How Can You Stop Your Carpal Tunnel Pain?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome symptoms may go away when you rest your muscles, do different activities, use proper (“good”) body mechanics and posture, and exercise (move) and strengthen the muscles in your arm. But if you don’t keep doing all of those things, your symptoms can come back.  (Symptoms are things like pain, tingling, numbness, knots… Continue reading How Can You Stop Your Carpal Tunnel Pain?

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

Is Carpal Tunnel Pain Caused By The Way You Sit?

Carpal tunnel symptoms can happen when your neck muscles aren’t happy.  What makes them unhappy?  Lots of times it’s the way you sit. When you’re sitting at your computer, are you sitting nice and straight?  Or, do you slouch?  Do you twist your legs under your chair? Are you tilting your chin down or up… Continue reading Is Carpal Tunnel Pain Caused By The Way You Sit?

Does Hand Exercise Cure Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Does hand exercise cure Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?  A comment came to me which said, “with continuous and correct hand movement and medication” carpal tunnel symptoms can be cured. The only problem is…Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is NOT usually caused by the area around the carpal tunnel. Neither is it caused by a deficiency of medication.… Continue reading Does Hand Exercise Cure Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Types of Massage for Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can benefit a LOT from therapeutic massage.  There are many types of massage and some will help relieve Carpal Tunnel Syndrome more than others. Here’s some background on massage: Massage is old and powerful medicine. Massage is all-natural and has no side effects (although you might have some tenderness following the first… Continue reading Types of Massage for Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief

Does Your Doctor Believe in Natural Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief

Doctors often treat the symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome  rather than the cause.  That’s why conventional medical treatment often fails.  It looks at the symptom rather than at the cause of the problem. But you’re here, so I know you are looking for natural help.  And I wonder whether your doctor is supportive of you… Continue reading Does Your Doctor Believe in Natural Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) have lots of things in common. One thing is they are both syndromes. A syndrome is a bunch of symptoms.  Symptoms are things like numbness or pain or headaches. Some of the symptoms of CTS & TOS are similar. In fact, TOS is often mistaken and… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Stress Relief and Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief

Does carpal tunnel pain cause stress?  Or does stress cause carpal tunnel symptoms? Everyone has stress, right?  But everyone does not have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.  Why not? Because there are different types of stress and because people handle stress in different ways. Stress can cause pain because your body–your system–can stand only so much “noxious”… Continue reading Stress Relief and Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief

Four Ways To Relax The Muscles That Cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Did you know that muscles are a primary cause of carpal tunnel symptoms?  Yes! Natural carpal tunnel pain relief can be yours by relaxing the muscles that cause your symptoms.  You may have two questions right about now: (1)  Muscles cause symptoms?  Absolutely!  Muscles are the most common cause of carpal tunnel symptoms.  And they… Continue reading Four Ways To Relax The Muscles That Cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.