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Wrist pain?!? Help (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by professionally_bad
Hey guys! I've been working here since June and these past couple of weeks I've been developing wrist pain. Just wondering if any other baristas experience this and if you do, do you know how to take care of it/what is it?
Fluffybunnybadass 5 points 1y ago
Yeah it's probably like ~~caramel~~ carpal tunnel. They recommend doing stretches before your shift, esp if you're going to be on bar. Once you start to have it, a wrist brace or compression wrap-like thing can help. Best to talk to a dr about THAT, but ultimately, yes, an unfortunately normal side effect of being a barista
professionally_bad [OP] 1 points 1y ago
I feel like this should be on the list of benefits...smh
Thank for the info tho!
Thank for the info tho!
Fluffybunnybadass 2 points 1y ago
Fr. I somehow didn't get it until about 5 or 6 years in, but i had seen others need it sometimes. You can get a cheap brace at walmart that'll do a decent job. And try to minimize straining your wrist (so pay attention to which direction or pressures make it hurt!)
I did often hear it get jokingly called caramel tunnel, so i'd def be careful with the extra caramels. Just unscrew and pour from an end of the bottle if you gotta satisfy that 5x extra caramel walls person
I did often hear it get jokingly called caramel tunnel, so i'd def be careful with the extra caramels. Just unscrew and pour from an end of the bottle if you gotta satisfy that 5x extra caramel walls person
serrr0909 2 points 1y ago
YES!! After i was regularly put on bar i noticed my right wrist was hurting from all the pouring it was doing. it went away after a while, ig my wrist got used to the motion
timeandfate 2 points 1y ago
I started in July and started getting wrist pain about a month into the job and this video helped me immensely!! I do these exercises every day after work :)
https://youtu.be/cOcRxCzVzYA
https://youtu.be/cOcRxCzVzYA
Weekly_Speaker_7120 1 points 1y ago
I’d recommend green gator naturals for pain I had wrist pain too the tincture and topical helped me a lot
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