Tag Archives: repetitive stress

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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Thumb Pain. One Reason. Easy Fix

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 … Continue reading

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Laptop Ergonomics, Less Stress Computing

Laptop Computers and Notebooks Don’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 … Continue reading

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You

To Best Use This Site, Start at the Home Page. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-What You Don’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 … Continue reading

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Numb hands from weights.

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 … Continue reading

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Pectoralis Minor Stretches

As I mentioned in False Carpal Tunnel from Tight Pectoralis Minor – 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 … Continue reading

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Self-Help Techniques for Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Part 2

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 … Continue reading

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

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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