How to relieve texting thumb pain with simple self-massage

[@dukenukem9770]

Thanks for posting! While following along, I discovered that my right wrist was actually quite tender to the touch during one of the stretches. Now I realize that I’ve been over-using my wrists since I’ve added a new exercise that to my routine. Had I not discovered this here, I probably would’ve sustained an injury while lifting. A lot of us are having to do improvised workouts at home nowadays. Changing a bunch of exercises at once is a great way to get hurt. Thanks for helping me dodge a bullet here…

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

So glad to hear that. Self-massage makes us slow down and listen to our bodies. They usually have something to tell us :)

[@sheemakarp6424]

🙏🏽 very good. Unfortunately, the other thumb is painful when I use it to massage lol

[@angies49]

Very helpful! Thank you! Need to work on this more...

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Excellent!

[@daisywhite6845]

Super calming 💙 thanks!

[@77alycat]

Wow! That was a big help. I started having sharp pains in my thumb last night and thought about going to Urgent Care this morning. I’m almost positive it’s texting thumb. The message exercises greatly helped. I’ll continue doing them. Thank you!

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@robertwilliam3282]

This video is just what I needed. Thank you!!

[@EndertheDragon0922]

This was very helpful! I like the length of the video because it’s thorough but not too long. Very easy to follow along and remember and my hand feels better :)

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Wonderful! I'm so glad you like it and that you're feeling better 😊

[@kaiyle815]

I've just finished watching one of your old 2015 videos and you haven't aged a bit Haha! Thank you for this massage Rachel!

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

You're so welcome! That's very kind of you. I'm so happy to have you on my channel :)

[@Natural1ntelligence]

Worked amazing I noticed a quick diffrence, will continue

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

I'm so glad it helped!

[@jackraves7363]

🙏 thank you sweet young lady (with that lovely smile ☺️. Both my thumbs hurt a lot,especially at the base, I think it’s because of doing long life repair work at radio, tv, videorecorders and many hundreds of audio equipment when at work, driving screws etc!!! I will have a go at this! ☺️☺️☺️

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Oh my goodness! Yes, your thumbs could use plenty of care 😊

[@1991jdclark]

That works great. Relieved a lot of the pain. Thank you.

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Glad it helped!

[@ok.whatever2035]

Writing this with my non-dominant hand just to say thank you ☺. I'm drawing+I'm guilty of spending a lot of time on my phone. It still have hurt after I finished massaging but now it eases a bit. Also the first parts of the massage felt very nice. It's interesting how I instinctively wanted to do a certain move and it was literally the next thing you've instructed to do. I guess my body knows it's a good thing for it, so again: thank you. I think I'm gonna do it every day from now on. And maybe I'll put a little glove on my hand just to stop myself from typing with it lol

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Our bodies are very smart - we just need to listen to them :) So glad this was helpful!

[@gloriwest]

Thanks! Very helpful!

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Glad to hear that!

[@giulianamessi8083]

Thank you I have just developped this problem and I didn" know there was a massage targeted to that problem

[@nathanielmitchell6383]

Omg I never even thought about massaging the other side of my thumb... I do sometimes massage my palms ... Turns out there's lots of tension there ... Thank you so much

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

You're so welcome! Lots of discoveries to make with massage :)

[@Engineer_Eric_59]

Great video. I use a scalpel daily as a pathology asst and this helped quite a bit. Thank you!!

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Wow - I so glad it helped!

[@KenKupperberg-be5of]

I am a 61 year old experienced bowler (30 years) and am experiencing some thumb pain. I am looking for ways to massage and alleviate this pain. Thanks for your help!

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

So glad I can offer some help! (I was on a bowling league about a million years ago 😊.)

[@kristymarie6065]

Thank you so my thumb joint has been hurting for months. It’s the joint.

[@kenborgie1727]

RACHEL, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THESE EXERCISES THAT SEEM TO HELP MY 85 YEAR OLD HAND. THE TWENTY-SOMETHINGS WOULD RATHER TEXT THAN CALL THESE DAYS. NOT MUCH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THEM AND MY. GENERATION.

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

I'm glad it's helpful, Ken!

[@MLNoff]

Very helpful. This LMT thanks you!

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Thank YOU, Maggie!

[@prettynyker7704]

Thanks!

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Thank YOU! Your generosity and support mean the world to me! ❤️

[@a.a.p3254]

Excellent video just started having this pain in the last few weeks. Now I definitely need to get OFF GRINDER NOW. This pain is just Annoying this can’t be happening I’m to young only pushing 60…lol But I did the massage painful but I think this would work. Thanks for sharing Cheers stay Corvid Free 🇨🇦

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Glad you like it! Keep resting and massaging :)

[@EliezerMercado1975]

I appreciate your videos. Thank you.

[@alekm.9616]

Amazing!

[@deborahjones3896]

Thank you. I have wrist tendonitis on one hand and it seems to help that, as well as my thumb specifically. Can you recommend any other of your massages that would be good for wrist tendonitis?

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

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[@visualpr3cision]

For me more pain the better, I’ll dig and nead the trigger points in that thumb muscle and hold until the pain subsided and that seems to have the most success and comfort once the soreness is gone .

[@christinem5124]

Thank you for that. I've had texting thumb for over a week and although I have hardly used the thumb in a week the pain is getting worse. Now it even hurts to lift things with that hand. The pain is a bit less after the massage and hopefully it will continue to improve :-)

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Sending you healing wishes, Christine!

[@mr.x8259]

I will give you a thumbs-up with my good hand. 👍

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Super! 😆

[@nahidasaid6418]

Thank you so much ❤

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

My pleasure!

[@flashthompson7]

Blessed with this :) i feel the massages comfort. I feel the strength return to the thumb after the stretches. Thank you outrageously beautiful woman 🤪 LOL

[@waderichards1365]

THANK YOU FOR ADVICE AND TEACHING TODAY.....YOUR TEACHING IS SO VERY HELPFUL.....GOD BLESS...FACT....AMEN 👍👍👣👣👣👣🙏🍀🍁🍂

[@colleenduke4466]

Thanks

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

My pleasure!

[@nathanielmitchell6383]

Wow I felt the wrist stretches all the way into my shoulder

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Crazy, right?

[@CoffeeTeaWithSusan]

Lotsa pain in my thumb. Been doing the wet noodle back:forth motions. Helped a lot, but still pain… I’ll try this. My mom called this morning.. having the same pain.. she says it hurts bad. We text a lot together. 😂

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

Hope it helps, Susan! If it does, share the video with your Mom :)

[@missmagic707]

Thank you!

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

You're welcome! Thanks for being here :)

[@nahidasaid6418]

Thank you very much ❤

[@rachelrichardsmassage9660]

My pleasure!