I was shocked to learn that over 60% of cosmetologists develop some kind of wrist pain within their first 5 years on the job.

Read that stat in a trade magazine last month and it made me wonder, how many of us are just ignoring the early warning signs until it gets bad?

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victorhernandez1h ago

Yeah, "ignoring the early warning signs until it gets bad" hit way too close to home for me. I was doing hair for about three years and started getting this dull ache in my right wrist after scissors work. I just popped some ibuprofen and kept going, figured it was nothing. Then one morning I couldn't even grip my shears without shooting pain. Had to take two months off and do physical therapy. Now I have to be super careful about my grip and take breaks, but I wish I'd listened to my body way sooner.