HOW WE HOLD OUR MOUSE AND WRIST PAIN IN GAMING | HP BOOST #7

Name: HOW WE HOLD OUR MOUSE AND WRIST PAIN IN GAMING | HP BOOST #7
Uploaded: 2017-11-08T02:31:46.000Z
Duration: 6 min 55 s

How to Hold Your Mouse for Better Health in Gaming

In this video, the speaker discusses the importance of proper mouse grip and its impact on wrist, forearm, and hand health during gaming. The position of the wrists when holding the mouse is highlighted as a crucial factor in preventing pain and strain.

Proper Mouse Grip

Many gamers experience pain in their wrists, forearms, or hands due to improper mouse grip.

Holding the mouse with bent wrists (radial deviation or ulnar deviation) can lead to strain and subsequent weakness and chronic pain.

Overuse of bending muscles in the wrist occurs when clicking, causing one side of the wrist or palm to lift off the table.

The correct way to hold the mouse is to keep it in a neutral position without bending towards the thumb or pinky.

To find neutral position, align the center of your wrist with the third or middle knuckle.

Palm, Fingertip, and Claw Grip Styles

Different grip styles (palm, fingertip, claw) have minimal differences in physical stress on the hand.

Claw and fingertip grips may use more muscles but offer better control over the mouse for improved performance.

Palm grip uses fewer muscles but may result in slightly lower performance.

Choose a grip style that works best for you based on comfort and performance.

Tips for Wrist Pain Relief

Check if your wrist is in a neutral position both side-to-side and front-to-back if experiencing wrist pain.

Include exercises to keep your hands healthy along with adjusting wrist position.

Additional resources are available for a five-minute routine to maintain healthy wrists.

Timestamps provided are approximate.

Video description

This is another episode of HP Boost - where I give you guys tips on how to be a more healthy gamer through my adventures as an Esports Physical Therapist. This episode I'm going to be going over why the way we hold the mouse is extremely important when dealing with wrist pain. I'll be speaking about the different ways I've seen people hold the mouse, the RIGHT WAY and... I also discuss the performance trade-off I've mentioned in my guide to ergonomics/posture. 0:30 How it helped a Professional League of Legends Player 1:08 Why the wrist is important with mouse holding 1:40 What you will feel and what it depends on 1:54 The correct way to hold the mouse 2:15 Does mouse grip matter? 2:40 Performance Tradeoff 3:26 The bottom line - Conclusions Performance Tradeoff Article: http://bit.ly/2j4FQUL 5 Minute Wrist Routine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJNRGdG9RqA ============== WEBSITE: http://www.1-HP.org | Live | Game | Replenish FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: http://bit.ly/24eJWM2 LETS TALK ON FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/hpforgamers SUPPORT AND DONATE TO 1HP: http://bit.ly/2z0AZKJ ABOUT 1HP: If you’re like most gamers out there – whether it be casual, competitive or professional gaming – your health is the LAST THING you want to prevent you from gaming. This is where I come in. At 1HP I focus on providing simple guidelines for gamers, to keep them gaming.. 1-HP is the primary health resource of the eSports community, focusing on the 4 Pillars of Health 1. Healthy Eating 2. Healthy Environment (Ergonomics, Sleep, Lifestyle Design) 3. Healthy Movement (Exercise and Posture) 4. Healthy Thinking (Mindset and Mental Health)