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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Thoracic Outlet Syndrome/Brachial Plexopathy. In Memory Of DeAnne Marie. |
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04-06-2008, 08:34 AM | #11 | |||
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Can your desk have a keyboard 'tray' mounted on it? Like a small shelf that slides out from under the desk? Might keep your arms closer to your body while typing.
A mousepad won't fit there so you'd still have to have an arm 'out' for mousing. When I'm in a really bad way I will rest the mousepad on my thigh and mouse from there - but it's only good for a minute or so. Sometimes there are 'have to' things that won't wait for a flare-up to pass.
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04-07-2008, 03:46 PM | #12 | |||
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I had written a good thread but couldnt locate it to forward to you. I have found a few things that help. 3" balloons blown up and placed under my armpits helped my TOC. I use Lidoderm 5% patches for painfull areas on my arms. Kinesio Tape, it's a Japanese or Chinese healing technique in which this tape is designed on the adhesive side to lift up the skin just enough that it allows the lymphatic fluids to flow. I have an aligment board I bought off of QVC I place between my scapulas and do some flexion and extension exercises. I also have found keeping a blanket over my shoulders and scapulas and front of brachial plexus to keep that area warm is a tremendous helps. looks stupid in the summertime, but it will keep you from taking pain relievers. Don't give up. THere are things that will give you relief.
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04-09-2008, 08:46 AM | #13 | |||
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Thanks again everyone for your advice. The bed looks like the pillow and soft toy mountain...Anything to support bits of me!! Bye for now... HX |
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04-25-2008, 09:53 AM | #14 | |||
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I hve just founf a site selling bands that go round the wrists. They are marketed for Raynauds sufferers and help to keep the hands warm. They are not disimilar to sweat bands but not as thick and different composition. I am soing to get a trial pack and see how thry go. My hands are so cold so I will try anything. I will try and add the site to next post (hope I remember)
I am trying the position with palms upright, but I do find that I do that without thinking about it. Looking into others. Thanks for all the help and suggestions. Someone mentionep putting a bandaid on their neck so that when neck dropped foward when typing she knew she was not usong her eyes to view the screen and thus putting strain on the neck and surrounding areas. Hx |
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04-25-2008, 06:01 PM | #15 | ||
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There's another one for ya! You can use first aid tape and have a helper affix it on your skin in the same area where bra straps would be (one strip on the left shoulder one on the right). This trick is to help the same way as the bandaid. When you start to shrug up and create tension in your shoulder girdle, you'll feel the tape go taut. That's a Sharon Butler trick (I think!!).
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04-25-2008, 09:12 PM | #16 | ||
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if holding ones arms out in front of ones body makes tos worse and putting ones arm in a sling makes it better and taping ones shoulder back makes it better. and PTs notice that people with TOS have shoulder forward posture but pulling the shoulders back causes it to be worse( one of the tests for bringing on the symptoms)
then maybe the cause of TOS is those muscles which should be holding the shoulders in there proper position are not working correctly? and maybe the way to stop the nerves being compromised through the Thoracic outlet ( the shoulder girdle is very significant in this equation) is to fix the shoulder girdle. regards towelhorse |
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