Most pens are not well designed. That's one reason why there are so many people walking around with fun conditions like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. When you hold a regular pen, you have to use all kinds of muscles in your hand just to keep the thing upright.

Some people develop a habit of holding their pens very tightly. If you are one of those people and your career demands that you write a lot, then you may be in for trouble. 

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome causes inflammation in the 'tunnel' of your wrist through which bundles of nerves flow. Inflammation causes the tunnel to squeeze the nerves, causing initial tingling and numbness in the thumb and forefinger, and then pain at specific points along the arm.

If left untreated, the pain can become excruciating, and you can suffer permanent nerve damage. Some people with severe cases of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome have even lost the permanent use of their hand. 

The condition is scary but not inevitable. We put our hands through unnecessary strain every day. For instance, if you have trouble with the right hand, learn to mouse with your left.

Distribute the workload between both hands, and you can save your body a lot of wear and tear. 

Another thing you can do is to use instruments that don't force you to stress your hands in poor positions. The PenAgain is one of those instruments. It's a funny-looking little thing that appears to be the offspring of an ink pen and a slingshot.

That's because PenAgain has a fork at the top, through which you bring your index finger, instead of wrapping your fingers tightly around a circular object. There is also a dent in which your index finger rests to hold the pen in place so that you don't have to grip it hard to keep it from slipping.

It comes in really cool metallic colors too!

Pen Again

Posted by Rhonda.