atch without even realizing it. One way to help limit this type of scratching is to take up another activity with your hands when they would otherwise be idle. For instance, try squeezing a ball while thinking in front of the computer or knitting while watching TV. Activities like this that keep your hands busy can also keep them off your skin, which will ultimately reduce the rash and itching.
August 30, 2009
Keep Your Hands Busy
Since scratching can make itching worse (see this earlier post and an even earlier one), it is important for eczema patients to try and keep their nails away from their skin. This is hard enough when one is conscious of the itch and the scratch impulse but eczema sufferers often scr
atch without even realizing it. One way to help limit this type of scratching is to take up another activity with your hands when they would otherwise be idle. For instance, try squeezing a ball while thinking in front of the computer or knitting while watching TV. Activities like this that keep your hands busy can also keep them off your skin, which will ultimately reduce the rash and itching.
atch without even realizing it. One way to help limit this type of scratching is to take up another activity with your hands when they would otherwise be idle. For instance, try squeezing a ball while thinking in front of the computer or knitting while watching TV. Activities like this that keep your hands busy can also keep them off your skin, which will ultimately reduce the rash and itching.
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