Don't know if ya'll remember, but I've been having serious problems with pain in my left hand and fingers. At first the Doc thought it might be carpal tunnel, and I started taking Vioxx and wearing a brace, and I seriously reduced the amount of time I spent on TCS and working (which is on-line mostly anyway).
I went for the EMG, which was a heinous test - sending electric impulses through my arms, then sticking needles in me to send more electric impulses and measure the reactions. The good news is that I have no nerve damage - the bad news was that if it wasn't carpal tunnel, what was causing the pain?
After getting back from celebrating my parents' 50th wedding anniversary vacation, I went to have an MRI. That was last Tuesday. Doc called me yesterday and said that I've got some spurs on the back of something (sorry - I didn't catch what!), and that my C6 disc (in my neck) is shrinking - causing compression. These could be causing my problems, and are potentially addressed through posture training and strength training, to build up the muscles responsible for the posture in my neck and shoulders.
Doc is sending me a reference to a Postural Training Pro along with a prescription, and I should see an improvement in as little as a few weeks!
PLEASE cross your fingers for me! I really don't want to live with this pain the rest of my life!!!!
I went for the EMG, which was a heinous test - sending electric impulses through my arms, then sticking needles in me to send more electric impulses and measure the reactions. The good news is that I have no nerve damage - the bad news was that if it wasn't carpal tunnel, what was causing the pain?
After getting back from celebrating my parents' 50th wedding anniversary vacation, I went to have an MRI. That was last Tuesday. Doc called me yesterday and said that I've got some spurs on the back of something (sorry - I didn't catch what!), and that my C6 disc (in my neck) is shrinking - causing compression. These could be causing my problems, and are potentially addressed through posture training and strength training, to build up the muscles responsible for the posture in my neck and shoulders.
Doc is sending me a reference to a Postural Training Pro along with a prescription, and I should see an improvement in as little as a few weeks!
PLEASE cross your fingers for me! I really don't want to live with this pain the rest of my life!!!!