[Nfb-krafters-korner] Diagnosis please

[Sarah Sykes]

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On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 1:30 PM, River Woman <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>wrote:

> I also do a lot of hand and forearm exercises at the gym every other day.
> When I do my upper body workouts, I also do many reps on the hand and arm
> machines - about 3 sets of 20 for each of the exercises. This builds the
> muscles that are required to do our knitting. That is now why I do them
> though. I am a weight lifter, and it's important for my hands and forearms
> to be very strong so I can lift weights. But, it sure does help with the
> knitting as well.
>
> If the muscles get sore, then I recommend icing them. You can purchase an
> Ice Wrap, and use it on your sore tissues - about 20 minutes at a time. Do
> this several times per day. This is how I goT RID of Tennis Elbow after 2
> years of ineffective treatments and painful shots that do not work for very
> long.  The shots just mask the pain, but they do not heal the problem. The
> ice wraps completely healed my arm/elbow and after 2 years nothing has
> returned. The ice reduces the swelling and allows the blood to flow back
> into those sore muscles and a lack of blood flow is what makes it hurt so
> much.
>
> Lynda
>
> Lynda Lambert
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Sykes" <sarahmsykes at gmail.com>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.**
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> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Diagnosis please
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>
>  I understand what you ladies are talking about and, yes, I think it is
>> from
>> the knitting. Here are a few suggestions that help me
>>
>> Try relaxing your grip a little. Avoid knitting with a death crip.
>> Also, like Barb said, try some of those comfort gloves. My crafting store
>> sells them in the yarn aisle.
>> Also, if you knit for long periods, say in the evening during movie night
>> or something, try reminding yourself to stop every one in awhile, just as
>> we should do with any kind of work, Get up to get a drink, pet the dog, or
>> just set the needles down for a minute and gently flex and massage your
>> fingers. This might help your hands relax a little and not suffer from so
>> much repetitive motion.
>>
>>
>>
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>> Sarah M Sykes
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>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 12:44 PM, River Woman <riverwoman at zoominternet.net
>> >**wrote:
>>
>>  Yes!
>>> My pointer on the left had gets pretty sore at time, and it gets a
>>> callose
>>> on it between the tip and my first joint - right on the fingerprint part
>>> of
>>> it.
>>>
>>> Lynda Lambert
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>>> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 1:10 PM
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Diagnosis please
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>>>
>>>  I knit a lot.[like every day] I have noticed that my left hand fingers
>>>
>>>> pointer more so then middle finger, tips are a bit numb.Middle finger
>>>> more so
>>>> if  looking from back of the hand the right half  and pointer finger
>>>> most
>>>> of
>>>> the entire pad down to first joint from the top.  My thumb on my left
>>>> hand
>>>> mostly has a dull sensation to touch in the center of top first joint.
>>>> Pointer finger if you touch it seems to have a bit of a tingle feeling .
>>>> The
>>>> others don't.
>>>>
>>>> So do you think it is from my knitting?  Nope I don't plan on stopping
>>>> knitting, butt self diagnosis is always a good place to start...lol
>>>>
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