Numb Arm Protocol Card (Ulnar Pathway Tension)
Tingling in your ring or pinky finger is a message from upstream, not from your hand. A 9-exercise system to address the nerve compression pattern that causes numbness and tingling in guitarists.
Numbness or tingling in the pinky and ring finger follows the ulnar nerve pathway, and that nerve is almost always being compressed somewhere between the neck and the elbow, not at the fingertip. Chasing the symptom in the hand while the compression lives in the neck or chest is why this pattern keeps coming back. This protocol works proximal to distal: neck first, then chest, then elbow, then hand. In that order. Always.
This protocol works through three phases:
Release : address the scalenes and the pectoralis minor, the proximal anchors where nerve compression in guitarists most commonly originates, before touching anything downstream.
Reset:restore nerve pathway mobility without loading it, and address the elbow and wrist mechanics that maintain compression at the far end of the chain.
Rebuild:develop the proximal stability and grip endurance that stops the pattern from reloading under the sustained demands of playing.
9 exercises. Clear anatomical illustrations. Sets, reps, and what you should feel for each one.
Print it, stick it on the wall, or pull it up on your iPad before you play.
What's included
- 1 high-resolution PDF protocol card, designed for iPad or printing
- Step-by-step anatomical illustrations for every exercise
- Sets, reps, and plain-English execution notes
- Built to use in 10 minutes before every practice session
This is for you if
You're 40+, you play guitar, and you experience tingling, numbness, or a buzzing sensation in the ring or pinky finger during or after sessions. The feeling is more nagging than sharp, more pervasive than local. Resting the elbow on a hard surface or the guitar body makes it worse.
"The tingling in my pinky had been coming and going for three years. I thought it was carpal tunnel. This card pointed me at my neck and chest first and that's where it was coming from. Four weeks in and the tingling during sessions has almost gone." Stephen, 61, Bristol
Designed by Fergus O'Connor, Manual Osteopath, Strength Coach, and Guitarist, with 18 years working with guitarists in pain. Part of the Release-Reset-Rebuild™ framework built for adult guitarists.
Format: Instant PDF download. 2 pages + RRR Framework overview.
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