That's the hamate - that is where I was having problems

Posted By: Rad MT on 2007-06-19
In Reply to: Near the wrist. nm - PAMT

If you don't have room on your keyboard tray, try temporarily putting your keyboard up on your desk, back far enough so that your wrists and about half of your forearms rest on the desk. That's the way I type all the time now, with my keyboard on my desk. The key is that by resting my forearms on the desk, that takes the strain off my wrists and my wrists have support without resting directly on anything.

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Anyone ever get pain in your hand on that bony knob othat rests on the wrist rest. nm - PAMT
- I have a lot of pain on the fatty part of my hand just below the thumb. Anyone have that? nm - trose
  - Just pain or numbness and tingling as well? - Rad MT
    - It is only pain and usually only when I put pressure on them. nm - trose
      - Should be okay then - Rad MT
- Gloves - see link inside - AnnieM!AnnieM!
- yes - Leslie
  - That's the hook of the hamate - Rad MT
    - Mine is the prominent bone directly down from the little finger. nm - PAMT
      - At the base of the finger or at the base of the palm near the wrist? nm - Rad MT
        Near the wrist. nm - PAMT
        That's the hamate - that is where I was having problems - Rad MT

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That's the hook of the hamate

One of the bony landmarks I had to learn when I trained as an x-ray tech.

That used to bother me, too, so I quit using a wrist rest and instead moved my keyboard forward so that I can rest my wrist and about half of my forearm on the keyboard tray. I haven't had any problems with aching hands or numbness since.