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Pectoralis Minor

Carpal Tunnel Treatment Center After passing through the scalenes, the median nerve goes under your collarbone (clavicle).

It then passes under a small part of the shoulder blade (scapula) called the coracoid process.

There is a muscle in the chest called the Pectoralis Minor, which inserts into the coracoid process.

When this muscle contracts it pulls the coracoid process down ­ and raises the arm over the head. If you sleep with your arm raised over your head, the bone is pressing down onto the nerve for hours at a time. This is the reason why people wake up with numb fingers. 

Waking up at night with numbness is considered a major symptom for carpal tunnel syndrome, but all you need to do is lower your arm - you don't need surgery to correct the problem!

The Julstro Self-Treatment Kit teaches you how to release the pressure on the nerve and artery. Prevent, or stop, numbness in your fingers.

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Information based of research published by Travell, JG, Simons DG. Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction, The Trigger Point Manual (Book). 1983 Williams & Wilkins Publishers, Baltimore, MD.

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