Hi katmeluv,

FIRST - Don't keep doing the repetitious movements that caused the problem. If you have to keep doing the job, change the way you do it, change your posture or the way you hold your work, but don't make matters worse.

NEXT - lay off of the caffeine, coffee wakes you up but it also stimulates your nerve endings, which is the last thing you want if they are screaming already.

AND MAYBE - some gentle exercise that can strenghten other muscles to take over from the screaming ones.

AND ANOTHER THING - I've heard that releasing agression can be helpful for arthritis sufferers. One therapist had patients put a pillow in the corner and then go and kick the shit out of it. For some reason this is supposed to help arthritis. It's certainly cheap enough to try.

Hope some of this helps.

Bert. (Spaw, it's 'cos the left one hangs lowest.)