If you have carpal tunnel syndrome already, lots of things you used to be able to do probably bother you now. If your carpal tunnel area hurts when you lift a pan in the kitchen with just one hand, use both hands. Or, get pots and pans that weigh less or that have 2 handles… Continue reading Four Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief Tips
Category: Self Help for Carpal Tunnel
Carpal Tunnel Pain Can Be Caused By Small Muscle Strains
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… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Pain Can Be Caused By Small Muscle Strains
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Can Be Helped By Brief Movement
Carpal tunnel syndrome often has the same starting point as many other repetitive stress injuries–doing too much of something in the incorrect position–but there’s help. If you are tired of your carpal tunnel discomfort, there is hope for you. There are simple movements to relieve your carpal tunnel issue. What about all of the time… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Can Be Helped By Brief Movement
Wave Goodbye to Your Carpal Tunnel Pain
How does carpal tunnel pain and discomfort happen? We often use our arms and hands and body in the same way all day. Some of the muscles get overused, and they began to complain. This is how carpal tunnel syndrome often begins. You can start to lessen your carpal tunnel pain by doing some of… Continue reading Wave Goodbye to Your Carpal Tunnel Pain
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Responds Well to Water Therapy
Carpal tunnel syndrome means you have pain, nervy sensations or numbness in certain parts of your hands, wrists or arms. There are many different ways to help reduce your uncomfortable sensations. One self-help therapy which can be very helpful is water or aquatic therapy. When you move your arms through the water, it’s a lot… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Responds Well to Water Therapy
Does Ice Therapy Help Reduce Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Carpal tunnel pain can be treated both with ice (or cold) therapy and with heat. There are therapists who believe that ice is often the better treatment for carpal tunnel pain. Ice helps relieve pain and inflammation (swelling and irritation in your tissues.) Ice slows the blood flow temporarily while it acts as a pain… Continue reading Does Ice Therapy Help Reduce Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Carpal Tunnel Pain? Small Corrections Can Make A Big Difference
Do you carpal tunnel pain? Or pain in your wrist and hand? Small movement corrections can help. How do we get carpal tunnel syndrome in the first place? Here’s a common way. Your arms and hands have been stuck in a particular position for a long period. Where? How about every day at work? You… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Pain? Small Corrections Can Make A Big Difference
Carpal Tunnel Pain? Does Changing The Way You Use Your Arms Make A Difference?
Do you have carpal tunnel pain? Let’s look at some causes for pain and other symptoms in your arm, hand and wrist. First off, symptoms like pain, numbness or tingling, don’t happen without a reason, especially not carpal tunnel discomfort. We are built with certain muscles for certain jobs and all of our muscles work… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Pain? Does Changing The Way You Use Your Arms Make A Difference?
What Can You Do Today To Get Rid Of Your Carpal Tunnel Pain?
What does carpal tunnel syndrome mean? It means that you have a bunch of symptoms which, all together, comprise a syndrome. A syndrome is a collection of symptoms. Symptoms can be pain, numbness, nerve sensations, feelings of coldness in an area, a runny nose, a headache…you get the picture. Symptoms are caused by something. Not… Continue reading What Can You Do Today To Get Rid Of Your Carpal Tunnel Pain?
7 Steps to Carpal Tunnel Pain Freedom
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) has a variety of debilitating symptoms. Many people diagnosed with CTS believe they “just have to deal with it.” This is completely untrue! Here are seven steps to help free you of carpal tunnel pain for good: Research. Learn about CTS. You may not realize it, but dysfunction in the carpal… Continue reading 7 Steps to Carpal Tunnel Pain Freedom