I've only had my uke for maybe three weeks now, so it is not the cause of this (possibly) developing carpal tunnel thing, but it could have aggrevated an underlying condition that I didn't know about.
I'm a little bummed right now, but I'll back off the uke playing a bit and see what happens (my practice has only been about 30 minutes per day, so I've not really been overdoing it at all). I'm wearing a wrist brace at the moment (fretting hand). No pain or numbness, which are common symptoms of carpal tunnel, just a feeling of degrading fine motion and grasp, and "things not feeling right". This is also a common symptom of the problem.
I can continue practicing strumming with my other hand, learning theory, and watching instructional videos, so that is the plan at the moment. Maybe small doses of fretting practice infrequently.
I'm a little bummed right now, but I'll back off the uke playing a bit and see what happens (my practice has only been about 30 minutes per day, so I've not really been overdoing it at all). I'm wearing a wrist brace at the moment (fretting hand). No pain or numbness, which are common symptoms of carpal tunnel, just a feeling of degrading fine motion and grasp, and "things not feeling right". This is also a common symptom of the problem.
I can continue practicing strumming with my other hand, learning theory, and watching instructional videos, so that is the plan at the moment. Maybe small doses of fretting practice infrequently.