Carpal Tunnel

A couple of weeks ago, a sales rep. for salon shears visited our school.  He had hundreds of shears laying out for us to hold in our hands and free colorful fitting rings for our student shears.  Holding the shears doesn't feel as awkward as I thought it would.  The hardest thing is probably grabbing only the hair I want with the comb.  [[My ring finger has the beginnings of a dent, toward the pinky finger.  From now on, I'll look for this mark as a means of detecting other hair stylists.]] 

 Out of all of the shears, I love the Sensei NXT most.  They're ergonomic with a high offset swivel thumb, which will hopefully make various cutting positions easier on the wrists.  Carpal tunnel is most common in people who work with computers and second most common in people who work in a salon (according to one of the instructors).  After hearing that, I did some research of my own.  It's also three times more common in women than in men.  A few other things that can work against you are text messaging, drawing/writing, and video gaming.  As a female cosmetology student by day/graphic artist by night/nerd and illustrator during free time... my chances are looking pretty good. 

I'll spend the money on the shears now to save my wrists later.


Photo: Sensei NXT from RooSalon