You're not alone. In fact, statistics indicate that 30 per cent of people who work at keyboards will exhibit symptoms of numbness, tingling or pain that signal nerve damage. I wore a wrist brace for a while. Then, I found some information about a new ergonomic product called SoftFlex computer gloves. Eberbach has 15 years of surgical experience, much of it treating hand and nerve injuries.
Most computer users rest their wrists on the table.
Many have resorted to splinting with tight straps and rigid braces. But the SoftFlex people say this will only add to the pressure. And surgical treatment will fail because the location of the injury is not the hand's carpal tunnel but further up on the wrist. Once you have nerve damage, it may not be reversible. So the first goal of treatment must be to protect the nerve from contact pressure trauma before it starts.