Cheryl L Litman on sat 27 feb 99
I was searching the archives sure I remembered someone mentioning that
they tried magnet therapy for either wrist or elbow problems but I can't
find that reference. If someone has tried this for better or worse,
please let me know. Thanks.
Also couldn't find the references for those who went to acupuncturists.
I'd like to talk to you guys as well.
As a matter of fact, I'd like to talk to anyone who has solved these
chronic problems without surgery or cortisone????
Cheryl Litman
Somerset, NJ
email: cheryllitman@juno.com
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Jim Cullen on mon 1 mar 99
BE AWARE THAT ACUPUNCTURE DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM, IT ONLY ELIMINATE OR
REDUCES THE PAIN.
Didn't mean to shout.
My wife is an acupuncturist and has to remind her patients that Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome and other repeative action problems will not FIX themselves if the
person doesn't reduce the action(s) or stop doing what caused the problem.
Acupuncture will reduce the inflamation and the pain but not cure the problem.
And do it naturally. No drugs.
Keep doing what you've always done, and you will keep getting what you've
always got.
KEEP CENTERED
CULLEN
Naperville, IL
muddpie on mon 1 mar 99
Cheryl,
I have problems with my wrist and hand muscles too... mostly my just the
muscles in the top of my hands... both from throwing clay and actually from
handbuilding too... but also from typing too much and the repetitive
loading of samples into a spectrograph at work....
As the magnets go, I think you have to believe it will help. Some of this
stuff is sociological... I personally use Nikkon magnets, and for me they
work.... But every one is different.
I am not using them specifically for wrist or elbow therapy, but have
noticed since I haven't worn my mag-steps (magnet insoles) that I have been
having problems with my muscles in my hands bothering me again.... And
typing does the same thing to my hands as throwing pottery does....
Why you ask am I not wearing those mag-steps anymore?? Well... I
accidentally dropped them out of my shoes at the hotel we stayed at in Paris
last fall, and they "threw-it away".... as they had no idea as to what
they were.... I was devastated... they are $65.00 a pair... But, I know
the distributor... he's my brother...
JuliE
listening to the birds go crazy on this rainy sunday morning...
Cheryl L Litman wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I was searching the archives sure I remembered someone mentioning that
> they tried magnet therapy for either wrist or elbow problems but I can't
> find that reference. If someone has tried this for better or worse,
> please let me know. Thanks.
>
> Also couldn't find the references for those who went to acupuncturists.
> I'd like to talk to you guys as well.
>
> As a matter of fact, I'd like to talk to anyone who has solved these
> chronic problems without surgery or cortisone????
>
> Cheryl Litman
> Somerset, NJ
> email: cheryllitman@juno.com
>
> ___________________________________________________________________
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> Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html
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Martin Howard on mon 1 mar 99
The magnet system is produced by BioFlow, part of Ecoflow Ltd, 21 Brunel
Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6LF, United Kingdom.
I do not have an E-Mail adress.
I have the simple wristband version and it keeps my fingers supple. I'm
59.
Martin Howard
Webbs Cottage Pottery and Press
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE
Essex CM7 5DZ
01371 850 423
araneajo@gn.apc.org
Liz Beavers on tue 2 mar 99
Hi Cheryl
A few years ago I began to have terrible pain as well as numbness in my wrists
and elbow. I'm a sculptor in clay ,not a potter (not that I want to get anyone
going about that) and I really felt that I would have to give up my work and
get a job that didn't use my hands intensively. Since I had very little money
for doctors, I decided to try to find a solution on my own. I checked out a
ton of books about Repetitive Stress Injury from the library and read them
all. I found one in particular to be the most help, by Emil Pascarelli , the
RSI handbook. I got a lot out of it but the highlights are 1.do the exercises
in the book that strengthen the weak passageways in your wrist etc, 2.
ergonomics, change how your whole body is situated while you're working.
3.don't make your hand do things it doesn't want to do over and over, such as
twisting left right and up and down. That sounds ridiculous and not doable and
it was the hardest thing to learn but I learned to train my whole arm to move
and now it's second nature. 4. take breaks , it's easy to work for too long
without stopping
There are other things but those seemed to be the most useful to me. Also re;
JCullen's comments I have to agree that unless you deal with the problem,
which is over use and inflamation of the hands, things that only deal with the
pain will just cover up the problem and not fix it.
I hope this is helpful to you, I don't have the pain anymore and I work much
more than I did when I was starting out.
Liz Beavers
Lizardplay Clayworks
Bedford ,Va
Liz Beavers on tue 2 mar 99
Hi Cheryl
A few years ago I began to have terrible pain as well as numbness in my wrists
and elbow. I'm a sculptor in clay ,not a potter (not that I want to get anyone
going about that) and I really felt that I would have to give up my work and
get a job that didn't use my hands intensively. Since I had very little money
for doctors, I decided to try to find a solution on my own. I checked out a
ton of books about Repetitive Stress Injury from the library and read them
all. I found one in particular to be the most help, by Emil Pascarelli , the
RSI handbook. I got a lot out of it but the highlights are 1.do the exercises
in the book that strengthen the weak passageways in your wrist etc, 2.
ergonomics, change how your whole body is situated while you're working.
3.don't make your hand do things it doesn't want to do over and over, such as
twisting left right and up and down. That sounds ridiculous and not doable and
it was the hardest thing to learn but I learned to train my whole arm to move
and now it's second nature. 4. take breaks , it's easy to work for too long
without stopping
There are other things but those seemed to be the most useful to me. Also re;
JCullen's comments I have to agree that unless you deal with the problem,
which is over use and inflamation of the hands, things that only deal with the
pain will just cover up the problem and not fix it.
I hope this is helpful to you, I don't have the pain anymore and I work much
more than I did when I was starting out.
Liz Beavers
Lizardplay Clayworks
Bedford ,Va
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