Painful

[xxhaylzxx]

Hi everyone i have recently noticed red blotches appearing on my thumb and spreading down to my wrist, which are always more noticable after preforming treatments at work.Also a pain that is mainly in my wrist (although not always present) also my thumb is painful during and after massage. I am not sure if anyone has experienced this before and what to do so it does not affect my work as its starting to becomes annoying. I have ruleed out any sort of allergic reaction as its only on my thumb and not the rest of my hand. Any advice welcome i am due to see my doctor at the end of the month but would appreciate and advice untill then. Thanks xx

 

[shedunlop]

Hi there darling

You will need to see you doctor about this is does sound like repetitive strain which will be a problem for you if massaging on a regular basis. I had to give up massage due to something similar, but better that than being in pain all the time with longer lasting damage. :cry:

See your GP and get a proper diagnosis!

Best wishes

Sheila xxx :lol:

 

[xxhaylzxx]

Thank you for your reply i am hopefully going to see someone tomorrow. I have been thinking that it may be repetative strain but hoping it isnt as i love massage. Not a clue what to do if it is as me not doing any more massage at work will not go down well.
xx

 

[rouge]

You could train in Injury Prevention Massage (see here Home ) or No Hands Massage (see here NO HANDS Massage- Advanced Massage Training Courses ). The book on the first website is excellent, you could probably get it on Amazon.

 

[xxhaylzxx]

Yer i never thought of learning new massage techniques. Thanks for the idea i shall look into it. I have damaged my tendons in both hands so hopefully if i rest them they will heal and be fine. xx