I had the hub take video of me while I was knitting.
Pretend there's a video of me knitting here. I'd love to post it, but Blogger AND Flickr are both refusing to accept it. Buggering fucks.
Here. Have a photo instead. Me knitting:
Pay close attention to my left hand and wrist. See how it's sort of twisted outward? For no apparent reason (it doesn't help my grip, motion, yarn management, anything), it's just bent. Backward. Wrist bent backward. Yeah, THAT sounds like a problem.
Imagine your ligaments and tendons are rubber bands. Some of them stretch from your elbow down to your fingers. Many more run from your upper arm down through your wrist. Any bending of your wrist (especially backward) stretches those tissues. See?
My new assignment: Quit twisting my wrist out while I'm knitting.
Now it's your turn. Get someone to video you, while you're knitting. Take a good, unbiased look at it. Are you twisting around, or bending at bad angles? Fix it. Your hands will thank you.
10 comments:
let me be the first to say a sympathetic "OUCH!"
got nobody available to video me right now, but
the bad news is, my left wrist hurts.
the good news is that -- thanks to a wonderful o.t. and her splints and exercises -- my osteoarthritis-plagued thumbs both are working better than a year ago.
let's hope we both feel better soon.
I like your analytical mind - it wouldn't have occurred to me to video myself knitting to help identify a problem. I'll try videoing myself within the next 2 weeks :)
Can you get a brace to wear while you are knitting? I know it can help enormously when you are learning to keep your hands in a certain position.
I second the comment about the brace, just until you can retrain your wrist to stay straight.
You are the best problem-solver I know!
Brace was the first thing I thought of also...
I thought of a brace too, I wear one on both wrists to sleep in because I curl my hands lately when I sleep which makes them basically numb all day. Ouchie. I'll try the video idea. Thanks.
I'm going to try this. I thought the reason my left hand was sore, though, is that is how I hold my Kindle and Iphone when reading. Will check this out.
(Pretending to be handsome Latino man from a commercial - much better than midwestern me! )
Stay Strong!
I'm so sorry you're having such trouble! The brace is an excellent idea. But I'm glad beyond words to see you post.
nice nails!;-)
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