<HTML><HTML>Randy, Has it been firmly diagnosed as carpal tunnel or could it be the results of = "trigger" points, which often lumped into one category? Trigger points can have the same symptoms as Carpal Tunnel and can be quite = crippling. Both of these ailments can be treated successfully without surger= y but will require much attention on your part. I have been pain free for on= e year due to deep self message, supplemental vitamins (glycossomine, calciu= m, and bromoline), concentrated efforts of counter movements. If I find myself getting forgetting to take the vitamins and the message for= a period of a week, I can feel a hint of my hand problems reoccurring. Our hands take a beating during the tuning process. Times that my so many in= struments a day/week/year/ 20 years- it takes a toll and it's no wonder thes= e problems exist. Tom Servinsky, RPT</HTML>