Hello! I've recently developed what looks like the beginning stages of carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndrome, symptoms being a degree of numbness/tingling in my index, and pain in my ring and pinky when they're being used respectively(all of these being on my aim hand). While researching I've found very little Osu! specific info on hand injury prevention even though it seems to be such a common problem for this game and its community so use this as a place to say what has worked for preventing this for you guys! I'm sure there's somebody out there with similar problems who's wondering how to go about maintaining their hands while playing. Also this is the video I use to stretch before playing, I think it's fine but idk much about anatomy and shit so if anyone has a better one, feel free to link it!
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Ask a medical professional they'll probably give you better advice than osu players
RSI is a recovery issue caused by poor diet. If you cannot recover fast enough the damage builds up and you get RSI
Eat carnivore, avoid seed oils and don't drink tap water.
Eat carnivore, avoid seed oils and don't drink tap water.
don't overplay. if you want to push yourself just keep in mind that soreness is better and pain is worse. You also need one of your hands in real life, so if you feel a little bit of pain in one of your hands (either you're right-handed or left-handed), just take a break. If you're feeling better, then come back.
This is just my experience so far, and I might be wrong.
This is just my experience so far, and I might be wrong.
DM FOR MUTUAL wrote:
Ask a medical professional they'll probably give you better advice than osu players
Kitte wrote:
DM FOR MUTUAL wrote:
Ask a medical professional they'll probably give you better advice than osu players
Ask a medical professional. They will give you better advice than osu playersDM FOR MUTUAL wrote:
Ask a medical professional they'll probably give you better advice than osu players
It was really useful to copy what he said lolNanofranne wrote:
Ask a medical professional. They will give you better advice than osu playersDM FOR MUTUAL wrote:
Ask a medical professional they'll probably give you better advice than osu players
Nanofranne wrote:
Ask a medical professional. They will give you better advice than osu playersDM FOR MUTUAL wrote:
Ask a medical professional they'll probably give you better advice than osu players
if you don't believe me, just ask a medical professional they'll probably give you better advice than osu playersIndomi-chan wrote:
don't overplay. if you want to push yourself just keep in mind that soreness is better and pain is worse. You also need one of your hands in real life, so if you feel a little bit of pain in one of your hands (either you're right-handed or left-handed), just take a break. If you're feeling better, then come back.
This is just my experience so far, and I might be wrong.
Don't ask a medical professional because they will tell you to stop playing osu! (we dont want that)
Instead, play through the pain because obviously pain is gain.
Seriously, you'll be fine. Just take maybe a week break and do all the hand exercises in this video every day. If you play osu on any given day, do them all before and after your session.
Instead, play through the pain because obviously pain is gain.
Seriously, you'll be fine. Just take maybe a week break and do all the hand exercises in this video every day. If you play osu on any given day, do them all before and after your session.
quit w is the only solution man!Aizuuya wrote:
Don't ask a medical professional because they will tell you to stop playing osu! (we dont want that)
it's joever
You can try some of the hand stretches / exercises from Dr. Levi Harrison, his channel has a lot of different exercises focused on preventing injury which you can try:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYGfDCGrJ4A&ab_channel=DrLeviHarrison
There's also this video on preventing injury from aiming with tablet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa9bD9rdrWk&ab_channel=DrLeviHarrison
He did an interview with HappyStick (former top player) a while back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrdY1hxp1ms&ab_channel=HappyStick
Like others said, see a medical professional if you think it's serious. You didn't link the video which you said that you follow (hope I'm not sending the same one).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYGfDCGrJ4A&ab_channel=DrLeviHarrison
There's also this video on preventing injury from aiming with tablet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa9bD9rdrWk&ab_channel=DrLeviHarrison
He did an interview with HappyStick (former top player) a while back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrdY1hxp1ms&ab_channel=HappyStick
Like others said, see a medical professional if you think it's serious. You didn't link the video which you said that you follow (hope I'm not sending the same one).
Stretching does not do anything. It doesnt prevent injury in sports and it wont prevent RSI or carpal tunnel for osumelioro wrote:
You can try some of the hand stretches / exercises from Dr. Levi Harrison, his channel has a lot of different exercises focused on preventing injury which you can try:
To attain and maintain a healthy HappyStick body, one must take a five-minute stretch break after every hour of uninterrupted circle-clicking!
If you have muscle tightness which has decreased your range of motion, then stretching objectively helps to prevent injuries which that can cause. Stretching does not prevent muscle soreness after exercise. If you've already tried to make your setup and playstyle more ergonomic, taken breaks, etc. but you're still experiencing RSI symptoms, then it doesn't hurt to try stretches. Using more dynamic hand exercises (as in the video Aizuuya linked) are probably a better starting point though.Fxjlk wrote:
Stretching does not do anything. It doesnt prevent injury in sports and it wont prevent RSI or carpal tunnel for osumelioro wrote:
You can try some of the hand stretches / exercises from Dr. Levi Harrison, his channel has a lot of different exercises focused on preventing injury which you can try:
In preventing hand injury, I think it's best to stop playing OSU! for a while and start improving the overall physical body as I think it is the only reason why most players are capped and not able to fully release their potential in different skill set. Always maintain your body if you wanna keep playing OSU! for a long time (On higher SR), OSU! can still be played on a very low level where the body doesn't need to exert that much force.
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Someone promote "exercise and healthy eating" in OSU!
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Also "Go Outside"
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Someone promote "exercise and healthy eating" in OSU!
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Also "Go Outside"
There are no studies that conclusively show stretching before exercise prevents injury. Many show the opposite effect. There is no objective cause and effect relationship relating stretching to reduced injury. If you overload a tendon or muscle, it doesn't matter what your range of motion is.melioro wrote:
If you have muscle tightness which has decreased your range of motion, then stretching objectively helps to prevent injuries which that can cause.
"Tightness" is not cured by stretching, you may feel a bit better for a while but its just placebo. The tightness is usually a symptom of nutritional deficiency (vitamin D and magnesium) or poor blood flow.