Help: Wrist pain while knotting?
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sixtyseven
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4 years, 6 months ago by sixtyseven
Hello all! I've been making bracelets for a little while now (though I am still a beginner in the grand scheme of things - I just completed my first alpha!), but I'm new to the community, and I've noticed that others are seemingly able to knot more than I am. My main is I will run into a deep wrist pain in my right hand (dominant) that lasts a couple of days after I knot too much. Yesterday I was able to do 9 x 27 knots before the pain got so bad that I had to stop. It's not super bad pain (unless I'm knotting with it, then it hurts a lot), but it doesn't seem normal and it's really discouraging to have to stop for a couple days to heal after only doing a little bit.My search has come up with basically nothing. I've only seen like, one forum post about someone talking about pain while knotting. I don't think I'm pulling the thread too tight - my bracelets come out looking right, and for context, I've never even snapped a piece of embroidery floss while pulling. I'm just not a very strong person. I do knot a bit differently than I've seen in tutorials, and I kinda end up doing the exaggerated "4" motion that you see in picture tutorials. But I don't know if that's the cause, and I need to heal before I can try it out. I suppose what I'm asking could boil down to this: -Any tips to cope with wrist pain while you make bracelets? -Do others even get wrist pain while they knot? -Is there something obvious that I'm doing wrong that results in said wrist pain? Thank you all for reading, sorry for the long-winded post! This is just really concerning me, I don't want to have to give up doing this over wrist pain and I'm kinda anxious I'll have to. Any help is really appreciated! |
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poplianna
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4 years, 6 months ago by poplianna
I don’t know if there is anything wrong with the way your knotting when I teach my friends I teach them with the exaggerated 4 but maybe you could try adjusting where you put your bracelet how you hold it down that might help
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ajr725
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4 years, 6 months ago by ajr725
Maybe you should try out different positions while knotting? Like if you normally tape your bracelet and knot sitting at a table, try knotting with a safety pin on a pillow or vise versa. I usually get pain in my wrists or back if I'm knotting in an unnatural position for a long time. If this doesn't work you could try taking more frequent breaks while knotting. Hope this helps!
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hellom
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4 years, 6 months ago by hellom
if your wrist hurts then take breaks during the bracelet
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jadeflwr13
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4 years, 6 months ago by jadeflwr13
if you’re wrist is hurting, you should take breaks like @hello
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jadeflwr13
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4 years, 6 months ago by jadeflwr13
like @hellom said, especially since it could lead to something like carpal tunnel! sorry this turned into two comments lol 🌸✨
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sixtyseven
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4 years, 6 months ago by sixtyseven
Sorry for the late reply everyone! Just wanted to chime in and thank you guys for the advice - tomorrow, if my wrist if feeling up to it, I'm gunna move my set-up to my desk (I've previously been working on a clipboard while sitting on my bed), and start setting a timer so I remember to take breaks more frequently. I've also been trying to be more diligent about my wrist stretches, so hopefully that'll help as well. One last question though - how often I should take breaks/how long should the breaks last for? Again, thank you guys sm for all your help!
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stargloss
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4 years, 6 months ago by stargloss
I've had a similar problem! When my wrist started hurting I just stopped for the day and continued after about 24 hours had passed, but you might want to take longer breaks if your pain is that bad. I know it can be frustrating when you want to work on projects but remember to take care of yourself!
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AwesomeGrl
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4 years, 6 months ago by AwesomeGrl
You should probably take breaks tye moment your wrist starts to hurt, so you don't push it's limit. I would say maybe ever 30/40 minutes should be good, and then just fake a small break to exercise your wrist a bit,and maybe do something else as well
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AwesomeGrl
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4 years, 6 months ago by AwesomeGrl
*the
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AwesomeGrl
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4 years, 6 months ago by AwesomeGrl
*every
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AwesomeGrl
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4 years, 6 months ago by AwesomeGrl
*take (Sorry i made so many typos in that text 😬) |
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montecarlo
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4 years, 6 months ago by montecarlo
Take breaks every time your wrist feels tense and hurts a little so that way it won’t build up and get worse
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sky_star29
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4 years, 6 months ago by sky_star29
I would suggest maybe don't work on the bracelet for too long at a time maybe taking breaks every now and then.
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kthunvi
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4 years, 6 months ago by kthunvi
I think someone said this before, but try different knotting positions with your hands to see which one makes your hand hurt less
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Clairaland
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4 years, 6 months ago by Clairaland
I have never heard of this...maybe try a different knitting technique or pop your wrists lol 😂 (I do)
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MozzaStix
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4 years, 6 months ago by MozzaStix
Try moving it a bit farther from you maybe?
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youlikejaz
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4 years, 6 months ago by youlikejaz
So I write a lot, I write in a journal I type on my computer and I knot and that same thing happens to me sometimes. For me it is just over working my dominant hand and I injured it when i was little and it never fully healed so but you may just be working it a lot and it’s not used to it. To get rid of the pain i stop for a minute I roll my wrist around and if it hurts really bad I put it on the heating pad for awhile. Hope this helped
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francescaa
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4 years, 6 months ago by francescaa
this used to happen to me when i first started, once you get into knotting more it'll go away <3
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