There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that therapeutic massage can be a great help in relieving the pain and the causes of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Sometimes, massage along with a few changes in position, posture and habits is all you will need to get rid of your carpal tunnel discomfort.
Now, I have been a Neuromuscular Massage Therapist for many years, and I will admit: I am highly biased in the value of massage.
Massage is old medicine. Massage is used in other “less civilized” countries as medicine, because that is what it is–medicine.
Massage is medicine.
It is all natural and needs no other tools than the two hands, arms and elbows that almost all of us have.
How does massage help carpal tunnel syndrome?
Massage warms and normalizes your muscles and soft tissues. It relaxes tight, sore muscles. It stimulates weak muscles.
There’s a good change that you developed carpal tunnel syndrome or pain in your hand, wrist and arm because you were using some of your muscles more than others. And, there were some muscles that you used very little, if at all. This caused muscle imbalance.
Muscle imbalances cause pain.
Some of your muscles became “too tight” and some were underused. To call your attention to their plight, they caused numbness, pain or tingling in your carpal tunnel area. That means they are asking for help.
You can do your own massage or go to a professional massage therapist.
There are more articles right here at CarpalTunnelPainReliefNow.com about self-massage and choosing a massage therapist.
Therapeutic massage is a great way to help your muscles return to the neutral, balanced condition they used to be in.
Massage is an all-natural, good for your whole body way to help get rid of your carpal tunnel pain.
If you do see a massage practitioner, and it doesn’t help, please don’t give up. Seek out another who is more skilled, experienced and highly trained in carpal tunnel pain relief.