Draw without hurting your wrist, neck and back! Avoid injuries from drawing and RSI

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Drawing for hours on end takes its toll on the body! In this video, I give you my best tips to avoid injuries from drawing, avoid repetitive strain injuries and basically draw without hurting your wrist, neck and back. Drawing injuries are no joke, take care of yourself so you can keep doing what you love!

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[ArtBusinesswithNess]

Have you ever hurt yourself while drawing? 😨 If so, share what happened!

[autumnsartstudio]

I developed carpel tunnel because back when I was a teenager (30 now) I was doing traditional art every single day for hours. I didn't take breaks and then I learned about doing art on the computer. I didn't know back then that there were drawing tablets and I used a mouse to do all my linework. Later, I got a job as a cashier and that's repetitive movements as well. Being a cashier is what got me to the point where I had to get surgery on my dominant hand (A very expensive surgery that did nothing because my job brought carpal tunnel back again). I have bilateral hand numbness and carpal tunnel in both hands/wrists. After surgery I could no longer do traditional art or hand write for long because after 10 minutes my dominant hand would go completely numb and tingly. I can now only do digital art. Now My non dominant hand will randomly got completely numb and tingly on me (due to my carpal tunnel/hand numbness in both hands) So I believe I may have developed some nerve damage somehow. Dont be like me kids and take breaks. lol

[tripdontfallxyz]

ive been thinking about this subject a lot lately, so thank you for sharing - perfect timing!!

[jimmydragonstudios]

Good tips. I already do some of these stretches myself. The wrist stretches i should do. But yes, the 20/20/20 thng is great. I also stand up when I do it thing too.

[neyptune]

This is such an important subject! Thank you very much 😊❤

[EstudioKitchin]

I needed this so much, thanks for explaining so well!

[kathleenpilatzke]

I developed really bad tendinitis in both hands last year 😅 it was terrible and lasted for months. I ended up investing in a large display tablet to use instead of my surface book and that has helped a lot. But now I'm terrified of more permanent injuries.

[AshtonKaleigh]

The butthole pillow.. 😂😂😂 But seriously, great tips. Thank you.