My relative lives in Baltimore and has a tremendous amount of pain in her hands. She's played the piano all her life. Arthritis runs on her mother's side and she has all kinds of problems at 70 years old. She has a bulging disk in her neck, has had Ulnar Nerve surgery in both arms, etc.... The surgery got rid of the daggers of pain and prickles, but now she's left with just pain. Yesterday, she used her hands a lot to vacuum and play bridge, and could not get to sleep afterwards. She lives with the pain everyday.
Doctors have diagnosed her disorder as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, and they are not sure exactly what is causing it, her bulging disk in her neck or something in her shoulder or the ulnar nerves? Nobody can help her and she's been to supposedly the best in the world, about 15 doctors in all. So, we are still looking for answers.
I know a famous pianist who lost the use of his right hand and eventually fixed it, after 10 years, with acupuncture and other holistic medicine.
Do you think acupuncture can help with the pain management and/or fix the problem?
Sincerely,
Scott
Answer Proper acupuncture treatments, will always help the a condition, if only to decrease the pain. I would suggest cold laser treatments of acupuncture points. To make sure no scarring or keloidal tissue is compressing the ulnar or median nerves of the hands. I would suggest the possibility that the bulging of the disk be treated with :
some sort of manipulative care, to decrease the compression on her cervicals( which give nerve innervation to the hands). Also, use of homeopathic medicine to heal without side effects. Like Ruta Graveolens to aid the tendons of the hands :)
