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Scalenes
 The median nerve begins as a bundle of nerves, called the Brachial Plexus, located at the lower level of your neck.
The nerve then passes through a strong muscle called the Scalenes. Every time you look down, you are contracting the Scalenes muscle.
When the Scalenes become tight, it puts pressure on the median nerve and will cause burning/numbness in your chest, upper back, down your arm and into your thumb and first two fingers.
Whiplash (often called "Thoracic Outlet Syndrome") will cause the scalenes to first overstretch, then snap back quickly (forming lots of "knots" as this happens), and then as the head flies forward again, it overstretches and snaps back again. This will cause all of the same symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.
The Julstro Self-Treatment Kit teaches you how to release the spasms and stretch the muscles.
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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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