Should my hand be hurting after I play the Nintendo DS?

It’ll just be overuse, be careful or this can lead to RSI

Yes. It’s to let you know it’s not good for you to spend so much time playing :)

Don’t worry, korean and japanese chicks think this kind of injury is cool. keep up the good work

Yea it just means you’re playing too much. Cut back on your use and gradually build it up over time. It’s a muscle just like any other muscle in the body. It’s hard on you to go from no exercise to hours and hours of it a day (no matter what part of the body you are exercising).

On another note, I use to get “nintendo thumb” when we first got the original Nintendo and it would hurt for a day or so. It’s no big deal really. Just start slow and work up to it. Or you can just get an rpg.

How long do you play before it starts to hurt?

You need to give us more info if you want us to give you a solid answer. How long exactly do you play? And what games are you playing (ex. guitar hero world tour will end up hurting your hand).

I don’t think I’ve ever played for more then two hours at a time.

Watch out for carpal tunnel syndrome.

Yeah that is what I was thinking.

If you get the symptoms of it, you could buy yourself a bowling glove. I had wrist trouble when I had my dog grooming business, and somone suggested it. It helped alot!

What does it do?

It supports your wrist and thumb so the inflamation can settle down. it also helps protect against further injury. If you can’t find a bowling glove, you could go to your drugstore and get something like this. The ones you will find in the drugstore are not as costly as what I showed you in the link. They usually run around $20.00 give or take a few bucks.