to Malinda and Irene

so sorry about your pain! I still have some pain after surgery in Oct. though it is better. I have found some relief from the shoulder pain by massaging trigger points. try it for yourself with the info here--copy this if the link below doesn't work--
http://www.amtamassage.org/journal/fall02_journal/scalenes_pg2.html

here are other links--
www.egoscue.com

http://www.rsiprogram.com/index.htm
there's a lending library there with a copy of the book you can have. I found it at my local library. Amazon com is the place to order any of these books. the lending library also has the Egoscue book and a Bonnie Prudden (trigger point) tape. the book to buy for Trigger Point therapy is this easy-to-follow one-

http://www.triggerpointbook.com/carpaltu.htm

dipping your hand and wrist into cold water can help. I use a bag of rice at night to lay my hand on to numb the carpal tunnel and wrist area. this isn't as cold as ice so you can just leave the rice in the plastic bag it comes in and lay your hand on it.

good luck!

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