Astym Works to Heal Carpal Tunnel Posted: 02-07-07 14:10pm
Hey all.
I've been reading this forum (i just
joined) and I feel compelled to post about
my experience with cts and a treatment
called astym.
I am a writer and a pianist, and I
developed horrendous carpal tunnel
syndrome in both wrists. I went through
the usual round of therapy: ice, rest
(hard when you make your living typing,)
massage, ultrasound, iontophoresis, and
finally, cortisone shots.
Nothing worked. (i know, i'm probably
preaching to the choir here!)
my physical therapist had recently gotten
certified in a new treatment called astym.
She recommended it to me and I tried it
and it worked. I'm not kidding here at
all. Astym got rid of my cts.
Basically, astym is a form of augmented
soft-tissue manipulation provided by a pt.
The other part of it are
designed-just-for-you stretches and
strengthening exercises. I was really
rigorous about both stretching and doing
my exercises. It took about 12 sessions
to just about completely resolve all of my
symptoms. And my insurance paid for it,
once I got a prescription from my doc for
astym.
In the interest of full disclosure: astym
was pretty painful the first two of three
sessions. I could feel and hear all my
scar tissue being broken up underneath my
skin, and my wrists were sore afterwards,
but sore like I could handle, not sore
like the cts, if you know what I mean. I
could tell a big difference after just two
weeks (four treatments.) after eight
treatments I was crying because my wrists
hardly hurt anymore. After the full
round of treatments, it seemed like the
big jump of healing tapered off for a
while, but about three months after astym,
I was working at the computer and I
stopped and realized my wrists and arms
didn't hurt. At all. I cried again.
Re-reading this post, I realize I sound
pretty intense. But I feel that people
have to know about astym. It gave me my
life back.
If you want to check it out or find a pt
who offers the pt near you, go to
astym.Com
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