Self-Help Techniques for hand, wrist and forearm. Part 1

Technique Videos, forearm, hand, video, wrist

If you use your hands for just about anything – whether a musical instrument, washing windows, computer use, cutting hair, carpentry, bagging groceries, or whatever – chances are you have tight forearms.

The forearm muscles control most of the movement in the wrist and fingers.

This video shows excellent self-help techniques that will help prevent, relieve and  carpal tunnel syndrome, false carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow (you don’t have to play tennis or golf to get them), and numbness in fingers in hands.

You should FIRST watch the video What you should know about the hands wrist and forearm.

If you want your forearms, hands and fingers to feel normal again, watch this video.

Correction: in the above video when I said that the tight thumb muscles didn’t cause pain, I meant in the rest of the hand.  Tight thumb muscles definitely can cause thumb pain.

Part 2 – comming to the next blog.

7 Comments

7 Comments

  1. amy natural  •  Dec 25, 2008 @4:58 pm

    Knowing the ways to treat wrist pain will remove numb feeling and prevent wrist flare-up. You will notice a difference once you give it a try.

  2. Jorge  •  Feb 26, 2009 @5:05 pm

    Thanks for the tips,since few weeks ago I have problems with my left forearm,flexor side particular in the pronator teres muscle it feel like a little bump there,I’m following your tips to find some relive,please contac me if you have any thing else that will help me .Thank you….

  3. Mike D  •  Feb 27, 2009 @1:07 am

    Wow, Hilma, thank you so much for your beautiful, positive lesson. I work with my hands, and play an instrument, and have been having carpal/cubital tunnel syndrome type symptoms for a number of years. I will be trying your massage techniques, and I hope they work for me. My arm does feel nice after just five minutes massage. Also, your explanation of the venous and lymph systems makes a lot of sense, and I will be doing these exercises as directed. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

  4. Samantha  •  Aug 23, 2009 @12:59 pm

    Thank you so much! I needed a way to massage my forearms without using my hands.

  5. admin  •  Aug 24, 2009 @7:44 am

    Thanks

  6. Kevin  •  Nov 27, 2009 @4:17 pm

    Thank you for the valuable information. I am a professional pianist/organist and have been suffering with numbness in both hands for over 5 months. I’ve gone to 4 doctors who have not been able to diagnose the problem or provide any relief of the pain. I watched all your videos and have been doing the exercise you demonstated. My pain and numbness has decreased considerably. I have now scheduled a visit to a LMT for more therapy. You are a credit to your profession. Thanks again

  7. admin  •  Nov 27, 2009 @6:40 pm

    Thanks Kevin,
    Glad it is working for you. Keep up what you are doing. While there are some great and very knowledgeable massage therapists, unfortunately the majority aren’t and don’t do much more than relaxing massage.

    Another problem, which I’m not putting videos for here, is nerve pinching at the base on the neck. Tilt your ear toward your shoulder as far as comfortable and hold for at least 20 seconds. Pay close attention to your hands when you do. Does the amount of numbness change? Do the same on the opposite side. If doing this makes a difference, then you have a pinching in the lower vertebrae of your neck as well. If that is the case, neck strretches, neck massage, or chiropractic may help.

    Also many of the ergonomic do’s and don’t’s for using a computer also apply to playing a piano. Have a video of yourself. How’s your posture? Is your head forward. Are you sitting so your arms are always having to reach for the keys. etc.
    Hilma

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