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Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome : And Other Repetitive Strain Injuries
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Product Details
| Edition: | 1 |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Category: | Paperback |
| Number of Items: | 1 |
| ISBN: | 1572240393 |
| Label/Manufacturer: | New Harbinger Publications |
Product Description
Sharon Butler was working as a massage therapist and Hellerwork practitioner when she developed carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis. Unable to sleep through the night because of the pain and concerned about her livelihood, she built upon her knowledge of connective tissue and developed a series of stretching exercises to gently relieve the tension in her body. After daily stretching in this way, her pain soon subsided. To prove that these exercises weren't just a fluke, Butler intentionally overworked her body to bring back her symptoms. While this may not have been the smartest move, her stretching program again relieved her pain.The magic behind her powerful exercises is their focus on fascial tissue. Fascia, which is stronger than steel, holds the body together. It wraps around muscle fibers, bones, and tendons. (If you've ever looked at an uncooked piece of chicken and noticed the glistening white layer over the meat, you've seen fascia.) In people who overwork their bodies, the fascia hardens, a natural response to prevent future injury. Unfortunately, this stiffness worsens with repeated insults to the body. Muscles, nerves, and tendons tense up and inflame even more and may even adhere to each other. Metabolic waste products can build up and become trapped instead of being carried away by the lymph system, and even more pressure is placed on the affected body tissues.
Enter Butler's exercises. The book is arranged to let you pick and choose the correct stretches to suit your needs. Too much typing, guitar playing, or gardening? Stiff neck, tingling fingers, sore upper arms, or all three? However you developed your repetitive strain injury and whatever your upper-body symptoms (or if you're smart and you'd like to prevent such problems), there are multiple stretches in Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome to suit your needs. The book is arranged to help users develop a personalized stretching program with more than 40 stretches for the upper body, forearms, wrists, fingers, and thumbs to choose from. Butler thoroughly explains the importance of stretching and the correct (and incorrect) way to do it, and the exercises are lucidly illustrated.
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Customer Reviews
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on 2010-07-10This is very helpful to me as I am facing Carpal Tunnel surgery. The exercises provided will be so helpful following surgery.
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on 2010-04-08This book was written by a massage therapist who no doubt has had a lot of experience dealing with repetitive strain injuries such as carpal tunnel. A key idea of the book is that tight tissues, particularly the fascia, are responsible for your pain and symptoms. The cure then, is to stretch them out and get things back to normal. The book intends to accomplish this goal by taking you through a series of stretches for your particular symptomatic area.
A major strength of this book is its sheer ease of using- in other words, its laid out extremely well. The stretching technique is very well explained and the bulk of the book consists of pictures of stretches that you can do for your troubled areas. Additionally, I like the fact that the author discusses the topic of your posture- which is very important because it could be contributing to your problem AND correcting it will help keep you out of trouble!
All-in-all a great resource for people suffering from repetitive strain injuries- and not just for the infamous carpal tunnel- I could see this book being of good use for a lot of other aches and pains as well. Also recommend Treat Your Own Tennis Elbow for those looking for a good resource on that particular condition.
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on 2010-03-28I had taken a fall on my shoulder, at Venice skatepark. That happened 3 months ago and my hand was still tingly. Being a drummer this became a bit of an issue for me. Needless to say, I bought this book and in just the first 2-3 days since I have been doing exercises, I already see improvement. Thanks for getting my hands back for me Sharon!
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on 2009-10-26I am a computer programmer and have been suffering increasingly from pains in my hands, wrists, and forearms as a result of coding. My daughter, an Acupuncturist, recommended this book and said that many of her clients had benefited greatly from it. She cautioned me to read the introduction closely, since that would help me understand the approach and techniques involved.
I followed her advice and after a particularly stressful and painful day (and subsequent achy night) I performed the exercises suggested for my particular symptoms. The relief was dramatic. Most of my pain was gone after I did the exercises, and only partially returned the following day. The book says that you will need some follow-up, and I have, but at least I now have an effective way to deal with a condition I was afraid might adversely affect me in my profession.
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on 2009-09-08I like this book, and have been using it quite faithfully recently, after buying it a few weeks ago. It is nicely written, has good illustrations, and if it works, it will be fantastic! I recommend trying it.
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