Fighting Repetitive Strain Injury with Powerballs?
Thursday 12 April 2007 - Filed under web
I’ve dusted off the old powerball after feeling a weird tingly sensation in my wrists a couple weeks back. I know I’m still okay but it’s hard to ignore the writing on the wall.
Basically, the powerball is a spinning gyroscope that you grip hard and spin around with small movements of your wrist. The faster you get it to spin the more resistance you get. It’s supposed to rehabilitate your wrists by giving it all kinds of resistance to work your muscles evenly.
The little sucker can really go wild but you can’t spin it out anymore than your strength allows unlike free weights (that can make things worse if done wrong). Wrist problems would be a kiss of death for me. I really can’t picture myself blogging or programming with biting on a pencil and pecking on the the keyboard.
If you find yourself in front of a keyboard a lot take care of those wrists!
2007-04-12 » baron
12 April 2007 @ 5:51 pm
Thanks for the tip.. My Chinese powerballs are collecting dust
Thanks for reminding me to use them.. hugs
12 April 2007 @ 7:42 pm
My wife had accupuncture for her RSI and it worked amazingly. Last time I had RSI, I just had to take a week off because the pain was unbearable.
13 April 2007 @ 11:09 am
Peety,
Do your powerballs spin with a gyroscope? I have a set of those shiny metal balls too (if that’s what you’re talking about) and those are great as well.
Charbarred,
I definitely want to avoid sustained pain. I can’t afford accupuncture unless I stab myself with a needle after googling for some acupuncture charts.
I will say that the spinning gyroball aka powerball is just amazing. My fingers feel like they’re gliding over the keyboard.