A friend of mine had severe carpal tunnel syndrome after working for years in a lab as a biochemist. She found that deep tissue massage from a massage therapist worked extremely well for her. So well in fact that she changed careers and became a massage therapist herself. She now works those hands hard giving deep tissue massages just about every day without a problem! I've personally been amazed at the difference that a good deep-tissue/sports massage can make to my body, so if it were me I'd give massage a serious try before going for surgery. I hope this helps! Greg DesBrisay On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 16:36, MKurta wrote: > Hi Randy: > After 30 years turning wrenches and pounding and twisting tools as an auto mechanic and 15 more as a piano tech, carpal tunnel syndrome caught up with me. Numbness, pain, weakness, etc in both hands. I was lucky enough to find an orthopedic surgeon who knew what he was doing and had both operated on at the same time. They don't normally like to do this as it disables both hands, but we prevailed. Immediate good results! That night I had the first good night's sleep in years without waking up from symptoms. Recovery was on schedule and all symptoms disappeared. > However, I know of another tech who had the same operation (different doctor) and after 2 years, still has some difficulty with pain. All I can say is find a good doc and hope. The overwhelming thinking seems to be that it is a successful procedure in a high percentage of cases. I read recently of laproscopic surgery which is less invasive, but how effective? > Good Luck, > Mike Kurta, RPT
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