There are several causes for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Some causes are more common than others but all of them (except for a broken wrist) involve your whole body. What makes me say this? Because every part of your body is attached to every other part. If you wiggle your toes or your ankle, it’s attached… Continue reading What Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Category: Causes of Carpal Tunnel Symptoms
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Can Be Helped With Yoga
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Yoga? I interviewed a Registered Nurse (RN) who is also a Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher. She said, Yes! Yoga can help get rid of the symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. (And I already knew that!) According to a study by the National Institutes of Health, yoga helps (but they didn’t know… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Can Be Helped With Yoga
Can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Happen In Only One Hand?
If your carpal tunnel symptoms are only in one hand it is called “unilateral” Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Unilateral means on one side. I would guess that most often one-sided symptoms might happen from an accident or from stretching to reach a mouse or tool (which strains arm muscles and causes hand pain.) But something else… Continue reading Can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Happen In Only One Hand?
Thumb and Finger Pain – Could It Be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Pain in your thumb and finger pain may be part of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome but it can also be caused by muscles in your upper chest (between your breastbone and arm), on your ribs (under your arm pit), near your elbow in your lower arm (on the palm side) or in your hand. There’s such… Continue reading Thumb and Finger Pain – Could It Be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Carpal Tunnel Pain and Your Legs–What’s the Connection?
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?
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!
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?