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	<description>Get rid of carpal tunnel, numbness, aches, pains caused by your job or hobby.</description>
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		<title>FREE All-Natural Pain Relief</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2010/08/free-all-natural-pain-relief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, This is Hilma,
Those of you who have been following me know that I am against most anti-inflammatory drugs &#8211; not only because of the potential side effects &#8211; but because they interfere with the natural healing process (and in the case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome &#8211; can make your problem worse in the long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strengthen Hands and Fingers</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2010/06/strengthen-hands-and-fingers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are your hands or fingers are weak?
Do you think you&#8217;re getting carpal tunnel syndrome?
Do you want to strengthen them?
Well, just doing gripping exercises will make your problems worse.
Why?
Because of muscle imbalance. And doing only gripping exercises will put them more out of balance.
But why?
Well, most of use our hands in flexion a lot (Flexion is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stupid Reason &#8211; Pain in Finger</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2010/05/stupid-reason-pain-in-finger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 20:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I discovered a pain in my middle finger.  It was on the thumb side just toward the body that knckle that is sort of in the middle.  I really noticed it if I squeezed it.  Now where the heck did that come from?
Turns out it came from one of the stupidest most ridiculous reasons I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tight Scalenes, Tingling Fingers, Numb Hands</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2010/03/tight-scalenes-tingling-fingers-numb-hands/</link>
		<comments>http://discomfortfree.com/2010/03/tight-scalenes-tingling-fingers-numb-hands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tight Scalene Muscles Can Mimic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Could this be the cause of your hand problems?
This video shows a way to tell if tight scalene muscles is causing your problem of&#8230;..

Numb hands.
Tingling Fingers.
Wrist Pain.
Sensations in Forearms.


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		<title>Thumb Pain. One Reason. Easy Fix</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2010/02/thumb-pain-one-reason-easy-fix/</link>
		<comments>http://discomfortfree.com/2010/02/thumb-pain-one-reason-easy-fix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are sever causes of pain in the thumb.  The particular pain in this video is caused by repetitive bending of the elbow.
Some activities that create the problem are window washing, house painting, drumming, violin playing, hammering, some cleaning activities, some assembly line work.

This is referred pain.  If you have pain when you push on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laptop Ergonomics, Less Stress Computing</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2010/02/laptop-ergonomics-less-stress-computing/</link>
		<comments>http://discomfortfree.com/2010/02/laptop-ergonomics-less-stress-computing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://discomfortfree.com/?p=248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Laptop Computers and Notebooks Don&#8217;t Lend Themselves to Comfortable Computing.
Laptops are ergonomic disasters.  You may not feel it now.  But down the road, prolonged use can lead to having your head stuck forward, rounded shoulders, neck pain, headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome, back pain and more.
There are a few ways to use a laptop computer or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warning &#8211; Numb Finger from Buckets and Baskets</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2009/09/warning-numb-finger-from-buckets-and-baskets/</link>
		<comments>http://discomfortfree.com/2009/09/warning-numb-finger-from-buckets-and-baskets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in 1991, the front of one of my fingers got numb.  It took me a while to figure out why. 
Eighteen years later.  Same thing again.  Silly me.  Hopefully, I&#8217;ve learned and it won&#8217;t happen a third time.
Watch the video, so it won&#8217;t happen to you.


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		<title>Numb Hands from Tight Scanlene Muscles</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2009/01/numb-hands-from-tight-scanlene-muscles/</link>
		<comments>http://discomfortfree.com/2009/01/numb-hands-from-tight-scanlene-muscles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another cause of numb or tingling hands can be tight scalene muscles.  (If you are new to this site, start with the Home page because there can be other causes and you will be able to investigate them.   By following the techniques in this site, you can take care of your problem, if it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-What You Don&#8217;t Know CAN Hurt You</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2009/01/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-what-you-dont-know-can-hurt-you/</link>
		<comments>http://discomfortfree.com/2009/01/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-what-you-dont-know-can-hurt-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To Best Use This Site,  Start at the Home Page.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-What You Don&#8217;t Know CAN Hurt You
Book Review.

Every year over 400,000 carpal tunnel release surgeries are performed in the United States alone!  Yet, the likelihood of a medical professional even considering muscles as a cause of the numbness in your fingers is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Numb hands from weights.</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2009/01/numb-hands-from-weights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And what you can do about it.
If you use weights or exercise machines where you are gripping weights or handles, you may needlessly be overusing the flexor muscles of the forearm (those muscles which close your fingers).
These tight muscles can pinch on one or more major nerves that enter the hand.
Watch the video:

To loosen up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pectoralis Minor Stretches</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2009/01/pectoralis-minor-stretches/</link>
		<comments>http://discomfortfree.com/2009/01/pectoralis-minor-stretches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://discomfortfree.com/?p=157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in False Carpal Tunnel from Tight Pectoralis Minor &#8211; if that muscle is tight it can cause the shoulders to round forward and create pain between the shoulder blades. 
If very tight, it can cause numbness or tingling in your fingers, hands, and even up you arm.  If very tight it can also pinch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>False Carpal Tunnel from Tight Pectoralis Minor</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2008/12/false-carpal-tunnel-from-tight-pectoralis-minor/</link>
		<comments>http://discomfortfree.com/2008/12/false-carpal-tunnel-from-tight-pectoralis-minor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://discomfortfree.com/?p=115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a self-help technique video.
If you saw the other videos, you know that numbness in the hands and fingers can come from any of several along the nerve pathways. 
It is not unusual for more than one location to cause the problem.  Doctors frequently only look at the wrist as being a problem. 
Unfortunately people have had carpal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Probably Isn&#8217;t Carpal Tunnel</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2008/12/it-probably-isnt-carpal-tunnel/</link>
		<comments>http://discomfortfree.com/2008/12/it-probably-isnt-carpal-tunnel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://discomfortfree.com/?p=107</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did You Know?
Only 15% or less of Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) are actually Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
About one third of Carpal Tunnel Surgeries are successful. About one third have mixed success. Another third fail because of damage caused by the surgery &#8211; or because within 2 to-4 years the carpal tunnel syndrome returns completely &#8211; or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Help Techniques for Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Part 2</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2008/12/self-help-techniques-for-hand-wrist-and-forearm-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://discomfortfree.com/2008/12/self-help-techniques-for-hand-wrist-and-forearm-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This short video is part 2.  Please see the previous post for part 1. 
This video shows a self-massage (with the elbow of the opposite arm) of the carpal tunnel ligament.  Plus a stretch for the carpal tunnel ligament and some of the forearm muscles.

 
Note:  When I mention using cold water from a bottle in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Help Techniques for hand, wrist and forearm.  Part 1</title>
		<link>http://discomfortfree.com/2008/12/self-help-techniques-for-hand-wrist-and-forearm-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://discomfortfree.com/2008/12/self-help-techniques-for-hand-wrist-and-forearm-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video shows excellent self-help techniques that will help prevent, releive 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.

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