| Kate Montgomery says recovery from repetitive | | | | patient's only hope is in dedicated body maintenance. |
| injuries requires a four-pronged approach. | | | | She says the CTS sufferer must "take charge" of |
| 1. A safe working environment; | | | | the situation and "become an active participant in |
| 2. Care by a chiropractic or osteopathic physician, | | | | healing your body." |
| therapeutic muscle therapy, and acupressure or | | | | She goes on to assert bluntly that The Montgomery |
| acupuncture; | | | | Method is only a "preventative and self-care program |
| 3. Daily stretching and strengthening exercises; and | | | | that all individuals can incorporate into their daily life." |
| 4. Proactive efforts to get insurance carriers to | | | | She has been advocating her alternative strategy |
| reimburse the sufferer for alternative therapies. | | | | since the early 1990s. Believing that Carpal Tunnel |
| Montgomery writes of her belief that 99 percent of | | | | surgery has become far too popular, she began |
| the time, surgery is not the answer to Carpal Tunnel | | | | speaking out publicly and then wrote her book, |
| Syndrome, which is contradictory to other statistics | | | | declaring that our culture needs to change how we |
| which claim surgical success in 90 percent of patients. | | | | look at Carpal Tunnel Syndrome(CTS). |
| · Her method of treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | | | | Carpal Tunnel should not be viewed as a "disease" |
| (CTS) pain includes: | | | | that will someday have a cure, she says. No, it is a |
| · Being faithful to her 12-step program; | | | | liveable condition such as near-sightedness or |
| · Using acupressure and other holistic pain-relief | | | | diabetes or high blood pressure that can be dealt |
| techniques to assist in healing; | | | | with - and brought under control. |
| · Committing to a daily stretching regimen; | | | | Drastic measures such as surgery are not the |
| · After healing, continuing regular prevention | | | | answer, she says. Nor should the condition be |
| exercises; | | | | considered a debilitating disability forcing sufferers to |
| · Regularly warming up affected joints and muscles; | | | | quit working or withdraw from the things of life that |
| and | | | | they enjoy. |
| · Making your work station ergonomically correct. | | | | In fact, she says, attitude is everything. |
| Does she promise a miracle cure? | | | | If a person realizes they are susceptible to Carpal |
| No, in fact, she points out throughout the book that | | | | Tunnel Syndrome, then they must adopt a proactive |
| she makes no claims that she can cure Carpal Tunnel | | | | attitude and commit to a battle plan for recovery. |
| Syndrome. | | | | Part of that war, she says, is trying out various |
| In fact, she states that no cure exists - and that the | | | | tactics to see what works and what does not. |