If you have carpal tunnel syndrome you might like to know the connection between your legs and your wrists. There really is one! Posture that is collapsing–“forward head”posture–causes carpal tunnel syndrome. And what does that have to do with your feet? Because forward head posture puts pressure on the muscles, blood vessels and nerves that… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Pain and Your Legs–What’s the Connection?
Author: Kathryn Merrow
Help Your Carpal Tunnel Symptoms with Vitamins and Minerals
Carpal Tunnel symptoms happen for reasons. The reason could be because of muscle strain–muscle overuse, under use or incorrect use. Or your symptoms could be caused by vitamin and mineral deficiencies or “insufficiencies.” A deficiency is more severe but an insufficiency (not enough) can also cause symptoms. Why? Because there are nutrients that your body… Continue reading Help Your Carpal Tunnel Symptoms with Vitamins and Minerals
Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Caused by Lack of Calcium or Vitamin D?
Does lack of calcium cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? I was asked this very good question by a reader. I wasn’t aware that a lack of calcium can specifically cause CTS. But I did know that many minerals work together with calcium; it’s not only calcium that we need. According to Drs. Travell and Simons MD’s,… Continue reading Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Caused by Lack of Calcium or Vitamin D?
Carpal Tunnel Pain Improves With Stretching!
Your body was designed to function best when you do certain things. When you do those things–like stretching–you can start to get rid of your carpal tunnel symptoms. Readers often write just to let me know they’re doing better. And sometimes they have questions. Either way, I love getting questions and comments. It helps me… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Pain Improves With Stretching!
Carpal Tunnel Symptoms Get Better When You Take A Break!
One of the reasons we get things like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is because our muscles get stuck. Literally. Stuck. We were designed to move but sometimes we forget to move. Taking lots of breaks to move and stretch in the opposite way of the way you usually move can help your carpal tunnel symptoms. This… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Symptoms Get Better When You Take A Break!
Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Caused by Gardening? Tips to Avoid Wrist & Hand Pain in the Garden
Can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome be caused by something as enjoyable as gardening? Well, first a little history. A “syndrome” is a collection of symptoms. “Symptoms” are the pain, numbness, weakness or tingling you feel in your hand and arm. There are a lot of muscles that can cause symptoms in your hand, fingers and arms. … Continue reading Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Caused by Gardening? Tips to Avoid Wrist & Hand Pain in the Garden
Does Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cause Stress?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome causes pain. Pain causes stress. How does this happen? Your body is designed to be able to function even when it has some things going on that make it uncomfortable. You can function just fine when you have a little pain or a little bit of emotional discomfort or your checkbook is… Continue reading Does Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cause Stress?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: What Causes Carpal Tunnel Symptoms?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a whole body problem or issue. It’s not something that happens at your wrist or in your arm only. Your carpal tunnel is attached to your whole body. Your WHOLE body. You are not a bunch of parts; you are one unit. Every part of you is attached to every other… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: What Causes Carpal Tunnel Symptoms?
Our Health Would Benefit In The Future With Real Food
How could the way we eat improve in our future? A huge amount of our health problems in this country are caused by the additives, processed, altered and fake “foods” that are available to us. Many people assume that a product for sale in a grocery store is either food or healthy. This is not… Continue reading Our Health Would Benefit In The Future With Real Food
Trigger Finger: Is Your Finger Locked In A Closed Position?
Trigger finger is the term that’s used when your finger becomes locked in the closed, or flexed, position. This painful phenomenon can occur in any finger and in the thumb, too. Your finger may “click” when you force it open. Muscles 101–Background: Muscles are made up of two parts: the belly of the muscle and… Continue reading Trigger Finger: Is Your Finger Locked In A Closed Position?