MOAAH
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Anyone with any ideas, please post.
Progbusters
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I had De Courvain's which is similiar = physical therapy and no playing for a while
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jcj
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Glucosamine and Chondrotin, combined with a lay off.
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tom_h
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Foods high in magnesium and potassium will help repair your tendons and Omega 3's to help with the inflammation.
Coconut Water, Spinach, Bananas, Artichokes, Beans, Bran, Avocados, Nuts, Flax Seeds (high in Omega3's), Salmon and other "fatty" fish (Omega3's).
Pineapple also contains Bromelain, which is an anti-inflammatory enzyme.
I have pretty severe tendon damage throughout my body (a side effect of medication I was put on last year). I couldn't even hold a fork to feed myself a year ago. I still have issues, but I've managed to keep things at bay for a few months now. My body is very sensitive to chemicals and drugs...treating it naturally is best for me.
My daily "treatment" routine is this:
I make a smoothie with Pineapple, Mango, Banana, Berries, Coconut Water, Almond Milk, Greek Yogurt, "Natural Calm" Magnesium powder, Whey Protein, Finely Ground Flax Seed.
I do about an hour of full body stretching and about an hour of guitar warm-ups.
I'm still not back at 100%, but doing this keeps me able to play guitar. On days that I skip this routine, I have great difficulty playing.
Coconut Water, Spinach, Bananas, Artichokes, Beans, Bran, Avocados, Nuts, Flax Seeds (high in Omega3's), Salmon and other "fatty" fish (Omega3's).
Pineapple also contains Bromelain, which is an anti-inflammatory enzyme.
I have pretty severe tendon damage throughout my body (a side effect of medication I was put on last year). I couldn't even hold a fork to feed myself a year ago. I still have issues, but I've managed to keep things at bay for a few months now. My body is very sensitive to chemicals and drugs...treating it naturally is best for me.
My daily "treatment" routine is this:
I make a smoothie with Pineapple, Mango, Banana, Berries, Coconut Water, Almond Milk, Greek Yogurt, "Natural Calm" Magnesium powder, Whey Protein, Finely Ground Flax Seed.
I do about an hour of full body stretching and about an hour of guitar warm-ups.
I'm still not back at 100%, but doing this keeps me able to play guitar. On days that I skip this routine, I have great difficulty playing.
J
jski59
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I have it in both wrists.
My doctor put me on a regimen of vitamin B6 and Niacin...seems to be helping.
My doctor put me on a regimen of vitamin B6 and Niacin...seems to be helping.
Gainzilla
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I suppose that Im lucky Rob in the fact that I had never really experienced it and found out what caused it and what the warning signs were. I took all the preventative measures and the moment that I had any pain or warning signs, I ceased that activity. Like Josh mentioned above, Glucosamine and Chondroitin helped me but it doesnt work on everyone but Ive been taking it for yeard for unrelated aches and pains...
Sorry that youre going through that...
Sorry that youre going through that...
MOAAH
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Thanks.Progbusters":37za6ca8 said:
Maybe I should have noted how playing did not bring this on. It was running a tamper for a GF's back yard landscaping, plus riding my mtn bike like I was 15, when I'm well over 50.
I do have a brace I wear on my left arm, use cold compresses every night before bed, and have eased off on my physical craziness, but it's been close to 3 months now and I'm really getting worried.
As for playing I've cut down but I just can't quit totally, I find even after 3 days my speed and accuracy suffer. I guess I may have to if this continues thou.
Can you give me a breif discription of what type of physical therapy? A player I know seems to think stretching backwards one finger at a time is good, but I'm really afraid to do more damage.
Thanks again.
MOAAH
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Thanks man, it's a total bummer. I do take glucosamine but not chondrotin(yet), do you have any ID how adding the latter would improve the overall effect?Gainzilla":1hbfldqg said:
What really gets me is most aches and pains I get I can work it out with physical activity, but this is different.
I haven't used a tamper since the damage was done and before that well it must have been almost 30 years, not something I normally do, or will do again.
The sad thing beyond my playing is my work outs. I spend so much time pushing the limits but with this I'm spending less and less time on what I love the most. Not just bike riding, but weights and a bit of boxing are now totally out of the question. I'm in danger of losing everything I've gained after years of working out, and I'd just hate to be just another stiff and crippled up old man.
Thanks for posting and for your concern
MOAAH
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Really good stuff, thanks.tom_h":19inkfmz said:
I'm big on natural cures and my diet is full of fresh fruits and veggies. I may switch to almond milk, much better than that from a cow. I eat yogurt every weekday morning, yet to try the greek stuff, but I know it's better. I have been a believer in Omega3's for a long while, I may have to increase my daily dose.
Do you actually stretch your fingers? If so, how much?
Thanks again.
PS, can I ask what meds screwed up your tendons. I've been doing lipitor for about a decade, but I'm quiting now because i keep hearing about harmful effects and get some weird cramps that I can't explain otherwise.
Gainzilla
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MOAAH":1cmlxjyt said:Thanks man, it's a total bummer. I do take glucosamine but not chondrotin(yet), do you have any ID how adding the latter would improve the overall effect?
What really gets me is most aches and pains I get I can work it out with physical activity, but this is different.
I haven't used a tamper since the damage was done and before that well it must have been almost 30 years, not something I normally do, or will do again.
The sad thing beyond my playing is my work outs. I spend so much time pushing the limits but with this I'm spending less and less time on what I love the most. Not just bike riding, but weights and a bit of boxing is now totally out of the question. I'm in danger of losing everything I've gained after years of working out, and I'd just hate to be just another stiff and crippled up old man.
Thanks for posting and for your concern
Ive never taken Glucosamine and Chondroitin seperately, It was recommended to me by an orthopaedic surgeon buddy for knee and shoulder pain. Any of the off the shelf " Joint Health" supplements have those 2 components. It took about a month of so to kick in but it worked surprisingly well. I got diagnosed with Lyme disease almost 2 years ago and have been treated for it ever since and that exacerbates the musculoskeletal pain terribley but I added Aleve ( naproxin Sodium) and that did WONDERS. I can hammer the crap out of the heavy bag, lift hard ( within reason, not at the psycho levels that I used to)
Getting old sucks and you have to adapt and improvise if you want to continue an active lifestyle. Its a hard pill to swallow( pun intended) for sure and while I suppose that I accept it to some to degree, It still pisses me off and Ill never fully come to terms with it until it way too late..
Gainzilla
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Ive also read and been told that Tumeric is one of the best natural remedies for joint inflammation as welltom_h":3b67eq1t said:
Progbusters
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After a couple of cortisone shots, my doc suggested PT.
I told one PT place that I had it for a year already, and they said it was too far progressed and I was SOOL...
Another PT place took me in for 5 months. We did the hot wax thing, hooked up electrodes, ultrasound, made my arm go twitch like a frog on the dissection table, ice, heat, and made a special splint that I had to wear almost 24/7 - that helped the most. If my thing didn't go away, I was to do surgery.
I told one PT place that I had it for a year already, and they said it was too far progressed and I was SOOL...
Another PT place took me in for 5 months. We did the hot wax thing, hooked up electrodes, ultrasound, made my arm go twitch like a frog on the dissection table, ice, heat, and made a special splint that I had to wear almost 24/7 - that helped the most. If my thing didn't go away, I was to do surgery.
cardinal
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I had to stop playing for a bit, wear a wrist brace to make sure other things I was doing (particularly typing at a computer) weren't adding to it, and stretching the wrist as often as a could (basically any time I wasn't using my hands for anything else). Once it stopped hurting for just daily activity, I got back into playing, but i warm up carefully now. Good luck.
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1big1
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hi rob. are you sure it's carpal tunnel and not your arthritis flaring up? though i suppose if it's lasted for a couple months that seems a bit long for arthritis.
threadkiller
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I stopped jacking off so much 
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1big1
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i've also wound up with nerve entrapment from repetitive motion as well. come to think of it.. you're right. getting old sucks. 
MOAAH
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Well up until now I've been very active compared to anyone I know my age. I guess that's why I hang with folks a fair bit younger than me, I'm not big on sitting around(do enough of that when I get back to school this fall). I've got a new fav sayin', Getting old ain't for the wimpy.Gainzilla":1xsd1bv1 said:
Thanks again for your input.
MOAAH
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Well I just broke down and bought my brace a few weeks ago, so far no better but no worse either. It's going under the knife that really scares me, my Grandmother had surgery for something similar and lost control of her fingers totally. I'd litterally rather die than be crippled for lifeProgbusters":qyjfssmb said:
hunter
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Screw medication. Screw surgery.
Bikram Yoga, there is one posture in particular which heals tennis elbow, tendonitis, carpal tunnel and wrist issues. Posture is called Salabhasana and it hurts like crazy, but worked for me. I don't think the posture in isolation will work though, gotta do the whole sequence under heat conditions several times a week.
Bikram Yoga, there is one posture in particular which heals tennis elbow, tendonitis, carpal tunnel and wrist issues. Posture is called Salabhasana and it hurts like crazy, but worked for me. I don't think the posture in isolation will work though, gotta do the whole sequence under heat conditions several times a week.
MOAAH
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My arthritis is bad but mostly under control just by staying active, and it's one reason I started with the Omega 3s a few years back.1big1":2xh32dl2 said:
I've seen a doc(I have a great sports one) and after a few in the office tests he told me what it was. He also said I'd prolly hate some of the electro therapy stuff and to just take it easy with the wrist for a bit.
From what I've read thou it seems like after a few months your chances do get less on curing this shit, so I'm getting worried.