Throwing in my 2 cents. I use the wrist assist, it helps, but some clients are still stiff. I create a relaxing atmosphere, I keep my voice calm and low with a relaxing tone. I do not talk about anything that makes the client tense. If she starts complaining about something and stiffening up I tell her that we cannot talk about that if she's going to tense up so much, then I start talking about more pleasant things like my belly dancing events, which brings me to the next technique that I use to stay healthy so that I can do nails well into my golden years.
I take 2 belly dance classes a week. Belly dancing has strengthened my core muscles so that my lower back no longer hurts. It has strengthened my shoulders and improved my posture so that my neck and shoulders do not hurt. It has stretched my leg, back, shoulders, stomach, arm, hand and foot muscles and made me more flexible instead of a tense little curled up ball from sitting all day hunched over a table force filing tense clients. American Tribal Style Belly Dance is the best style for the best results of everything that I mentioned, but any style of belly dance helps women to be heathy and flexible. Dancing with a group of women, that whole sisterhood thing, helps with peace of mind, calmness, mental relaxation and social connectivity. I do professionally perform, however, anyone can take belly dance classes for the health benefits with no intention to perform professionally. Just do it for the fun of it and it is fun! When you can make your body do a new move that you couldn't do before, it's exciting and fun to regain flexibility and freedom of movement without pain! Belly dancing exercises your brain too. I got an email from a friend that had a brain teaser for people to try. The email said that it could not be done. I could do it after just a few seconds of trying. The trick is to draw a clockwise circle in the air with your foot and at the same time draw a number 6 in the air with your finger. Try it. Can't do it , right? Any belly dancer can do it because we isolate muscle movements all the time. Great brain training! Keeps that gray matter working. We nailtechs do repetitive work that we could do in our sleep. Our muscles do the same movements over and over all day every day. Mix it up, challenge your mind and body. Any exercise will help, but, I feel that belly dance isn't just exercise for the body, it is whole body healing. Just google belly dance (your town) and find a class that works with your schedule. Exercise is important for everyone but especially for those of us who sit all day. O.K., I'm off my soap box. Katherine St. Louis, MO Sent from my iPad On Aug 10, 2010, at 9:11 PM, Debi Longo <[email protected]> wrote: Can I add my two cents also...I do not have carpal tunnel and was tested by a physical therapist. It is all in the neck and trapezius muscles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapezius_muscle (my mom's a massage therapist) try sleeping with a body pillow, on the opposite side -this will take some getting used to, but you can purchase a cheap one at Kmart for $10 a good stretch for the shoulder (because this is part of the issues since we are somewhat hunched over): part 1: lean outside of a doorway with both arms firmly attached to the door molding. Your body should be somewhat straight, but on an angle; do this for two and a half minutes. then part 2: rest the left arm on the wall (straight out from your shoulder, at lets say 9 o'clock) and turn your body to the left, as close to the wall as you can. your left cheek is opposite the wall, hold for a 30 second count and then do the right arm. Then move the arm up on the wall, lets say inbetween 10 and 11 oclock and do another 30 seconds, swap arms. You will feel the stretch in your shoulders. Do this a couple of times throughout the day. A neck and upper back massage from a professional is a nice treat and will relieve some tension in the muscles that you use all day, mainly the trapezius and the neck. I also like a hot lavendar shoulder pack right before bed Good luck! ~debi~ 631.678.7126 [email protected] ToTheEnd4Me > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: NailTech:: uh oh........tingling has started > From: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:20:19 +0000 > > Ahhh welcome to my world. The longer you go, the worse it gets. Mine started > after 5 years, I work 2 1/2 days a weeks now at year 21. About 7 years ago it > got to be more than I could stand. Had to stop doing nails full time. First > the tingling starts, then it goes up your arm, then your hand goes so numb it > hurts (you can stick a pin in it and not feel it) by this time it is waking > you up at night with numbness. Then it wakes you up at night with extreme > pain, then it is everytime you pick up a file to work. I strongly suggest you > get a immobilizing brace to wear at night. What I noticed with mine, is my > hands would clench into fists kind of like a charlie horse but in your hands. > I woke up so many times in tears it hurt so bad. Do stretches all day long. > Good luck > Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry® smartphone > > -----Original Message----- > From: Diana Bonn <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:24:40 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: NailTech:: uh oh........tingling has started > > well, no secret have had trouble with my left thumb joint, arthritis, > for years. Now last week the tingling started, left hand, up the > arm. thinking, great, am I having a heart attach or what. Took some > ibuprofen, and went away. All weekend the same. > > Then today it smacked me in the face, is this the beginning of the CT > word, Carpal Tunnel? Okay you CT people, what are the stages, how > long can I go? 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