Oy, etc.

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My " technique " for this to date has been -- I use one (or both) hands to push

inward on the offending muscle, while gently using that muscle to push back.

This has seemed to give me control over how much of the muscle is involved in

the exercise, as well as restricting its movement to tolerable levels. The

general effect, though, is very much what you described, a contraction and

relaxation cycle that works out the problem. Despite the severity last night, I

only

have a tired set of muscles this morning...

I think my problems with this event, and with the bloodpressure cuff, is that

these long muscles get extremely tight, until suddenly the smallest motion or

pressure can be too much for them to handle. One of the things I'm wrestling

with overall is -- how much of this tension is necessary? Because I seem to

use that tension as a control over joints as I move, to keep them from slipping

too far out, and as a feedback, to help me sense when those joints are

slipping, but the tension needed to do that isn't something they endure well.