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End Your Carpal Tunnel Pain Without Surgery (3rd Edition) | 
 enlarge | Creators: Montgomery, Krister Killinger; Oliver Norden
Publisher: Sports Touch
Category: Book
Buy Used: $128.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 786412
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd
Pages: 154
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 1878069179
Dewey Decimal Number: 615
EAN: 9781878069177
ASIN: 1878069179
Publication Date: March 13, 2007
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Product Description
Simplified and Easy to Follow! Fully illustrated. A Self-Help, How-To Book. Ages 7-70+. All Occupations musicians, artists, assembly workers, a surgeon, dentist, dental hygienist, glass blower, knitter/quilter/needlepoint, computer programmer, graphic designer, rock climber, baseball/basketball/volleyball, archer, secretarial...and the list goes on. We all have hands that need to remain strong and functional and without pain. The New 3rd Ed. focuses on techniques and exercises. It begins with what is carpal tunnel syndrome along with other upper body repetitive strain disorders, tendinitis, symtomology - loss of grip strength, and why the surgerical approach, drugs and artificial supports (wrist splints), fail to alleviate the symptoms. Montgomery describes a 7-step self-assessment protocol for symtomology; the 12-Step Montgomery MethodTM - designed to assist the reader change the structural misalignment and relieve muscle tension that causes the entrapment and compression of the median nerve from the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand. Described is correct posture and variations that affect nerve impingement and musculoskeletal strain; massage therapy of the arm to the hand; neurolymphatic massage; myofascial release; acupressure points; eye exercises; breathing and stress reduction; stretching, strengthening and range-of-motion exercises; nutritional recommendations; and the body s relationship to ergonomically correct workstation design and safety. Montgomery offers her expertise and insight into the physical healing of the body to create balance, and continued health and wellbeing. The book in all editions (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Prevention & Treatment 1992 and then in 1998 when the title was changed to End Your Carpal Tunnel Pain Without Surgery and published by Rutledge Hill Press) has been sold throughout Europe, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Croatia, Australia, South America, Scandinavia, Norway, Philippines, Japan, New Zealand, Canada and the Unit
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Get this therapy for Carpal tunnel now. January 7, 2008
I live near where Doctor Montegomery practices medicine. My therapist suggested this book when I sought a second and third opinion about getting surgery for Carpal Tunnel pain. This book help me use a method for pain relief, discovered cause was not necessarily my wrist nor hand, and avoided surgery. If you are good at persistance,buy this book, read it, apply it and get relief. Understanding of why the pain and what to do about it is priceless.
 SOME NOTES OF CAUTION... October 7, 2007
I learned some things from this book. But her exercises surely didn't cause my carpal tunnel to go away as she seems to be claiming. Here is my cautionary note: Do NOT do those massages with your bare hands unless you have big, strong, very flexible hands. My hands are small and, like some others, I have found that using them for anything but the gentlest massage can actually harm them. There are all kinds of helpful massaging devices out there from large to small rolling squishy balls, to a hard roller ball strapped to the hand, and on and on. For trigger points, and I definitely have found that addressing them helps, those devices are also good, but especially it helps to have something like a Theracane which can put more pointed pressure on the "hot" spots.
One thing I wish had been mentioned...One needs to be sure one's thyroid is in top shape. You can't always go by the blood tests either. If the thyroid is out of wack, it affects so much else, commmonly the carpal tunnel. Then the adrenals may also be not functioning so well. Ditto the estrogen, if you are a gal. I found the website called Stop The Thyroid Madness to be a great help toward adressing the underlying condtion of the cts, personally.
Helpful Relief September 1, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've suffered with carpal tunnel syndrome for 18 years.
This book sits on my coffee table like a reference book. I find the procedures difficult to do on my own (symptoms affect both hands - when I massage one hand with the other my massaging hand goes numb!) so my husband is trying to do the massages on my shoulders, arms and hands when he can.
It DOES help my carpal tunnel symptoms, although I'm not totally relieved yet. I believe if we were more diligent with the procedures recommended in the book, I would be healed.
It's definitely worth the $$ to learn about ways to help yourself - it sure beats surgery!
 Well-meaning pseudoscience August 21, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book means well but is not based on sound medical principles. It freely criticizes other methods ("the failure rate for steroid injection is...about [sic] 75.6% of all patients"; "for surgery...the average failure rate, which is very conservative, is 57%...after 6 years the onset of these symptoms can [sic] reach higher than 90%". No references are given for these "precise" numbers, which are higher than typically quoted values.
In marked contrast, Ms. Montgomery cites no data whatsoever on the success rate of her own trademarked therapy. Instead, the book is well endowed with glowing anecdotal testimonials. Be aware of her methods: she is described as a naturopathic doctor, and holistic health practitioner. She uses hair tissue analysis to evaluate nutrition. She is not a medically trained person.
From the very beginning, this book (like some others) conflates carpal tunnel syndrome with repetitive stress injury. In fact, the cause of carpal tunnel problems is varied, and not always from RSI. For example, the National Institute of Health's Carpal Tunnel Factsheet on its website states: " Most likely the disorder is due to a congenital predisposition - the carpal tunnel is simply smaller in some people than in others. Other contributing factors include trauma or injury to the wrist that cause swelling, such as sprain or fracture; overactivity of the pituitary gland; hypothyroidism; rheumatoid arthritis; mechanical problems in the wrist joint; work stress; repeated use of vibrating hand tools; fluid retention during pregnancy or menopause; or the development of a cyst or tumor in the canal. In some cases no cause can be identified. There is little clinical data to prove whether repetitive and forceful movements of the hand and wrist during work or leisure activities can cause carpal tunnel syndrome."
Check high-quality sources on the Internet, and evaluate the likely benefit of various treatments before proceeding with recommendations from a source of this kind.
 It really does work. June 11, 2007
I am a 46 year old classical guitarist that has suffered may years with carpal tunnel/Rsi. I tried everything short of surgury but nothing worked. I also type on a computer over 8hrs a day. I bought the book. I went to see Ms Montgomery. In one session my pain was gone! I really mean it, it was the best thing I ever have done for myself. You don't need surgury, you need this book. With daily exercises I am completely pain free, I cannot recommend this enough, it really does work. Give it a try, you wont be sorry.
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