Comments on: Hand and Wrist Pain Prevention for Polymer Clay and Jewelry Artists

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Art Therapy

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Art Therapy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:20:24 +0000

Sorry Polyanya, I swore I already replied to this a long time ago but I came by here today to see my comment was gone.

Sorry to hear about your wrist. Hope it is better now. Maybe you should look for bare copper wire online so you don’t hurt yourself.

I’ve had a fair amount of wrist and joint pain over the years. Right now the wrists are pretty good. (Had surgery on both hands with great improvement.) Hip and shoulder is what hurts these days.

I find working with the clay can be therapeutic especially if you take care not to over do it. Keeps the joints mobile and the brain happy!

By: Polyanya

Polyanya — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:11:12 +0000

Just thought I’d bring this one up – I’ve been going through past blogs (trying to find something!) and I came across this one. I did’nt know you’d had such a bad wrist problem Cindy! I’d never have guessed.

Myself I have a torn cartilidge on my right wrist, which today is v. painful and I’m having to wear my wrist support. This I’m sure is due to the hours I spent on Sunday stripping out copper wire from lighting cables – grrrr!

By: Cindy Lietz@Bead Making Tips

Cindy Lietz@Bead Making Tips — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:24:16 +0000

You’re welcome Cindy E. Glad to help, but sorry to hear you have carpal tunnel. :-(

By: Cindy Erickson

Cindy Erickson — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:28:49 +0000

Thanks for all of the info, Cindy. I am especially happy to have the link to “mydailyyoga.com” I had not run into that site yet. It looks like there are lots of other good exercises there for other problems like neck pain, which I often get as well…probably due to stress.

I have carpel tunnel syndrome, and I deal with tingling hands. I sometimes have to wear a brace for days at a time if do too much, and am not real careful. I have to watch how I sleep at night so that I don’t wake up with painful hands. I have taught myself how to not ever bend my wrists into weird positions while I sleep.

Thanks again for all of the good tips :)

Hugs to you, Cindy Erickson

By: Cindy Lietz@How To Tips For Polymer Clay Color Mixing

Cindy Lietz@How To Tips For Polymer Clay Color Mixing — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:48:07 +0000

Another task that is hard on the joints is carrying heavy grocery bags because they tend to pull and separate the joint. Instead of holding the bag in your hand and letting it pull straight down on your wrist, hang the bag higher up on your arm with a bent elbow. This seems to help my hands quite a bit! (Someone else bringing in the groceries is even better if you can arrange it! ;-)