Therapeutic Massage Milltown

Simple Self Massage for Wrist Pain.

Two techniques that you can use to help relieve any pain or discomfort you may be experiencing in the thumbs, fingers, hands, wrists or forewarns.

These you can use anywhere , anytime you need.

This week I want to focus on a common condition known as Repetitive Strain Injury or RSI.

This is an umbrella term used to describe pain the in wrist that is brought about by repetitive activities.

Other factors however could contribute such as over use of the muscles and joints, hyper mobility, working environment or tasks.

Other important factors to consider is the psychosocial ones, such as anxiety, stress, feeling a loss of control, overwhelm, fear,etc which could contribute to the hypersensitivity in the tissues.

This week I want to share with you some things you can do to help quiet the mind monkeys and reconnect to your body, helping to decrease the sensitivity in your nervous system.

Rehab of you injury, muscle or nerve pain.

Today I will discuss the first rule of rehab and how you need to be your own detective to find out what may be aggregating your condition.

Showing you 2 techniques I use in my clinic to help with any nerve discomfort or nerve entrapment, especially the ulnar nerve , which is the focus this week.

Tennis ball tip Tuesday 🎾💪🏻

Following on from last week’s video, today I am showing you a specific type of self massage technique you can use , called pin and stretch.

This is used on the muscles of the forearms, both front and back to help reduce tension and help to improve mobility and decrease pain sensitivity.

Ulnar Nerve Entrapment

Showing you today the symptoms of this condition and where the nerve may be getting trapped.

Later this week I will be showing you some self care you can do at home and how I would treat this in my clinic.

As always, this is for educational purposes and not a substitute if you need medical attention.

If you have any questions about this condition you can pop it in the comments or message me.

Tennis Ball tip Tuesday 🎾

Welcome to September and the start of the focus on conditions effecting the hands , wrists and forearms.

This week we will start off nice and easy with some gentle self massage with the tennis ball.

Next week will be the progression from that.

Stretching is not necessarily beneficial for everyone.

I read an interesting article by Paul Ingham about stretching:

https://www.painscience.com/blog/stretching-doesnt-always-feel-good.html


And just wanted to do a post about certain conditions where stretching may not be suitable and may cause more harm and what you could substitute it with.

If you would like help on what exercise or self care may be best for you, reach out and I will be happy to help 🤗

Okay the weather is amazing and I am loving the sunshine and heat here is Kerry. ☀️

Unfortunately I did also get a mad headache yesterday , particularly on one side. So maybe more of a migraine.

This was probably brought on by a few factors:
I drank more coffee than water in the morning, I didn't wear my sunglasses ( I have contacts so extra bad of me 😬) and I was outside in the sun for quite some time.

So I hope this post can be helpful to anyone out there during the rare , but well appreciated weather we are having.

Tennis Ball Tip Tuesday 🎾

Thank you for the recommendation 🤗

This is a great tip for anyone having jaw pain, sinus pain or tension headaches.

Let me know what you think of this one 😁