[Nfb-krafters-korner] Diagnosis please-LYNDA

Fri Mar 1 21:52:14 UTC 2013

Lol, Barb, my thoughts exactly.
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From: "Barb Roland" <barbwire59 at gmail.com>
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Lynda, a weight lifter too?? Is there anything you don't do?
Barb
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From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
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>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
> River Road Studio, Since 1976
> Village of Wurtemburg, PA 16117
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sarah Sykes" <sarahmsykes at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 2:10 PM
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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.
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Sarah M Sykes
>> sarahmsykes at gmail.com
>> www.sarahmsykes.com
>>
>>
>> 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
>>> River Road Studio, Since 1976
>>> Village of Wurtemburg, PA 16117
>>>
>>> Visit my Web Site at:  http://lyndalambert.com
>>> Visit my Blog at: 
>>> http://www.**walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.**com<http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com>
>>>
>>> www.lyndalambert.com
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>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.**org <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>>
>>> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 1:10 PM
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Diagnosis please
>>>
>>>
>>>  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
>>>>
>>>> Joyce  Kane
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