Here’s how to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome or lessen your pain: Change the way you move. This article isn’t for people who work on keyboards. There are other articles here for that. It’s for all of you who don’t have desk jobs but who do have hand and wrist, arm and shoulder pain and who… Continue reading Prevent Carpal Tunnel Pain with Ergonomics
Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Pain–What’s the Worst That Can Happen
People with carpal tunnel pain can get desperate. They want so much to feel better and many doctors will encourage them to have surgery. If you read more here at Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief, you will understand that sometimes surgery just isn’t the “cure” that’s needed. I’m going to share an article with you about… Continue reading Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Pain–What’s the Worst That Can Happen
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?
Numbness in Hand Increasing Even With Wrist Splint–What to Do
A recent question to Dr. Peter Gott, a medical doctor and columnist, asked what to do for numbness that was increasing even though the inquirer wears a night splint. Dr. Gott gives a lot of good solid medical advice which sometimes leans to the non-conventional but not this time. People with symptoms of Carpal Tunnel… Continue reading Numbness in Hand Increasing Even With Wrist Splint–What to Do
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
What Is the Cure for Repetitive Stress Injury
I’m so glad they call it “repetitive stress injury.” Way too often a disorder is called some other name that makes it sound permanent. An “injury,” on the other hand (oops! Was that a pun?) sounds like something that can heal. And it can! Cuts heal. Broken bones heal. So can syndromes, symptoms, disorders and… Continue reading What Is the Cure for Repetitive Stress Injury
Hand Pain: Does It Feel Like Your Hand Bones Are Out Of Place
The bones in your hand can become out of place. This can cause discomfort. But, here’s the thing: Bones don’t move on their own. Muscles move bones. What does this mean? You have muscles in your hand and you have muscles and tendons (the tough end of the muscles) in your lower arm that attach… Continue reading Hand Pain: Does It Feel Like Your Hand Bones Are Out Of Place
Natural Hand Position Can Relieve Repetitive Stress Injury Caused by Mousing
Discomfort from repetitive movements is caused by “something.” When you get rid of the “something” (the cause) your hand pain can also go away. Here’s how it works: Muscles prefer to move in certain ways. If you move them in positions that they don’t like–especially frequently or for long periods–they get unhappy. They complain. That’s… Continue reading Natural Hand Position Can Relieve Repetitive Stress Injury Caused by Mousing
How To Make Your Laptop Computer More Ergonomic
Your laptop can be causing your carpal tunnel pain! Laptops are hard to use because, well, they just are! If you watch someone using a laptop, they are probably curled up or scrunched over. The monitor is too close to the keyboard. One day there will be a design where the monitor will lift off… Continue reading How To Make Your Laptop Computer More Ergonomic
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