Oh I love the fall.. especially in your neck of the woods! Vermont & Maine are also so beautiful this time of year! It is raining like the dickens here.. two storms fronts are suppose to drop between 4-8" of rain in the next 24 hours, flood warnings all around the lower elevations. I'm gonna cozy up to the fire today!

Have you tried peeling potatoes/apples for therapy? Also, make sure your desk, chair and computer screen are ergonomically correct because that alone will exacerbate symptoms. Another thing you can do to help alleviate pain and blood flow problems to the hands is to stop and take time to roll your shoulders by making big circles with them in both directions. Make sure you are sitting or standing properly first and then just relax and roll.. then when you are done simply shrug your shoulders up.. hold it for a few seconds and then drop them back down to neutral. Do that 5 times working up to 10. You will be amazed at how relaxed you will feel when you are done. Do this several times throughout the day or anytime you feel pain coming on either in your hands or head. We don't realize how bad it is for our neck and arms sitting at a computer, watching TV, using our phones or laptops until the damage is causing symptoms. All of these things weaken our core and bring our heads forward causing havoc on our spine and nerves. Paying attention to wear your head is sitting on your shoulders throughout the day will also help you. Your head should be in line with your shoulders not, in front of or behind.. but squarely on top of. Try it.. let me know how it makes you feel. Another great therapy is sorting change.. take a change jar and sort them into different jars and if you don't have change laying around try it with M&M's (lol.. just don't eat them or you will have another problem hahahahah). Simple little things to keep your hands moving and nimble.

Take care,
Tessa