Do you have pain, numbness, tingling or general discomfort in your arms and hands? Are your forearms fatigued, or do your wrists hurt? Have you lost strength in your hand or had to delay/cancel an activity due to pain, numbness and tingling in your hands or arms? Well you're in luck, because I have had all these problems for the last four years. Because of my tenacity and persistence, I have found a way out of this overwhelming condition.
I'm not going to tell you that it is a quick five minute fix or a cure in a pill. It takes a fundamental lifestyle change and understanding of the problem at hand. These repetitive strain injuries are caused when the muscles/tendons are overused and under maintained. In response to injury, muscles, shorten and thicken, which detracts from their overall flexibility and health. These problems can be compounded by a number of factors which I will go into.
I hope you found this post and you have only been suffering with these problems for a short time. I personally wish I knew everything I know now and I could have stopped and reversed the damage when it all began four years ago. to sum up a long story. I began having very pronounced symptoms of overuse injury, and I continued hurting myself for two years after that until I hit the wall and was completely unable to function. That is when I quit my job and began the long road to recovery. Had I known everything I know now, I could have stopped the damage when it first started. I would be a different person now, but to tell you the truth I'm pretty satisfied with what I have become. I hope you find this post useful, and you can get back to what you love much sooner.
I have spent the last four years going to countless doctors, specialists and physicians, racking up thousands and thousands of dollars in bills, with little to no help from any of the offending physicians. Recently I had a major car accident which put me in the care of a very knowledgeable chiropractor. I have learned so much in the last six months, and I have gone from a constant state of pain, agony and despair to a state of empowerment and understanding of the problems I have had for the last four years. I will now go on to share with you knowledge that you will not find easily in your search to deal with the same problems. Some of the information I will share with you would will be hard to find in hundreds of hours of research.
Let's begin by focusing on carpal tunnel and apply our findings to other dysfunctions of the upper arms and hands. First of all let me get it out of the way that I'm not a doctor and all of the advice I'm providing is for educational purposes only. But that being said, we shall begin. Repetitive stress injury or overuse injury is not a condemnation to a life of pain, agony and despair. It is however a signal from your body that you are doing harm.
When I speak of the damage you are doing to your hands and arms I am not talking about permanent damage, because the body has incredible healing potential. I can recall being so bad off that I couldn't even muster the strength to brush my teeth. My view on carpal tunnel, and RSI is that you are simply doing more than the muscle and tendons can handle while not allowing your body to rest and repair. Think about your body as a machine. Even the best designed car still needs an oil change, tire rotation and the occasional tune up.
The body needs a maintenance period in which it can repair and restore. This maintenance period is also largely dependent on properly supplying your body with nutrition. This maintenance period is called sleep, and I recommend you get at least eight hours of it. While I say eight hours, let us define it as quality uninterrupted rejuvenating sleep! Let's explore some of my tips, in a more fashionable arrangement such as a top 10 list!
Let's explore 10 of the most beneficial things you can do to stop and reverse repetitive strain injuries, RSI, overuse, carpal tunnel, tendinitis, tendonosis, nerve tingling, weakness, pain, burning, etc.
1. Ergonomics
4. Stretching
5. Exercise
6. Supplements
8. Rest
9. Meditation
10. Alternative modes of enjoyment
11. Hope and Positivity!( A much needed bonus!)
I will make a post out of each of these tips so that you can have the same knowledge I have gained without the blood, sweat and tears.
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