Guest guest Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 MY GP is stumped, and it's beginning to worry me a little. I have carpal tunnel in my right wrist and thumb. It is exacerbated at this time of year (it's spring in New Zealand) when I am working in my vegetable garden pulling weeds (think of the motion you would do, repeatedly, when pulling weeds). I have noticed this past week or so that whenever I take in a deep breath of air (sighing or yawning), a pain shoots through my wrist and thumb! What causes this to happen, and is it a cause for concern? I am very puzzled by it. Thank you Andrea in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 I don't know, but if I had it I would ask my chiropractor. Linda Andrea Gauland <dreaquince Tuesday, October 7, 2008 11:41:23 AM weird pain when taking a large breath MY GP is stumped, and it's beginning to worry me a little. I have carpal tunnel in my right wrist and thumb. It is exacerbated at this time of year (it's spring in New Zealand) when I am working in my vegetable garden pulling weeds (think of the motion you would do, repeatedly, when pulling weeds). I have noticed this past week or so that whenever I take in a deep breath of air (sighing or yawning), a pain shoots through my wrist and thumb! What causes this to happen, and is it a cause for concern? I am very puzzled by it. Thank you Andrea in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 , Andrea Gauland <dreaquince wrote: > > I have noticed this past week or so > that whenever I take in a deep breath of air (sighing or yawning), a > pain shoots through my wrist and thumb! What causes this to happen, > and is it a cause for concern? I am very puzzled by it. > > Thank you > Andrea in NZ > Andrea, my friend with Parkinson's has a lot of pain in her thumb AND trouble speaking. The connection: The LUNG meridian. It goes through the wrist and ends in the thumb. Take a look here: http://www.acuxo.com/meridianPictures.asp?point=LU1 & meridian=Lung That website totally blows me away. You might consider acupuncture, or get a copy of " Acupressure's Potent Points " by Michael Reed Gach. It has been around for at least 20 years and should be widely available. It will tell you how to use acupressure on yourself. No previous knowledge necessary. Vitamin B6 is also supposed to be helpful for carpal tunnel. Keep pulling those weeds, the world needs more farmers! Ien in the Kootenays, putting the garden to bed http://freegreenliving.com http://wildwholefoods.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Suggest you see a chiropractor; in sighing or yawning, there is movement in Cervical2 from the TMJ (opening the mouth/tensing the upper neck). Subluxations in C2 can cause " Carpal Tunnel Syndrome " because the nerve bundle to the wrist can become impinged at this point. Thus, what you describe could easily be related to what is more simply put as bones out of alignment in the neck. The chiropractor should give you a full check out because there could be something else that is triggering C2 deep in your lower/lumbar spine or pelvic alignment > MY GP is stumped, and it's beginning to worry me a little. I have > carpal tunnel in my right wrist and thumb. It is exacerbated at > this > time of year (it's spring in New Zealand) when I am working in my > vegetable garden pulling weeds (think of the motion you would do, > repeatedly, when pulling weeds). I have noticed this past week or > so > that whenever I take in a deep breath of air (sighing or yawning), a > pain shoots through my wrist and thumb! What causes this to happen, > and is it a cause for concern? I am very puzzled by it. > > Thank you > Andrea in NZ > > --- > > ********************************************* > Peacefulmind.com Sponsors Alternative Answers- > > HEALING NATURALLY- Learn preventative and curative measure to take > for many ailments at: > > http://www.peacefulmind.com/ailments.htm > __________ > > -To INVITE A FRIEND to our healing community, copy and paste this > address in an email to them: > > http://health./subs_invite > > _________ > To ADD A LINK, RESOURCE, OR WEBSITE to Alternative Answers please > Go to: > > http://health./links > > ___________ > > Post message: > Subscribe: - > Un: - > List owner: -owner > _______ > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://health.! > Groups Links > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 This is just a suggestion but when you take a deep breath you are probably expanding the rib cage which is affecting your spine and there are nerves in the upper spine that go to the arms and hands. I have had two upper back injuries and the pain can radiate into the chest cavity and arms and hands. I can't think of any other reason why the pain would radiate to your arm and hand. Richard Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. ---Pema Chödrön Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 I wanted to thank everyone for their replies on this one. Very interesting, especially the lung meridian thing. That's EXACTLY where the pain is! My lungs have been an issue for many years, and every alternative therapies practitioner I've ever seen has asked about them (reflexologists, massage therapists, naturopath, chiropractors). I had pleurisy about 15 years ago, and I think that may have caused some scarring, and I also have scoliosis with a slight c-curve of the spine which affects my ribs' ability to hold a correction for more than a few weeks (so I seem to live at the chiropractor's!). I actually have that book, Ieneke, but I've never been sure how to use it (it was given to my husband years ago). I am paying more attention to it now, that's for sure! That website with the acupuncture information is really interesting, thank you! Cheers Andrea NZ On 8/10/2008, at 12:37 PM, Ieneke wrote: > , Andrea Gauland > <dreaquince wrote: > > > > I have noticed this past week or so > > that whenever I take in a deep breath of air (sighing or yawning), a > > pain shoots through my wrist and thumb! What causes this to happen, > > and is it a cause for concern? I am very puzzled by it. > > > > Thank you > > Andrea in NZ > > > Andrea, > > my friend with Parkinson's has a lot of pain in her thumb AND > trouble speaking. The connection: The LUNG meridian. > It goes through the wrist and ends in the thumb. > Take a look here: > http://www.acuxo.com/meridianPictures.asp?point=LU1 & meridian=Lung > That website totally blows me away. > > You might consider acupuncture, or get a copy of " Acupressure's Potent > Points " by Michael Reed Gach. > It has been around for at least 20 years and should be widely > available. It will tell you how to use acupressure on yourself. No > previous knowledge necessary. > > Vitamin B6 is also supposed to be helpful for carpal tunnel. > Keep pulling those weeds, the world needs more farmers! > > Ien in the Kootenays, putting the garden to bed > http://freegreenliving.com > http://wildwholefoods.net > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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