Re: Rx: Arthrotec anyone? - Laxity

[Guest guest]

Now that you mention it; the doc said " what do you take for pain in

your thumb " and I thought " what???? " it was a confusing question.

I didn¹t even know medication could work for the thumb pain; and

they have had me on NASIDs for forever so I told him I was on that.

It just seems that there are some 'pain' that would not be eleviated

(sp) by a medication - ecspecially if there is underlying arthritic

changes in the bone. Or am I mistaken about that as well?

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Where in the thumb does it hurt? Back at the wrist joint? The joint

at the base of the thumb? The thumb knuckle? The entire thumb?

There is no theoretical reason why the meds you are on wouldn't work

for the thumb pain as well since NSAIDS are commonly prescribed for

arthritic pain in general.

The reason I am asking about pain location is that the pain could be

from arthritic changes in one of the joints or from inflammation in

one or more of the thumb extensor/flexor tendons. Barb and I both

get thumb pain flare-ups from time to time whenever we spend more

than the usual amount of time at the PC.

If the pain is in one of the joints, I usually use either that

Polarity X technique on the painful joint or " two-point " the bone

between the joints by touching the two joints. It sometimes takes 3-

5 minutes, but I have always been able to make the pain go away so

far. I like these techniques in this case because they not only

address the basic pain but also help if one of the joints is

partially subluxed.

I have also had a couple of times when I stressed the thumb tendons

so it was hurting from the wrist all the way down the thumb. I

didn't know how to do Polarity at that time so instead used a

wrist/thumb brace/splint that Barb got me from where she works. It

is like a sleeve for the thumb (with a stiff splint in it) combined

with a wrist-wrap brace. I would wear it for 3-4 days until the

flare-up subsided.

[Guest guest]

Now that you mention it; the doc said " what do you take for pain in

your thumb " and I thought " what???? " it was a confusing question.

I didn¹t even know medication could work for the thumb pain; and

they have had me on NASIDs for forever so I told him I was on that.

It just seems that there are some 'pain' that would not be eleviated

(sp) by a medication - ecspecially if there is underlying arthritic

changes in the bone. Or am I mistaken about that as well?

-------------------------

Where in the thumb does it hurt? Back at the wrist joint? The joint

at the base of the thumb? The thumb knuckle? The entire thumb?

There is no theoretical reason why the meds you are on wouldn't work

for the thumb pain as well since NSAIDS are commonly prescribed for

arthritic pain in general.

The reason I am asking about pain location is that the pain could be

from arthritic changes in one of the joints or from inflammation in

one or more of the thumb extensor/flexor tendons. Barb and I both

get thumb pain flare-ups from time to time whenever we spend more

than the usual amount of time at the PC.

If the pain is in one of the joints, I usually use either that

Polarity X technique on the painful joint or " two-point " the bone

between the joints by touching the two joints. It sometimes takes 3-

5 minutes, but I have always been able to make the pain go away so

far. I like these techniques in this case because they not only

address the basic pain but also help if one of the joints is

partially subluxed.

I have also had a couple of times when I stressed the thumb tendons

so it was hurting from the wrist all the way down the thumb. I

didn't know how to do Polarity at that time so instead used a

wrist/thumb brace/splint that Barb got me from where she works. It

is like a sleeve for the thumb (with a stiff splint in it) combined

with a wrist-wrap brace. I would wear it for 3-4 days until the

flare-up subsided.