Do you have carpal tunnel symptoms that seem to come on without you doing anything to cause them?
Sometimes that is the problem, exactly. You aren’t doing anything.
Muscles are designed to be used in specific ways. They feel good when they are being used properly. Then they don’t cause pain syndromes for us, like carpal tunnel. (A syndrome is a collection of symptoms.)
If the cause of your carpal tunnel syndrome is crabby muscles that need more movement, that’s pretty easy to correct. Practice moving your arms, shoulders and hands in a variety of movements.
Move and stretch up and over and back.
And strengthen your back, too. A strong back will hold you into better posture. Better posture means less likelihood of carpal tunnel symptoms.
Sometimes the cause of carpal tunnel pain is small muscle strains.
We create these small strains without even thinking about them.
For instance, every now and then, I realize that my forearms (lower arms) are beginning to have a dull achy feeling. And, each time, I try to figure out what I might be doing to cause this aching.
It’s always the same thing. 🙁
Who knows why, but I sometimes stretch my arms so my hands sit out toward my knees (when I am sitting.) This creates enough muscle strain in my neck and arms to cause these carpal tunnel type symptoms.
Each time I recognize what I am doing, I stop doing it. I move my hands back closer to my body, and that takes care of that. It doesn’t go away immediately, but after a short while, it’s better.
Sometimes, the simplest things can cause discomfort in the carpal tunnel area.
Sometimes, the “cure” really is that easy; just a change of position.
Think about when your carpal tunnel discomfort comes on. What are
you doing at the time? What position are you in?
Once, on a very long car trip, my shoulders were just aching. They were driving me to distraction. Whenever we stopped at a scenic beach, my friend would throw stones into the water. Sometimes tossing far and sometimes trying to make them skip.
After a (long) while, I tried throwing stones, too.
And guess what? My aching shoulders got better. They were just tired of hanging around, not doing anything. They were getting small muscle strain, just hanging there.
Our muscles are made to be used.
What can you do today to relieve your “small muscle strains?” When does your carpal tunnel discomfort bother you the most? Can you figure out what to do to lessen it?
Do you think you might need more movement? Different movement? Some stretches to open up the front of your body? Some shoulder rolls?
Let’s work on getting rid of your carpal tunnel syndrome together.
“Because You Deserve to Feel Better!”