DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring now to the drawings, FIGS.
1-3 illustrate the relative arrangement of nerves and musculature of the human arm and hand to which the present method is applied.
FIGS.
4-9 illustrate preferred location and paths for manipulation at various stages of the present method.
In FIGS.
1-3, is shown a human right forearm 3, turned at elbow 1 and wrist 5 with hand 7 in a palm up position.
The illustrated musculature includes pronator teres 11, flexor carpi radialis 12, tendon of flexor carpi radialis 12a, palmaris longus 13, palmaris longus tendon 13a, flexor carpi ulnaris 14, flexor digitorum profundus 15, tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris 14a, brachioradialis 16, antebrachial fascia 17, abductor pollices brevis 18, palmaris brevis 19 and palmar aponeurosis 20.
The illustrated bone structure includes humerus 34, medial epicondyle 35, radius 37 and ulna 36.
The illustrated nerves include radial nerve 31, median nerve 32, ulnar nerve 33, superficial branch of the ulnar nerve 33a, digital branch of the ulnar nerve 33b and digital branch of the median nerve 32a.
FIG.
3 illustrates an arrangement of tendons and soft tissue generally within the carpal tunnel of the wrist.
Therein is illustrated the relative arrangements of flexor retinaculum 17, median nerve 32, flexor pollices longus 38, ulnar bursar 39 and various flexor tendons 40 extending therethrough.
In the first stage of the method of the invention, the forearm, elbow, wrist and hand are exercised in such manner as to stretch forearm musculature and soft tissue of the hand and wrist are manipulated to reduce inflammation and increase circulation about the flexor cavity.
In the stretching exercise, a primary objective is to elongate muscles appended to tendons which pass through and about the carpal tunnel and stretch the tendon to reduce the foreshortened muscles and tendons in the area of the carpal tunnel.
FIGS.
4, 4a and 4b illustrate preferred stretching movements of the method of the invention
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