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I was having some serious arthritis pain and it turns out I'm allergic to wheat.

I cut out wheat and no more arthritis.

Make sure and get checked for food allergies.

TDDude wrote:I was having some serious arthritis pain and it turns out I'm allergic to wheat.

I cut out wheat and no more arthritis.

Make sure and get checked for food allergies.

Interesting...I might lose a pound or two if the Dr. finds I am allergic to cheeseburgers.

Sucking your thumb won't fix it. However, dropping an 8 lb sledge on your big toe (either will do, pick one) will certainly help to take your mind off your wrist pain.

The Annoyed Man wrote:Sucking your thumb won't fix it. However, dropping an 8 lb sledge on your big toe (either will do, pick one) will certainly help to take your mind off your wrist pain.

My son jumped off the couch and landed on my "groin area" while I was playing with him on the floor...that did the trick for awhile. In fact, it is still working effectively.

Texas Size 11 wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:Sucking your thumb won't fix it. However, dropping an 8 lb sledge on your big toe (either will do, pick one) will certainly help to take your mind off your wrist pain.

My son jumped off the couch and landed on my "groin area" while I was playing with him on the floor...that did the trick for awhile. In fact, it is still working effectively.

Four out of five doctors do not recommend this as a long term solution.

I found accupuncture HIGHLY effective for a very sincere "tennis elbow/painter's elbow". I had lost about 15 degrees of extension, and was having shoulder issues from guarding the elbow. I bet the accupuncture is WAY more effective than groin shots!

I had numbness, no pain, in the side of my thumb, finger tips and right palm for about 6 months. It never bothered me while shooting, but it did concern me. I finally went to a neurologist who, after shocking the heck out of me about 15 times, decided I was in the beginning stages of carpel tunnel. She suggested I where one of those wrist braces at night when sleeping.

I didn't think it would do anything, but after about a month the numbness has mostly gone away.

I hope your issue resolves itself and it's nice to hear that someone said sugery was not that bad.

WildBill wrote:

Texas Size 11 wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:Sucking your thumb won't fix it. However, dropping an 8 lb sledge on your big toe (either will do, pick one) will certainly help to take your mind off your wrist pain.

My son jumped off the couch and landed on my "groin area" while I was playing with him on the floor...that did the trick for awhile. In fact, it is still working effectively.

Four out of five doctors do not recommend this as a long term solution.

I'm going to agree with those four doctors.

Divided Attention wrote:I found accupuncture HIGHLY effective for a very sincere "tennis elbow/painter's elbow". I had lost about 15 degrees of extension, and was having shoulder issues from guarding the elbow. I bet the accupuncture is WAY more effective than groin shots!

My chiropractors office does acupuncture...I might inquire. Don't know if I have the stones to do it though and that has nothing to do with the boy jumping on them.

Texas Size 11 wrote: My son jumped off the couch and landed on my "groin area" while I was playing with him on the floor...that did the trick for awhile. In fact, it is still working effectively.

OUCH

Done properly Acupuncture is no big deal and it can often help many kinds of pain. It's just not a cure-all. I would inquire what the background and training is for the person doing it at a chiropractor's office though. No disrespect intended.
The orthopedist is a great idea.
Do you spend a lot of time typing or doing anything where you have to turn or twist your wrists out of alignment with your forearms? I had tendonitis for a year in both elbows because I worked in a position where I had to raise both arms and hold them bent at the elbows for long periods. Owww! That was a year I don't wish to repeat. It really is an intense pain. I got a different chair and other things that enabled me to change working positions. It took a long time for the tendon inflammation to subside, but it never came back. The cause was gone.

TexasGal wrote:Done properly Acupuncture is no big deal and it can often help many kinds of pain. It's just not a cure-all. I would inquire what the background and training is for the person doing it at a chiropractor's office though. No disrespect intended.
The orthopedist is a great idea.
Do you spend a lot of time typing or doing anything where you have to turn or twist your wrists out of alignment with your forearms? I had tendonitis for a year in both elbows because I worked in a position where I had to raise both arms and hold them bent at the elbows for long periods. Owww! That was a year I don't wish to repeat. It really is an intense pain. I got a different chair and other things that enabled me to change working positions. It took a long time for the tendon inflammation to subside, but it never came back. The cause was gone.

I'm a desk jockey and spend all day working on a computer so I'm sure that doesn't help. I am far from ergonomically correct.

Don't know about the needle poker at the chiropractor. I'd have to ask for some credentials if I work up the guts to try it out.

My husband is also a desk jockey. He found he had to switch to an ergonomic keyboard. They do help. If you aren't already using one, give it a try. Consider the position and ergonomics of your chair. All the angles your body makes as you sit all day should be greater than 90 degrees. As you sit straight in your chair, your forearms should not be bent very much. You should not be having to reach forward to reach your keyboard, etc. As much neutral positioning as possible is key to avoiding really painful conditions like what you are already suffering. Getting a better chair and positioning of your keyboard/monitor, etc seems like an expensive thing to do, but developing some serious repetitive motion injuries can cost you a career and really put a kink in your quality of life.