I read an article by a man who had numbness and tingling in his arm.
He also had weakness in his hand and his grip was so weak he couldn't even pick up a pencil.
He had thoracic outlet syndrome. That is pressure on the nerves and blood vessels in the "thoracic outlet." The thoracic outlet is an area near the front of your shoulder. It is responsible for a lot of symptoms in the carpal tunnel area.
The kind of funny thing was, this man was an expert in a type of rehabilitative massage. He was teaching clients and students how to take care of themselves, and how to take care of their pain symptoms.
But, he had not been taking care of himself!
And, it is important to take care of yourself. Over time, his symptoms kept getting worse and worse. He believed his symptoms were caused by poor posture and repetitive movements without understanding that he, too, needed self-care.
The sooner or earlier you start self-care, the sooner you can get well.
Eventually, he was able to keep from having surgery by having a month of therapies which included stretching the muscle groups that were causing his symptoms (including those in his neck, chest and wrist.) Other therapies he used were chiropractic, lymphatic drainage, and therapeutic massage therapies.
He used the chiropractic to move the bones that muscles had pulled out of place. The lymphatic drainage helped moved swelling from his hand and arm. The massage therapists helped normalize tissues that were too tight, or held "trigger points."
Now, he is careful to take care of himself with self-care methods. He takes personal responsibility for keeping his muscle groups in balance, so the muscles around his neck would not pull his bones back out of alignment.
So, what do you need to do?
Strengthen the muscles in your back and the back of your arms, and stretch the muscles in the front of your chest, neck and shoulders.
At this time, our teacher is pain-free and 100% functional. His symptoms are gone. It takes him only 5 minutes to 30 minutes each day to stretch and strengthen.
Are you worth an intense month of therapy? Yes, you are.
Are you worth 5 to 30 minutes a day of maintenance? Yes, you are.
So, how do you find all of the information you need to get started?
Well, a lot of it is here, at Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief.com. Check the "categories" for "self-help," "nutrition" and "massage." Read the other articles here, too, and look into the "resources" that are here.
Start educating yourself and take action! The sooner the better!
If you think it's important to see your doctor, see him. Maybe he can get you into a program to improve your posture and reduce your carpal tunnel or thoracic outlet symptoms. That would be great!
But, it's still up to you to take care of yourself.
You are the boss of your body.
So, start your back strengthening program and a program to stretch your shortened front muscles now.
"Because You Deserve to Feel Better!"
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