Well, the title of the thread says it all really. When I lie down to sleep, my left arm goes all tingly, I can't find a way to get it comfortable and normal feeling again, and it keeps me awake.
I use the computer mouse with my other hand, so I have no idea what this could be.
And no, I don't think I'm having a heart attack.
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But this is how mine started a few years ago. It progressed to abominable chronic pain for several months and resulted in many more expensive monhts of physio )includig The Rack, which alwasy made me giggle). The problem lay deep within the shoulder, where various bits and pieces were doing horrid things to nerves.
In the end, Pilates sorted it and continues to do so.
It's best to find yourself a good instructor, of course, but if that's not feasible, then try to find a Body Control Pilates book, or something on the web to describe the exercise.
I shall attempt to describe it later - might take me a while to do it properly so bear with me...
(HA ! I knew that book clogging up my valuable deskspace would come in useful)
Thanks Cougs - but I don't have the book!
I just remember how to do it coz I was well-taught, like.
(as opposed to well taut, which I'm not)
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Usual cues - lengthening the spine, neutral spine position.
Arms hanging comofrtably by your side. Zip up and hoolo whilst engaging the pelvic floor and hollowing out the lower abdominals.
Elbowa are tucked into your sides and palms upstretched and held horizontally in front of your body. Imagine you have two trays of drinks on them.
Breathe in and prepare to lengthen up through the spine.
Breathe out, zip up and hollow.
Breathe in still zipping and hollowing, and keep your elbows into your sides, take your hands backwards, opening them and working the muscles between the shoulder blades. keep the shoulder blades down.
Breathe out and teturn the hands to start position.
Repeat 5 times.
(From the official Body Control Pilates Manual - all good book stores for a tenner or so) ;-)
Usually.
Must try a quick hoolo...
Could be carpal tunnel syndrome? Mine used to wake me up in the night.
dont you do lots of typing HIldy ? , carpel tunnel sounds about right
Yet another incentive to finish my thesis.
Thanks.
You be careful !