Carpal Tunnel Syndrome has causes. The causes can range from a vitamin B6 deficiency, to pressure on your nerves (especially the median nerve), to repetitive movement done incorrectly.
Of course, there are a few other causes: being diabetic, pregnant, overweight, some of the systemic diseases like RA (rheumatoid arthritis) and injury to the hand, arm and wrist.
Is surgery required for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome?
When you are hurting, you may feel desperate. You may think they surgery is the only way out. Sometimes, that’s true, but…
Your body wants to be well. Sometimes it just needs a little help from you.
If you could commit to helping yourself heal naturally, you’d have a good chance to heal.
Would it take up some of your time? Sure. Would it be worth it? Sure. Why?
Because the steps you would have to take to heal your carpal tunnel symptoms would benefit your carpal tunnel AND would also benefit your whole body!
What are the steps you would probably need to take? Here are several:
- Take a vitamin B6 supplement, or a good balanced multi-B vitamin, or multi-vitamin and mineral supplement. You might want to check with your doctor first. Also, apparently a vitamin D deficiency can also cause muscle pain and other symptoms.
- Take a class in that will allow you to stretch and strengthen your whole body, such as yoga. That will help your muscles get back in balance. Then your muscles will be happy and won’t cause you pain.
- Strengthen your whole backside, from knees to
the base of your skull. This will help you have better posture, chest held high and head over your shoulders, where it belongs.
4. Learn to massage your own arms (see Self-Help or Massage under the Categories) or have professional massage.
5. Educate yourself about the causes of carpal tunnel syndrome. When you understand why you have symptoms, you’ll start to understand what you must do to get rid of them.
6. If you’re overweight, lose weight. I know this sounds really hard, but there a few “rules” that will make it easier. Eat more raw foods, more fruits & vegetables (basically all you want) and reduce the amount of animal products. Cut way, way down on foods that come pre-made or in boxes. Stop eating white stuff. Skip the “diet foods”–they’ll pack the weight ON you.
While we’re talking about food, processed foods are one of the reasons for vitamin B6 deficiency (look under Nutrition in the Categories.)
Are you worth making a commitment to? You bet!
If you can commit to taking the necessary steps to get rid of your carpal tunnel symptoms, your whole body will thank you. You may discover that even taking a few steps will reduce your symptoms a great deal.
There’s lots of information here at Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief to help you on your road to wellness and here’s a whole natural carpal tunnel self-help program for you!
Hi Milly,
I sent an email to you so you would have the fastest response from me about your tarsal tunnel syndrome. I suggested you go to http://www.SimplePainRelief.com and look under Categories for the Foot Pain category. There are 2 articles about tarsal tunnel syndrome there and I believe they will give you a lot of useful info, especially the second article in the category.
I am hopeful you will find a massage therapist who is skilled in trigger point therapy. The blue book that is featured and for sale on the right hand column of this website is a wonderful resource about treatment for trigger points. It is great for self-help and also would help a massage therapist know where to work to help you. If they don’t own the red books, every massage therapist should at least own the blue book.
Trigger points cause pain elsewhere. There are articles here under Categories for Triggers and Trigger Points. Even though they are for carpal tunnel issues, they will give you an idea of what and how trigger points work.
Please write again if you have more questions and thank you for asking.
Kathryn Merrow
The Pain Relief Coach
Hello Kathryn:
I have been diagnosed with Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome. I am in terrible pain. I fell down going down the stairs March 28th 2009.
I totally loved your article about the Carpal Tunnel and although my neuro-surgeon has suggested surgery I will definetely exaust every therapy first. I cannot agree more with you. Therefore, I need to understand more specifically the muscles that are involved. Since this is not the most common syndrome, massage therapists that would like to help me are not 100%sure wich muscles they should be working on. I have a burning sensation from my big toe to the front of my upper leg. I am on Neurontin 300mg + Ibuprofen 800mg + Tylenol 1300mg 3x a day , sometimes Morphine. All of these is not doing much for me.
Please let me know more specifically what I should be doing. Your information will be greatly appreciated! Milly