Median, Ulnar, Radial nerve flossing

These three nerves start in the neck, run down the arm, and innervate different areas of the hand. Nerves can get tethered or impacted anywhere along their length causing pain. Flossing aims to get the nerves moving smoothly and without pain. Check with your therapist which nerve is involved in your case.

If you find the “Biggles” exercise for the Ulnar nerve a bit weird or hard to do, here are a few different things you can try.

Neck stretcher

We’ve been testing a neck stretcher device to help with neck extension and traction. Easy (and lazy) to use – all you do is lie on it! Helps with both neck/shoulder stiffness and posture.

It’s not suitable for everyone though, so please ask us for advice before using one.

This one seems to be well made and comfortable but there are many others:

If you use the arm position shown here in the instructions you get a Pec stretch for free!

Dr Jo has a video for more information: