Thai therapist affirms ‘Dele Alli Challenge’ salute can help relieve ulnar nerve pain

By The Nation

 

Pupils at a Khampheang Phet school perform the ‘Dele Alli Challenge’ salute.

 

Tottenham footballer Dele Alli’s tricky hand salute during a recent goal celebration, which then turned into an Internet challenge that social media users are copying and sharing their versions of, can yield a therapeutic benefit as an ulnar-nerve gliding exercise gesture.

 

This is according to the “Mor Meu Plao” (bare hand doctor) applied Thai traditional medicine page (facebook.com/785622158216084/).

 

Despite it comprising three easy steps to follow – making the OK hand symbol; lowering the three upward-pointing fingers down to be right under the ‘O’; and flipping your hand while placing it over your eye – many have found it difficult to do.

 

The Thailand-based page explained that many had already resorted to practising the “Dele Alli Challenge” salute to help them with nerve stiffness.

 

The page’s administrator, who is also an applied Thai traditional therapist, cited his recent case of an elderly woman suffering from numbness in her ring finger and little finger, which he diagnosed as cubital tunnel syndrome.

 

This ailment stems from the ulnar nerve in the elbow being pressed constantly and, if left untreated, it can escalate to a claw hand or interosseous muscle atrophy, he said.

 

He had suggested that the woman perform ulnar nerve gliding exercises, starting with a hand gesture similar to the salute by Alli, the English Premier League star and England footballer.

 

After struggling for 20 minutes, she was still unable to do it, so he taught her other easier postures instead.

 

The therapist affirmed, however, that the “Dele Alli Challenge” salute could help stretch the ulnar nerve and relieve pain.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30352631

 

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Is it possible that it also cures watch fatigue........

 

Was away with my missus and her friends last weekend. Someone saw this and shared it with the group.Then for the whole night it was all my missus and her friends were doing. 

 

Good times. 

He means this. 

what a sad freakin world!

Oh. So that's where it came from, soccer. Saw people doing this and thought there was some contagious brain tumor doing rounds.

This country has no hope with that kind of believe.

Well, at least the dap got pushed into the realm of the forgotten I suppose...

But Ali's suppository insertion gesture was less well known about .. 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Thai therapist affirms ‘Dele Alli Challenge’ salute can help relieve ulnar nerve pain

Practioners be aware a slender line seperates the Ali salute from a gesture with a somewhat different message that's not OK .. 

Has the world got dummer or just thailand?