Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? 7 Healthy Ways to Reduce, Prevent and Stop CTS

Here are seven ways you can prevent, reduce and get rid of your carpal tunnel symptoms.

These steps help eliminate the things that cause carpal tunnel syndrome.  Pain always has a cause, and getting rid of the cause will get rid of your pain.

1. Get strong arms–I mean the back side of your upper arms.  You use the front side of your arms all the time, and those muscles tend to be stronger than the back side.  The muscles in the back of your arms are weaker.  If you strengthen the back-of-arm muscles, it will create balance in your arms.
2. Strengthen your back.  A strong back side will let you have good posture.  A strong back will hold your shoulders back where they belong and prevent a whole lot of pain all over your body.  Check out Simple Strengthening.
3. Pay attention to the signals your body gives you.  When do you have the most carpal tunnel symptoms?  What are you doing?  Often, stopping or changing a single movement or position can make a big difference.
4. Make the time to do lots of comfortable stretches.  Stretch in the opposite direction of the way you usually work or play.
5. Take a tai chi, stretching and strengthening, or yoga class.  When your body and posture are improved, and you are strong and in balance, your carpal tunnel symptoms will be much less.
6. Your body needs a lot of minerals and vitamins to function as it should.  Eat for health.  You might also take a really good vitamin and mineral supplement.  Remember to drink enough water, too, because your muscles work best when they have sufficient water to work with.  Muscles especially need calcium, potassium, magnesium and iron. (Although a lot of fortified foods contain iron.)
7. Take frequent breaks if you have to work for long periods of time.  Lots of little breaks are better than one long break, and will make all of your muscles happier.  Make your breaks “stretch breaks.”  Move your hands, fingers and arms in lots of different positions, rather than the positions you usually use.  Stretch in the opposite positions of those you work in.

“Because You Deserve to Feel Better!”