Hand Therapist Nigel Chua

Tamping is the injury: hundreds of loaded reps through a bent wrist every shift. How to change the setup, what the rest of the bar does, and the burns that need more than cold water.

Sustained precision grip on a vibrating machine for hours, plus a stretching hand nobody counts. What tattooing does to both hands, the grip change that helps most, and the nerve compression specific to this trade.

Rowing’s signature injury sits a hand’s width above the wrist and creaks. Why feathering causes it, what separates it from De Quervain’s, and the blister that stops being a skin problem.

Every task in cleaning looks easy, which is why nobody counts the repetitions. What wringing, spray triggers and mopping do to hands and elbows, and the equipment changes that remove the worst of it.

Mouse, keyboard, wrist rest and phone each cause a different problem. What each device actually changes, which symptom each one fits, and how to test a change without wasting money.

DIY hand injuries follow one history: nothing for months, then a full weekend. The acute injuries that look like nothing and aren’t, the overuse that arrives on Tuesday, and how to spread the work.

Tennis loads the elbow, badminton loads the wrist, squash adds the wall. Which injuries belong to which racquet, the equipment changes that matter, and when to stop playing through it.

In grappling the fingers are both the weapon and the target. The injuries that define the sport, what taping does and doesn’t do, and the ones that become permanent if trained through.

Twelve-hour shifts, repeated pinch, and no chance to rest mid-shift. Which nursing tasks drive which conditions, the changes that survive a real shift, and why healthcare workers present late.

One of the highest-risk trades for hand and wrist problems: thousands of scissor repetitions, vibration, elevated arms and damaged skin. Which tasks cause what, and the equipment changes worth the money.