America, how bad is it ?

[ponto]

What advice would you give this poor soul...............

John Orminski, a 44-year-old information technology manager from Pontiac, Mich., went to a doctor in the spring after feeling a strain in his right thumb.

On any given day, Orminski uses his thumb repeatedly to punch clients' telephone numbers, scroll through his address book and update his calendar on his BlackBerry.

Orminski already suffers from golfer's elbow — a form of tendinitis — from playing the sport. But unlike his elbow pain, which occurs in spurts, Orminski's thumb woes tend to flare up more often.

He recently started physical therapy for this thumb — receiving electrical stimulation and massage to relax the muscles.

"It can get sore and tender, but I'm learning to live with it."

Read More (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051020/ap_on_hi_te/blackberry_thumb;_ylt=Akece6efPe6oM0Eol2uL.wes0NUE ;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-)

[MichaelB]

Only in America! We have so much only we can focus on such mundane problems.

[kdown]

Evidently thumb therapy is a cottage industry.

Check out the supplies


http://www.sportstek.net/thumb_and_wrist.htm

[kcredden]

I will have to be the sympothic one here. I went though two years of carpel tunnel, which very nearly ended my being on the internet. But after finding one book: Conquering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome : And Other Repetitive Strain Injuries (http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?y=9&tn=Conquering+Carpal+Tunnel+Syndrome+%3A+And+Other +Repetitive+Strain+Injuries&x=46) I went from being in pain, to no pain at all, and loose in 1 week. I kid you NOT.

This lady, showed me how to do basic stretching exercises, that I do everyday, and I'm loose, limber, and haven't had pain from CTS in nearly 5 years. I've recommend this book to everyone, and it works. I've never went to a doctor, or sugery.

However, I also recommend you get a ergonomical keyboard, and trackball to help too. I do a lot of writing, and if it wasn't for this book, my ergo keyboard, and trackball, I may not be able to write.