You have my sympathies.
Posted By: CrankyBeach on 2009-06-08
In Reply to: Tendonitis - hunt and peck
Been there, done that.
Do you have things rigged so that your wrists are ABSOLUTELY flat when you type? I.e., your hand isn't cocked up at an angle in relation to the forearm? If not... you can temporarily fix it just by rolling up a towel or a washcloth and setting it in front of the keyboard, and resting the heel of your hand on it.
If you are using any kind of slide-out keyboard drawer... get rid of it IMMEDIATELY. The few times I had to use one of those, for mere moments at a co-worker's desk (trying to fix their computer, usually), I could not see how they could work with it. Of course, they weren't transcribing....
My keyboard sits on the desktop, with a beanbag wrist rest right in front of it (the beanbag fits the curve of the keyboard). And because it's a curved keyboard, not only are my wrist joints flat, they aren't cocked off to the outside either, as they are when I type on a straight keyboard.
Another trick might be to wrap the wrist in an Ace bandage, in proper position (flat and straight) so that it won't drift back into the bad position when you type. Might take some getting used to, but it can be done.
And if you are already doing all of the above... nevermind, 'cause then I don't know what to tell you. But the falling asleep sounds like you are entrapping the nerves with an unnatural hand position.
In fact... I will illustrate. I'll upload this post, and then I'll haul out the camera and see if I can get a decent shot of my hand position--the one that enables me to keep going despite some bad bouts of tendinitis in my own past.... If I can get a decent shot, I will post it in another message.
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