Originally Posted by OmaForFour
This is excellent advice. Also, ask your Dr. for a prescription for Voltaren gel. It is an nsaid but won't bother your stomach or kidneys like things taken internally. It cost me $31 with my insurance but well worth it. I will be praying that you pain lessens. I know that my ankle, hip and knee have been much better since I started this regimen only a few days ago. You only have to put a small amount on and it is nongreasy and no smell.
Originally Posted by Zhillslady
I had the braces made to fit my hand with the steel in them and sleep in them. Allows me a lot more of my day before the pain sets in. Also spread things out. Carpal pain is from repetition. SO I cut a while, sew a while, sew, take a stretching break, etc. Just to break up repeating the same motion over and over. It helps a lot
Voltaren is good stuff, I suffer from several bulged discs, and have had one discectomy already, the gel helps get the inflammation under control, and I ice the area, usually the flare up will go away in 2 or 3 days if I just STOP doing the thing that caused it for a few days, like too long at the sewing machine or computer.:)