I watched a very good video about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and natural healing ten or so years ago. The chiropractor who did the presentation indicated that bones move and can press on the nerves in the carpal tunnel. He also indicates that a doctor who does manipulation can help. The thing to remember is that… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome And Natural Relief With Massage and Chiropractic
Category: Causes of Carpal Tunnel Symptoms
Does Salt Cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Can salt cause carpal tunnel symptoms? This is the question a reader asked. Table salt (sodium chloride) can cause swelling in the tissues, probably more in some folks than others. When I used to put lots of table salt on my popcorn, in the morning the tissues around my eyes would be swollen. That means… Continue reading Does Salt Cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? What Is The First Thing You Should Do
Do you think you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? What is the first thing you should do? The very first thing to do is educate yourself. An educated patient gets well more quickly than one who is not. An educated patient also annoys their doctor more. 🙂 Not that you want to annoy your doctor. It… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? What Is The First Thing You Should Do
What’s Inside Your Carpal Tunnel and How Does It Cause Carpal Tunnel Pain?
What exactly is the “carpal tunnel”? And how do you get carpal tunnel pain? Your wrist has bones on three sides and tough, soft tissue (soft tissue means not bones) on the fourth side. This creates a passageway or “tunnel” for your median nerve and the tendons for your finger muscles to pass through. Tendons… Continue reading What’s Inside Your Carpal Tunnel and How Does It Cause Carpal Tunnel Pain?
Instant Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief
Instant carpal tunnel pain relief? Lots of websites and advertisements promise “relief in 2 days” or “relief in a week.” Here’s the true story. There are several causes for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). And most of those causes can be treated and relieved naturally without drugs or surgery. But in 2 days? Or 7 days? … Continue reading Instant Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief
Hand & Wrist Pain? Here’s Another Cause For Carpal Tunnel Pain
Typing or keyboarding in a “bad” position can cause carpal tunnel pain! Here’s an example: I watched a woman working on her computer. Her chair was so far away from the keyboard that her arm was stretched almost totally straight. She did not pull her chair closer to the keyboard. Why will this end up… Continue reading Hand & Wrist Pain? Here’s Another Cause For Carpal Tunnel Pain
Carpal Tunnel Symptoms–What Causes Pain, Numbness or Tingling in Your Hand
What causes the pain of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? There is a nerve that passes through your wrist. It’s called the median nerve. Nerves hate it when anything presses on them. They hate it! There is a narrow passage in your wrist (the “carpal tunnel”) and the median nerve passes through this tunnel. If space becomes… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Symptoms–What Causes Pain, Numbness or Tingling in Your Hand
Why Do You Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Who gets Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and why? Many people think it is due to repetitive work–doing the same movement over and over. Sometimes that is true but more often it is due to doing the repetitive work incorrectly or in an incorrect posture. Sometimes when we learn a new job or hobby we learn to… Continue reading Why Do You Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Muscles Around Your Neck That Cause CTS
What does it mean when your carpal tunnel symptoms won’t go away with therapy or with every self-help technique that you can think of? That could mean the cause is something that you or your therapist haven’t thought of: the muscles around your neck. Wait a minute. How do the muscles around your neck cause… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Muscles Around Your Neck That Cause CTS
Vitamin B6 and Other Supplements for Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief
It’s easy to have a vitamin deficiency or insufficiency (not enough). Vitamins and minerals are very tiny but very powerful. When you do not have enough of one or more, it’s possible to have symptoms of that deficiency. Scurvy and rickets are examples of symptoms that people used to get when they had certain vitamin… Continue reading Vitamin B6 and Other Supplements for Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief