The HoMedics Paraspa Plus Paraffin Bath is a low cost hot wax bath that I use. I learn about the usefulness of these wax baths in hand therapy, used them at their facility, and decided to buy my own.  TherabathPRO makes a professional grade model that my hand therapy clinic has. They are helpful in treating RSI or carpal tunnel syndrome.

I use it about 3 times a day for hand therapy for RSI and it helps warm my hands and improve circulation and muscle extensibility.  It is messy, so try to keep some material to protect your counter tops around the unit.

A lot cost paraffin refill is the Therabath Refill Paraffin Wax – ScentFree, 6 lbs

You probably use a computer. RSI Warrior is a software package I have used to fight RSI.  It brings up rest break reminders, stretches, ergonomics tips, and automatic mouse clicking. Try the Free Demo

Here are two books that have helped me recover from Repetitive Strain Injury or RSI, which many people call Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:

Dr. Pascarelli’s Complete Guide to Repetitive Strain Injury: What You Need to Know About RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Dr. Pascarelli

This is the bible on recovering from RSI. Recognizing the early signs and risk factors, Finding a doctor, Preventing RSI, recovering.

Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome : And Other Repetitive Strain Injuries by Sharon J Butler

This book contains stretching exercises to gently relieve the tension in your body and to strengthen weak muscles. The exercises I employed are on page: 106, 110, 112, 116, 128, 130, 134.
I perform them every morning.

You may notice that your hands are usually cold due to poor circulation.  Mines were as I suffered through RSI.  I leard from my hand therapist that I could wear gloves most of the time to warm up my hands and improve circulation. No need to any special RSI glove, any glove will do.

I use the Ironman Elite cycling gloves because of their thick padding.  They work well when I’m driving or biking.

You probably use a computer. RSI Warrior is a software package I have used to fight RSI.  It brings up rest break reminders, stretches, ergonomics tips, and automatic mouse clicking. Try the Free Demo

photo credit: Rodriago

Wearing a big heavy watch?  I found that removing my watch helped with my RSI rehabilitation.  A big fat watch will just weigh down your arm and increase pressure when typing.

photo credit: Akajos

Research has indicated that massage helps with pain from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or RSI. I have personally tried this many times with poor results.  The problem may be that many massage therapists do not know how to lightly work on the affected areas.  After a massage my hands would feel like I typed far too long. It would take a day or two for me to recover.  I have since told them to omit any area from my forearms to my hands.