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Originally Posted by phoebe (Post 117560)

It's your profession that now is now a blessing to all of us. Oh, a massage. I do that ball on the wall self massage, and, IF I don't get to aggressive, which I seem to do alot, it helps me so much.

I thought of something else, and then I'll really shut up. My father, after retiring as a minister worked as a volunteer in a hospital for 20 years in the acct. dept. (the field he got his first degree in). He worked mon-fri 8-5, only taking off for vacations and drs. appts. He was hospitalized here, one of three hospitals he was to be a patient in over a period of 10 days before he died. They had offered him a paid job which he had declined, wanting to take off when he wanted or needed to. Their hosp. bill was the first to arrive, and the first to send a collection notice (because of course we couldn't pay it because it was then in the lawyer's hands).

Ok, I really am done now. Sorry to have jumped on this thread so heavily.

:) phoebe

Phoebe,
You're right about those massages! It's been a long time since I've had one myself but all this talk about them has reminded me that I need to make an appt. I know what everyone is talking about here- I haven't been able to do my job for several years either.

I`ve got arterial TOS after an accident and the doctors say that I have the ideal thorax to get it - maybe the accident was the "acceleration" of TOS.

Just wanted to add this!
Bye Barbara

Hello; It was 18 years of hairdressing that caused tos. Especially the last 3 years working in a very busy shop (sweat shop). I was in the same position for 8 or 9 hours a day, arms raised, neck forward, almost like an assembly line, very poor posture. Lots and Lots of repetition with my hands and arms.

REPETITIVE computer and desk work
Working hundreds of OT hours in a very noisy and unergonomic work area.
CT or Cumulative Trama/RSI Repetitive Strain Injury

Dr Ellis has a very good explanation for the causes of tos on his website:

www.doctorellis.com

Ocgirl; Thanks this is. What great information.:)