Desk worker / programmer overuse

• Long days at a keyboard or mouse
• Photographers, editors, or content work with mice, jog wheels, and fine scrubbing
• Retail scanning, cashiering, hybrid desk + standing, warehouse dispatch, fulfillment pick paths, or cleaning shifts that repeat the same hand pattern
• Wrist, finger, or forearm aching that worsens late in the day
• Symptoms ease with rest but return with workload

• Pacing and micro-breaks reduce cumulative load.
• Ergonomic adjustments at desk, chair, and keyboard.
• Targeted mobility and forearm care in short, frequent doses.

• Adds typing-interval prompts.
• Prefers microdoses over long sessions.
• Watches for nerve symptoms suggesting carpal tunnel pathway.

From the in-app catalog for education — not an individualized prescription. Skip moves your clinician has ruled out.

• Tendon glides
• Wrist range of motion
• Gentle wrist flexor stretch (palm up)
• Forearm rotation (pronation & supination)
• Thumb opposition
• Ulnar nerve glide (gentle)
• Finger spread with elastic band
• Median nerve glide

• Flares: nerve and pain flares add desk-ergonomic coaching on top of standard downgrades.
• Overwork: high pain or tingling on intake triggers workload warnings on your generated plan.

Use Flare-up mode after a rough session and Safety for daily readiness pacing.

Structured education tracks — not a substitute for your clinician's protocol. Open a hub to read phases and equipment ideas.

• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Wrist sprain or ligament irritation

• OSHA — computer workstation eTool