Right hand keeps locking up, help?

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JohnnysAngel

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I saw about 17 doctors for this, they all blew me off. The best surgeons blew me off the fastest.

Massage therapy and yoga restored my life. What was happening was that the muscles in my neck and shoulder were spasming, putting pressure on the nerves to my hands. Once I learned to ease the spasms, life got better.

Definitely have an x-ray done, and maybe a nerve conduction test or MRI. But if those fail to find a major injury, get yourself to a physical therapist, massage therapist, yoga teacher who deals with injuries, anybody like that, and learn to calm your muscles.
 
Have any of these doctors mentioned Carpal Tunnel Syndrome to you? Do a search and see if any of your symptoms match up. It's a strange syndrome, common in people who do repetitive movements in their jobs or people who use a computer a lot or musicians, etc. There's plenty of info online so look it up and see what you think. Good luck!
Soibhan
 
Thanks, janewhite1. Glad to know you finally got the help you needed after all those rubbish doctors! It's awful how incompetent some doctors are. I've got a Yoga DVD, so I'll try it. I do tense my neck muscles up a lot due to my posture. I'm flat-footed and it effects my whole bodies posture a lot so I guess it could be all down to that.

Soibhan: I've heard about carpal tunnel syndrome but no doctor has ever suspected it. The only thing my doctor thought it COULD be was a trapped nerve and that's it. He didn't even give me any advice on how to ease the symptoms of said trapped nerve, so I'm guessing he probably just said that to shut me up. I don't have much luck with doctors. They always brush me off.

Thanks for the help and advice, guys. I'm starting to think this online forum is a lot more helpful than any doctor!
 
Feel the muscles in your forearm. Tense them, then release them. Are they still hard even after you stop tensing? Might be muscle spasm in the forearm muscles. You can massage it with your other hand, or by rolling something like a pen over the muscles. Stretching the hand regularly several times a day (especially before you use it) can also help.
 
Thanks for your advice. No, my muscles are soft when I'm not tensing them. The massage still sounds good though :) I will try the hand stretching, too. Hopefully it will help and I can sort this out without the use of a doctor! Thanks again :)
 
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