In a message dated 6/3/02 6:07:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
<< Several years ago while working as a handyman, I began to experience > > waking up with my fingers or hands numb. I noted that this would occur >after > > a job which included a lot of pushing or pulling (scrubbing, mowing, > > drilling, painting). For several years I did a desk job again and only > > experienced the numbness problem after doing my own maintenance chores. >> This sounds very much like a thoracic outlet obstruction. The nerve may be impinged. He or she can either go to a massage therapist that does myofascial release/deep tissue treatment (my vote!), or try physical therapy to get the muscles more correctly balanced. I am not talking about the kind of therapist that pats and strokes, I am talking about someone that can get INTO the tissue, stretch them out, cross fiber the muscles, and hold them until the restriction gives. I see this problem all the time with my clients that do desk job, or jobs where they tend to have to keep the shoulder girdle elevated. The neck muscles get tight and can compress, yes. But the soft tissue is what supports the vertebra, so address the soft tissue problem. It's most likely the primary cause, the compression is a symptom. Of course, the true root of this is weak core muscles, which force a person to use the upper body for stabilization. Chiropractics in this case do not usually offer a lot of relief (and please don't get me wrong, I would happily build a shrine to my chiropractor!) because a lot of jerking and twisting can actually exacerbate the problem, and irritate discs as well. You have to get the soft tissue sorted out to fully treat this problem. Heather Leigh Akers -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
