[nabs-l] Trying to read braille

[Ashley Bramlett]

Anna,
this would be tough. What is causing this tendenitis? Do you play sports or 
something that irritated your muscles?
Typing may do this often if your typing is a lot but braille reading should 
not. I've never heard of braille reading causing tendenitis.

Anyway, I wouldn't jepordize my hands for braille reading. I'd read less and 
take frequent breaks if it were me.
I love braille and yes do learn better using it not just speech.
But if I were in pain, I'd use it for the most essential stuff.

Why not try reading with one hand? I know I can do this.
I wonder if your hand technique is optimal with braille reading. Remember 
braille is best read with the pads of the fingers. You don't have to lay 
your palms on the page to read. Maybe you could get a wrist support or 
something like that when reading.

I'd say stretching your wrists is important too which seems like
you are already doing.

Good luck.

Ashley
-----Original Message----- 
From: Anna Givens
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 8:07 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] Trying to read braille

Hey, so I have a problem, and I am not sure it can really be solved, and I 
know what to do but I just thought.... Well maybe someone else has been 
through this:
I have tendonitis in my hand, so basically it hurts when I use it.  I am 
desperately trying to get my braille speed up so that I can use it in 
college.  Braille works a lot better than listening to speech, for me. 
Since a few weeks ago I am reading 20 to 40 pages a day of braille.  This is 
hours of reading.  The treatment for tendonitis in your hand is to not use 
your hand.  Obviously, I cannot do both.  I take anti-inflammatory meds, and 
do hand exercises to strengthen hand, as doctor suggested, also use ice, and 
when I am reading I really try to relax my hand (although that seems to be 
difficult for me to do.  The pain is getting worse and worse.  But I don't 
want to stop reading. I am afraid that it is just going to get so bad I 
won't be able to do it.  This is very frustrating!  I don't want to give up 
braille, but I don't want to be in pain.  It is my decision what to do, but 
has anyone ever been through anything like that?  And what did you do?

Anna E Givens
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