Some thoughts on tendonitis from using a mouse for decades

 Some of this has helped with my tendonitis, but it isn't completely gone.

• I went and saw a hand therapy specialist.  He was super cool and we complained about Trump while he did some kind of fascia scraping massage.  He gave me a bunch of basic exercises, including wrist curls with small weights.
• These two devices, when used consistently, have helped a lot:
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•  It is important that you pay attention to eccentric contractions.  So when you are lifting a weight, and then lowering it back down, it is supposed to really help if you lower the weight very slowly--the eccentric contraction.
• I heard an episode of Cortex where both of the (awesome) nerdy podcast hosts discovered that weightlifting did wonders for their tendonitis. https://www.reddit.com/r/CGPGrey/comments/6h95vs/cortex_52_cortek_wwdc_2017/
• Amazon users love this vertical mouse: https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Vertical-Wireless-Mouse-Rechargeable/dp/B07FNJB8TT
• I believe the technical name for my tendonitis is: persistent lateral epicondylitis
• I have some married friends; one is an orthodontist and the other probably a compulsive exerciser.  They recommended this thing
• This looks like a cheap alternative to Penetrex: https://www.amazon.com/Boiron-Arnicare-Ounce-Topical-Relief/dp/B00HCQEYCK