What to do when your back suddenly hurts?

What do you do when your hand hurts from writing two exams back to back?

• I just finished one three hour exam that was complete handwriting. It is so painful. There was 5 essay questions, and each quesiton had a recommended length of 4-5 pages. Thats a lot of writing. I think I wrote 22 pages of normal size. I had to stretch my hand out many times. Owww. And I have another 3 hour exam in 1 hour. That too is all writing with essays. I think my hand will fall off after today. I was wondering what other people do when they have to do this much writing.

• Answer:

  Ice it (but not too much), massage the base of the hand near the wrist gently with the other hand for a minute or two between icings, and try to stay away from any strenuous wrist activity, such as using a computer for longer than an hour or lifting/carrying heavy objects.