Hand and Wrist Health

No matter how you game, we have resources to help.

Our warm-up will get you ready to play. After a gaming session, our stretches may help reduce pain, stiffness, and injury, and a separate injury prevention program is also available.

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Injury
Prevention

Hand and wrist injuries

Mouse elbow icon

Mouse elbow

Gamer's thumb icon

Gamer’s thumb

Cubital tunnel syndrome icon

Cubital tunnel syndrome

Thoracic outlet syndrome icon

Thoracic outlet syndrome

Medial epicondylosis icon

Medial epicondylosis

Carpal tunnel syndrome icon

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Further Reading

Tendinopathy from gaming feature

Tendinopathy: the #1 career killer

Beyond eye strain and various postural issues, tendinopathy is among the most common ailments in gaming and esports.

Claw grip risks

If you are a console gamer who uses the claw grip for controller, this post will teach you how to protect your hand from pain and injury.

Improve dexterity

This program includes drills to improve to coordination and dexterity of your hands and fingers.

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Dygma Raise keyboard review

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Hand and wrist ailments

Your hands are your tools, and keeping them healthy must be a priority. On each page below, you’ll find information on hand/wrist injuries, prevention, rehabilitation, and more.

Hand and Wrist Ailments

Below is a list of 6 common hand and wrist ailments that may cause pain, dysfunction, or other symptoms. Each ailment listed below has its own dedicated page with all the information you’ll need to understand the ailment, to prevent it, or even to rehabilitate the injury if it has occurred.

Hand and wrist ailments

Esports injuries: mouse elbow icon

Mouse elbow

Mouse elbow is among the most common esports injuries. It is a repetitive strain injury to the extensor tendons of the forearm (which control the wrist and fingers) that attach to the outside (thumb side) of the elbow.

Esports injuries: gamer's thumb icon

Gamer’s thumb

Gamer’s thumb is the common term for the diagnosis of tenosynovitis from repetitive use of the thumb. Specifically, gamer’s thumb affects the tendon sheaths of the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus muscles. These muscles pull the thumb away from the hand and palm.

Esports injuries: cubital tunnel syndrome icon

Cubital tunnel syndrome

Cubital tunnel syndrome is an impingement or irritation of the ulnar nerve within the cubital tunnel at the elbow. This is the area commonly referred to as the funny bone. If the ulnar nerve becomes irritated in this region due to pressure, inflammation, and/or stretching, symptoms will occur.

Esports injuries: thoracic outlet syndrome icon

Thoracic outlet syndrome

Thoracic outlet syndrome occurs when there is impingement on the nerves or blood vessels in an area between your clavicle (collar bone) and ribs in the space between your neck and shoulder joint.

Esports injuries: medial epicondylosis icon

Medial epicondylosis

Medial epicondylosis is an ailment that occurs in the flexor tendons of the forearm (which control the wrist and fingers) that attach to the inside (pinky side) of the elbow. The muscles involved are the flexor muscles that close the hand and flex down the wrist.

Esports injuries: carpal tunnel syndrome icon

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome is irritation of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel—an anatomical structure found at the base of your hand. Despite its attention, carpal tunnel syndrome is actually not among the most common esports ailments.

Mouse
Elbow

Gamer’s
Thumb

Cubital Tunnel
Syndrome

Thoracic Outlet
Syndrome

Medial
Epiconylosis

Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome