Driving and numb hands

I did a lot of driving between May 2006 and August 2007, in fact, I drove cross country five times -- and then did so many north-south trips that it added on another 9,000 miles. It added up to EIGHT TIMES back and forth across the USA! It was fantastic, fun, and made me really admire how beautiful this country is, but it also made me understand how driving causes the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Keeping your arms bent at the elbow for hours at a time will put pressure on a little bone at the top of your shoulder. This bone, the coracoid process of the shoulder blade, then presses down on the nerve to the hand and causes your hand to tingle.

Often all I'd need to do is just straighten out my arm for the tingling to stop. After a while though, I needed to do the self-treatments for the biceps for it to stop completely. Fortunately this is easy. It's great if you already have the Julstro Tool because it makes it easier to do the treatment, but if you don't you can just put your opposite fist on the bulk of the muscle and press hard. Make sure you don't bend your "working" wrist, since that would cause a different problem.

Wishing you well,
Julie