Chiropractic Sacramento

Since I’d been a guitarist for many years, I wasn’t surprised to discover that my technical skills were delicately honed by the time I became a Glendale Chiropractor. Needless to say, my hand coordination was well-developed!  In addition, I discovered among my musicial friends carpal tunnel, the hand condition that many musicians experience. In fact, I was not only known as a Glendale Chiropractor, but I became known as “the music doctor” because musicians from all over started coming to see me to “fix” their hand problems. The pain relief and increased mobility that my patients experienced, and the carpal tunnel surgeries (often ineffective or worse!) that were avoided resulted in plenty of “thank yous.” In fact during the holiday season, I not only got countless “fruit baskets” from my appreciative patients, but a surprisingly number of “fruitcakes” from grateful insurance claim adjusters who spent far less each year insurance coverage for chiropractic treatment than they did for surgical procedures! (Just kidding, of course!)
To be clear, when assisting patients with pain relief, joint mobility, and general health and wellness, the chiropractic approach, though much about the spine, isn’t all about the spine. Repetitive motions make all joints of the body vulnerable to diminished function and range of motion limitations. Like many other professionals whose work involves repetitive movements, musicians have discovered chiropractic care to be an effective, natural, non-surgical approach to treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
You may be wondering why so many musicians, and guitarists, bassists, and pianists in particular, develop Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Well, the carpal tunnel is located within the underside of the wrist! This “tunnel” or “passage” is the place through which the Median nerve passes and allows it to give animation to the hands and fingers. The repetitive movements required by musicians can cause nerve entrapment. to be sure, such nerve entrapment disorder is commonplace. The nerve is impinged between other tissues when inflammation or irritation, due to overuse, causes the tendon to enlarge. Long hours of practice, as well as extended performance, are generally the exascerbating cause. Plus, such activities can cause a misalignment of the carpal bones. 

Many musicians experience pain, numbness, pins and needles, and tingling in their fingers and hand(s), especially their thumb and adjacent two fingers. Quite a few musicians routinely awaken from sleep with these symptoms. And, the absolutely disastrous effects for musicians is that CTS can cause the hands to feel awkward or weak, and fatigue quickly with activity. If treatment is not addressed, in due time, grasping small objects (like a guitar pick or the bow of a bass) with the thumb and fingers can be extremely difficult. And, although the keen musician who knows about the efficacy of chiropractic care would not let this happen, untreated Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can turn into a complete disability of the hand.

It is highly recommended that musicians, and anyone else suffering from repetitive stress symptoms to try see a chiropractor who is an expert when it comes to recognizing the symptoms and solving the problem, like your Glendale chiropractor. He can tell you more about the drug-free, natural approach of chiropractic care. Would you like to find out what chiropractic care can do for you? Then call a chiropractor today!