Tendonitis

[Catrin]

Sounds painful MelC! I tried a few different sleeping positions last night and still got some decent sleep. I don't LIKE the little reclined sleeping position - but it appears to be the most effective for now. I still don't know if the tape or sleeping position is providing the most relief but am NOT ready to remove the tape for an experiment!

[Catrin]

After a lot of consideration, I canceled the acupuncture and scheduled with a chiropractor who specializes in shoulders AND Active Release Techniques (ART). I think this stands more of a chance to effect real change - my own unexpert soft tissue/joint capsule work has had positive effects, so it seems reasonable to expect targeted work by a true specialist to help me reach my ultimate goal. At least I know where to go should I decide to try acupuncture at a later time. I just wish my insurance would cover some of this. The chiro I am seeing has tons of qualifications/experience in biomechanics and nerve entrapment. This sounds hopeful!

I know that ART isn't pleasant, but frankly I don't care about that - I can handle discomfort if it gets me where I need to be. BTW, the sleeping position appears to have more of an effect than the tape does, so that has been solved.

[Becky]

I enjoy my ART sessions. Sure, there are brief periods of pain, but the overall effect was relaxing, much like massages that I've had in the past. It helps that my chiro follows the ART with e-stim and ultrasound for further relaxation of the treated area.

Good luck!

[Catrin]

I enjoy my ART sessions. Sure, there are brief periods of pain, but the overall effect was relaxing, much like massages that I've had in the past. It helps that my chiro follows the ART with e-stim and ultrasound for further relaxation of the treated area.

Good luck!

This sounds hopeful, thanks!

[Catrin]

My bicep finally appears to be calming a bit after 2 weeks, though mid-arm pain is still affecting my internal rotation (this is starting to improve as well). I've an appointment with a chiro next Tuesday (moved it up) with a lot of expertise with nerve entrapment, bio-mechanics, neck and shoulder issues. He also worked with the Colts during the 2010 Superbowl and has an impressive CV and reputation. Sounds like I am in the right hands...please wish me luck on this! KT tape has become my friend...so thankful to Oak for mentioning it! I thought it wasn't helping that much, until I removed it...

[OakLeaf]

Hope he can help you out.

[Catrin]

Hope he can help you out.

So do I Oak, I've thrown so much money and effort at this neck/shoulder with little improvement... Thankfully his office has separate rates for people whose insurance won't cover chiropractic care and so many have told me they he is usually able to get people out of the door after just a few visits. There is an OMT Clinic opening up soon that my insurance WILL cover and they will offer sports med and acupuncture. I will get the chiro a chance before going to a clinic where the practitioners are fresh out of school - and they aren't open yet.

It IS encouraging that the mobility work I've done on my own (from the Supple Leopard book and the MobilityWOD website) has actually provided me more real, measurable benefits than months of traditional PT - so it seems apparent that soft tissue/fascia/joint capsule mobility is playing a significant role.