Arg, this Summer has been a disaster. Always something, and nohting expected. Miss 2 weeks, try to get back in and am lucky to get 3 or 4 days in a week and the next unexpected thing comes.
Anyway, so I wasn't able to do anything this past week, and was going to try to do something this week. Body has other plans. Have developed carpal tunnel from a home project (rennovating/changing a deck). So I tried to swim this morning, and it aggravated it. Want to try again tomorrow. At this point, I just bought some tape - unfortunately it is the kinesio stuff as that is what was water proof. But it likely won't stabilize my wrist.
Anyone else deal with tihs? If so, how did you successfully manage it and still swim? Wearing a splint most of the day, and a different one at night. But dont have a better plan for swimming right now.
I sympathize! I had carpal tunnel in 2016 (and trigger finger in 2014). Both brought on by home improvement projects, I think. The carpal tunnel made it hard to swim because my hand would go tingly, and by :30 of swimming, numb. Resting and splitting, a steroid shot and regular PT didn't help.
What cured them both was Sound Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (SASTM). I went to a chiropractor who also did acupuncture, hoping to avoid surgery, but he said this worked better. The technique is similar to foam rolling in concept. A blunt tool is scraped along the skin above the thickened or scarred connective tissue, breaking it down. It's done a little at a time (less than 5 minutes). The "scraping" can be moderately painful. But it works. I went in 2-3 times/week for a total of 10-12 visits. I did wear a brace in between visits, especially at night. And I swam during the treatment period.
Here's a website with some info and a directory of practitioners (including some Pro sports teams and universities).
https://www.sastm.com/
The Graston Technique is the same thing, with slightly different tools. I hope yours heals on its own, but if it doesn't I definitely recommend trying this, especially before surgery.
I sympathize! I had carpal tunnel in 2016 (and trigger finger in 2014). Both brought on by home improvement projects, I think. The carpal tunnel made it hard to swim because my hand would go tingly, and by :30 of swimming, numb. Resting and splitting, a steroid shot and regular PT didn't help.
What cured them both was Sound Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (SASTM). I went to a chiropractor who also did acupuncture, hoping to avoid surgery, but he said this worked better. The technique is similar to foam rolling in concept. A blunt tool is scraped along the skin above the thickened or scarred connective tissue, breaking it down. It's done a little at a time (less than 5 minutes). The "scraping" can be moderately painful. But it works. I went in 2-3 times/week for a total of 10-12 visits. I did wear a brace in between visits, especially at night. And I swam during the treatment period.
Here's a website with some info and a directory of practitioners (including some Pro sports teams and universities).
https://www.sastm.com/
The Graston Technique is the same thing, with slightly different tools. I hope yours heals on its own, but if it doesn't I definitely recommend trying this, especially before surgery.
