Can posture cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? You bet! I had a great call today with author Gini Maddocks, who is also a massage therapist (like me!) Gini brings her unique perspective to our calls at Carpal Tunnel Radio. You can listen to the replay any time, day or night. Here’s a little bit from the… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief with Posture – Why Does Posture Matter?
Category: Self Help for Carpal Tunnel
Carpal Tunnel Pain -What Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or symptoms have several possible causes in your body. One cause is that muscles can “trap” nerves and cause symptoms. The median nerve can become trapped along its route to your hand. There are many places where the median nerve can possibly be entrapped because it runs from your neck to your… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Pain -What Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief and Nutrition: Feed Your Whole Body
Is your carpal tunnel hungry? If you have symptoms, it just may be starving! If you feed your whole body well, you feed your Carpal Tunnel. No getting around it! The healthier you are and the stronger your immune system is, the easier it will be for your body to heal. When you are healthy,… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief and Nutrition: Feed Your Whole Body
Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief with Trigger Point Therapy
Would you like carpal tunnel pain relief? Do you know that muscles are the most common cause of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Hmmm…let’s talk about trigger points and how muscles cause carpal tunnel symptoms. Trigger points are hyper-irritable (crabby) areas in your muscles or soft tissues that cause pain elsewhere. Trigger points can definitely cause pain,… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief with Trigger Point Therapy
Is Your Carpal Tunnel Pain All “In Your Head?” – Or In Your Neck?
Today’s show at Carpal Tunnel Radio was about those pesky muscles on your neck that cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The same muscles also cause pain in the back and front of your upper body, your shoulders, the back and front of your upper arms, and those nasty knots in your back between your shoulder blade… Continue reading Is Your Carpal Tunnel Pain All “In Your Head?” – Or In Your Neck?
Carpal Tunnel Triggers
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is very often caused by trigger points in your muscles so the recent episode at Carpal Tunnel Radio answered the following questions: * What ARE trigger points? * What do they do? * What CAUSES trigger points? When I was making my notes for today’s show, I noticed a relationship between Carpal Tunnel… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Triggers
What Muscles Cause Pain In Your Fingers And Wrists?
Sometimes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the real cause of pain in wrists, hands and fingers. There is nerve compression inside the “tunnel” in the wrist for one reason or another (things like weight gain, swelling, inflammation, pregnancy, diabetes). More often, however, muscles are to blame for symptoms that appear to be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. “Trigger… Continue reading What Muscles Cause Pain In Your Fingers And Wrists?
Slow Circulation or Numbness in Your Fingers?
If your fingers have a lot of numbness, here’s something you can do to stimulate your circulation and nerves. Tap. Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap. Tap your finger pads on the surface of a table or desk or even on your thigh. At least 4 of your fingers should hit, and part of your thumb… Continue reading Slow Circulation or Numbness in Your Fingers?
Pain In Your Thumb – Is It Arthritis or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Do you have pain in the base of your thumb? Because of the type of work I did for so many years, I was very familiar with pain at the base of the thumb–it was mine. I used my thumbs to apply pressure to muscles that needed release (even though there are special little thumb-saver… Continue reading Pain In Your Thumb – Is It Arthritis or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Carpal Tunnel? Get Spice In Your Life With Natural Anti-inflammatories
Wanna spice up your life and possibly get rid of carpal tunnel symptoms at the same time? Ginger and pineapple both have anti-inflammatory properties. They both help reduce inflammation (swelling) in your tissues. “Bev” asked me whether there is enough ginger in ginger ale to be helpful? I truly believe, in my heart, that ginger… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel? Get Spice In Your Life With Natural Anti-inflammatories