[Nfb-krafters-korner] numbness in hands when working with your crafts

[Blindhands at aol.com]

I get a lot of that if I close my eyes when listening to a speaker,  comments 
like were you asleep.  As I said I mostly have my eyes open, but  depends on 
my concentration.  I think I tend to tighten up my shoulders  bringing my 
hands up more in range of seeing.  Since I can't see I know I  will from time to 
time just remind myself to relax my shoulders and not raise  the hands as much 
because my hands will get the tingling, falling asleep  numbness.  Yep, I got 
carpal tunnel.
 
With my carpel tunnel I can not do sewing, knitting or hand work much in  the 
mornings at all.  I can type in the morningOK.  If I wait until  mid 
afternoon I can knit, hand sew or whatever well into the wee hours of the  morning 
after the sun goes down.  Just can't do much of that hand work in  the morning.  
I need to be up for a good length of time so my hands don't  go numb.
 
Joyce



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I get a lot of that if I close my eyes when listening to a speaker, comments like were you asleep.  As I said I mostly have my eyes open, but depends on my concentration.  I think I tend to tighten up my shoulders bringing my hands up more in range of seeing.  Since I can't see I know I will from time to time just remind myself to relax my shoulders and not raise the hands as much because my hands will get the tingling, falling asleep numbness.  Yep, I got carpal tunnel.
 
With my carpel tunnel I can not do sewing, knitting or hand work much in the mornings at all.  I can type in the morningOK.  If I wait until mid afternoon I can knit, hand sew or whatever well into the wee hours of the morning after the sun goes down.  Just can't do much of that hand work in the morning.  I need to be up for a good length of time so my hands don't go numb.
 
Joyce
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