<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3>Terry,
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<BR>You might try to vary your techniques and tools as much as possible without
<BR>sacrificing results. The idea is to give your hand a variety. Perhaps
<BR>different diameter hammer handles, ball-end hammers, etc. Glucosamine and
<BR>chondroitin work, but results vary from person to person, and it takes up to
<BR>several weeks for them to "kick in."
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<BR>See a hand specialist sooner rather than later. The one truth about
<BR>repetitive motion injuries is that if you ignore them they almost always get
<BR>worse. Prevention is everything here.
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<BR>Dan Dannenfelser
<BR>Sacramento, CA</FONT></HTML>