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Skriven 2008-11-02 22:29:19 av Jim White (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 15972 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Mutts, nuts and CTS
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RUTH HANSCHKA -> JIM WHITE wrote:

 RH>>> Sounds being the operative part.  A lot of us have medical problems
 RH> to one
 RH>>> degree or another.  Mentally we're alert, but beyond that all bets
 RH> are
 ->> off.

 ->> I read medical as mental, and was going to agree.  But now that i have,
 RH> I
 ->> almost expect a comment from my dear friend Nancy Backus!<BG>

 RH> Actually, a lot of us would tend to agree with the first impulse.  Sanity
 RH> isn't a requirement around here.


So I've noticed.  So I fit in quite nicely, except for not posting recipes<BG> 
But then, I'm an eat, not a cook!<VBG>



 RH>>> Good old osteo.  I've missed that one so far, but my younger sister
 RH> has
 RH>>> some.  I've got several friends with bionic hip and knee joints
 RH> from Uncle
 RH>>> Arthur coming to call.


 ->> No replacements yet, but have been told knees might need it someday.


 RH> You'll know when they do.  I know someone locally who just had both done.

77 year old friend had one done last year and 2nd this past spring. He's more
active than he had been in almost 10 years.  He had kept putting it off, and
now regrets it.


 RH>>> It varies from person to person, and can vary from day to day too.
 RH>>> I figure compared to people with chronic back pain or lupus, or a
 RH> friend
 RH>>> with a slow-moving form of Muscular Dystrophy, I'm fairly well off.
 RH> Lupus
 RH>>> can do some seriously nasty stuff.

 ->> Yeah, i know I could be a LOT worse off.  Don't complain about much and
 ->> thankful for what good health that I *do* have!<G>

 RH> The only thing I'm complaining about at the moment is the carpal tunnel
 RH> syndrome/tendinitis that's making everything from my wrists to my elbows
 RH> ache.  It'll leave eventually, always does, but in the meantime....

I was developing CTS when still working, but I was given some hand exercises to
do that have helped immensely.  Basically, it's just a series of stretches
folding the wrist in, stretch and hold.  Then fold out, stretch and hold.  Also
stretching each finger individually is supposed to help open the tunnel.  The
third exercise is rotating the wrist in circles slowly while stretching.  5 to
the right and 5 to the left, then switch hands.

I have a bit of trouble occasionally, but the exercises help make it go away. 
That and a little aspirin, if needed.

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