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Spinning Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Here’s a quick video on how spinning (the kind you do in a gym) can create carpal tunnel syndrome and what you can do to avoid that.  This also applies to bicycles.  To find self-help techniques for carpal tunnel syndrome … Continue reading

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I Was Wrong – Sort of – Pectoralis Minor

In some of my videos I said that if your arms are up (even steering wheel height) and your fingers get numb, BUT when your arms are down, the numbness goes away, that is caused by a tight Pectoralis Minor … Continue reading

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Doctors Recommending Surgery for Profit Motive?

If your doctor is pushing you toward non-emergency surgery for the wrong reason? Financial incentives sway doctors to send patients to surgery, study says August 16, 2010 | Christina Jewett Is a doctor who stands to profit from sending you … Continue reading

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Doctor Recommending Surgery Profit Motive?

When doctors become invested in an outpatient surgery center, they perform on average twice as many surgeries as doctors with no such financial stake, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System.

“Our data suggest that physician behavior changes after investment in an outpatient facility. Through what some have labeled the ‘triple dip,’ physician owners of surgery centers not only collect a professional fee for the services provided, but also share in their facility’s profits and the increased value of their investment. This creates a potential conflict of interest,” says study author John Hollingsworth, M.D., M.S., a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the U-M Medical School.

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Quick Carpal Tunnel Remedy

Many years ago when I was developing hand problems, I was looking for answers to work on myself.  The stretches I learned in massage school weren’t  helping.  Icing gave relief, but I knew there had to be a better, more … Continue reading

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The Real Reason You Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

 Do you think you have carpal tunnel syndrome? Most doctors will tell you there is no cure for carpal tunnel syndrome.  That’s because generally doctors go after the symptoms, but almost never the cause of the problem. Please read this … Continue reading

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Strengthen Hands and Fingers

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Carpal Tunnel Interview

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Audio Interview. Listen to the replay. Continue reading

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