day.
So I had to have a meeting with the business's nurse, and then go see a specialist, but the specialist was not approved by the business (because they didn't tell me I needed to see a business approved specialist), so I had to go see ANOTHER specialist, and then had to go to physical therapy for a few months.
The new specialist gave me wrist braces that were MASSIVE. Because, apparently, I have realllllly small wrists, which wasn't something I really understood until that moment in time. I tried these wrist braces several times, but they just didn't do anything for me. It was really unfortunate.
Luckily, my boyfriend realized that he was also having a bit of wrist pain, and the braces fit him perfectly, so it all worked out. I went out and bought a couple of new ones from the local Walmart that have served me well.
My wrist pain is constant, unfortunately, but some days are not as bad as others, which I'm grateful for. If the pain gets a lot worse, I'll probably have to have surgery or something, which I am absolutely trying to avoid. So I have some exercises I do for my wrists that I learned in physical therapy. It's been almost 6 years and it's only gotten a little worse lol...
But anyways, the entire point to this post was to really share the wrist braces I have purchased in case there's anyone out there reading this that is also experiencing wrist pain and wants to buy wrist braces. I've bought a couple from Walmart, then found them at my local grocery store, and have now located them on Amazon, which is amazing. They're slightly cheaper on Amazon, and it's more reliable. I can never guarantee if I'll find them at Walmart or the grocery store, so it's really nice that they're available on Amazon.
I also need to get a new pair roughly every 18 months or so depending on how rough I am on them (I'm not a very good sleeper). They are sturdy, but because I religiously wear them every night, they tend to wear out fast for me.
I've posted some screenshots below from the Amazon site. One wrist brace is around $16, which is a bit expensive since it's just one, but if you have wrist pain, I promise you this is worth it. My boyfriend has a similar one to the ones I have, but I think he only has one for the wrist that really bothers him, so if it's just one wrist that bothers you, then just get the one.
It is weird to get used to sleeping with wrist braces on, tbh, but now I can't sleep without them. If I end up taking a nap or something without them, my wrists hurt so badly, and it's just awful.
So yeah, I definitely think that anyone who has wrist pain should try these, or any wrist braces honestly, because it has changed my life.
Here's a link in case you're interested:
Also, once again, I do not get any sort of credit for posting this. It's not sponsored. I just believe in the wrist braces, and wanted to share.
Okie dokie, I think that's it for this one. Thanks for reading!
And if you have experiences with wrist braces, please let me know. If there's a better product out there, I'd love to hear about it.
Bye, everyone. See you on the next one!
