MessageHi, My doctor that performed the surgery is now retired in Palm Springs!!! I have a good doctor now, and a great massage therapist. The pain however is...
Julie, I, too, went to a sports doctor and I highly recommend doing that. They are not so quick to send you to a surgeon and have less intrusive methods. When...
Hi Dee, First you need to learn how to find the spasms that are causing the pain. We have included a chart that is based on a massive amount of research done ...
MessageJulie, Also take a look at www.aboutwristpain.com to see the muscles that cause wrist pain and numbness in your hand. Release "aches & pains" in your...
MessageHi, A doctor will never look at the muscles that cross over the median nerve (or the ulnar or radial nerves either). You need to treat everything that...
Hi I have been 'diagnosed' as having RSI in my right wirst which is on the verge of becoming carpel tunnel due to playing the cello. I am in my first year of...
Hello, I had carpal tunnel surgery 4 weeks ago. My doctor told me that I'd have 70-80% use of my hand back in 4 weeks. I **guess** I do, but it actually hurts...
Hello, I had carpal tunnel surgery 4 weeks ago, and I'm still in a lot of pain and having a lot of problems. I'm wondering if getting a different keyboard...
I am sorry I can't relate to your CTS surgery problems as I have not had that done. Have you considered using speech recognition software? They seem to work...
lol, just read this second message about VRS and keyboards. Robin, you may benefit from an e-mail group called Sorehand. I think the URL is www.sorehand.org....
Robin, I had ct & ulner nerve at wrist surgery about 6 weeks ago. Prior to surgery the tips of my fingers and the whole pinky side of hand were all numb. Now...
I am a mainframe cobol programmer (my whole life). I had never had any problems with my hands until last summer (2002) when I was required to work overtime...
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Hi Helena, Go to www.aboutwristpain.com and read the section "Anatomy Lessons". You have repetitive strain injury of the muscles that cross over the median ...
CTS surgery is only 25% successful because the problem is often not actually in the carpal tunnel. You may one of those cases where the problem is actually in...
Just my two cents. I have CT, and about a year ago, it got significantly worse. I had been in a minor car accident, rear ended, and received a bulged disc in...
Re: [repetitivestrain] Anyone have experience with carpal tunnel surgery??Here, Here!!! I couldn't agree more! In conjunction with working with a good...
Julie, she is the best! When she first started working on me, she could only stroke my scalenes about an inch. Now, they have stretched out to nearly normal...
Re: [repetitivestrain] Having a great massage therapist!Hi Janet, It makes me so happy, as a fellow massage therapist, to hear about your success. Take a look...
massage, acupuncture & chiropractc have helped me, and i look forward to learning about prolotherapy using sugars/plant extract to regrow ligaments & tendons...
I work with clients who suffer from RSI. I teach Dragon NaturallySpeaking and the basics of ergonomics. I am developing a consulting group in NYC and I would...
Last November my girlfriend had surgery (in her left hand) for a severe case of CTS. That operation wasn't successful because she continued to suffer a lot of...
Hi Dene, The numbing symptoms of CTS can happen if the median nerve is entrapped anyplace along its pathway from the neck to the hand. This means that a ...
I'm new here and I was forced to join because for the last three nights my hand, wrist and arm have been hurting so much from Carpal Tunnel that I can't...
Hi, There is definitely something you can do to reverse the entire situation. You have repetitive strain injuries to the muscles of the forearm that all...
The website to join Sorehand is http://www.ucsf.edu/sorehand/ I hope everyone here at the yahoogroups will join Sorehand. That way, everyone is in the same...
Hello My name is Jessica and I'm really interested in RSI and CTS. Research has led me to studying ergonomics and the causes of these conditions. Most...
Hi Jessica, I couldn$B!G(Bt agree with you more! Since you are interested in RSI and CTS, please take a look at both of our websites, you may find them ...
I am desperately looking for a 'hands-on' therapist in the SF Bay area. I have seen a feldenkries therapist and another therapist who had me do little...
Dillon, No doubt you are inundated with responses. I recommend Andy Wojciechowski, PT. He can be reached at Action Theraputics. 650 583-5420. Cordially, ...