Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? What Is The First Thing You Should Do

Do you think you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?  What is the first thing you should do? The very first thing to do is educate yourself.  An educated patient gets well more quickly than one who is not.  An educated patient also annoys their doctor more. 🙂 Not that you want to annoy your doctor.  It… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? What Is The First Thing You Should Do

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Your Ability to Heal Naturally versus Surgery

Can you heal naturally from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?  Or will you need surgery?  Here’s the story my client Betty told me. About 15 years ago, Betty was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.  Her doctors advised her to have surgery. She did not want to have surgery.  So she didn’t. Instead she started wearing a wrist… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Your Ability to Heal Naturally versus Surgery

Massage and Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief

Does massage help Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?  It certainly can! Have you have had massage for your carpal tunnel symptoms?  Has it helped? You know, because of my background, I am really biased about the value of therapeutic massage.  I have both seen and experienced wonderful changes brought about by massage. I’m not the only one. … Continue reading Massage and Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief

Five Natural Steps to Get Rid of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

You have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?  Yet you have a very smart body.  So how come you have pain, numbness or tingling in your hand, wrist and arm? Well, your hand is attached to the rest of your body.  When you take care of one part of your body, you are actually taking care of ALL… Continue reading Five Natural Steps to Get Rid of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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?

Muscles In Your Neck Can Cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome caused by muscles in your neck?  You bet it could be!  So I figured it was probably time to talk about scalene muscles again. Those are the nasty little muscles in your neck that can cause symptoms all over your upper body.  They can cause all sorts of pain.  They cause… Continue reading Muscles In Your Neck Can Cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome–Massage and Chiropractic

Here’s an explanation of why the cause of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is not usually only in the wrist. We’ll talk about chiropractic treatment and massage therapy for carpal tunnel pain relief, too. The cause of your symptoms can also be in your lower arm, your neck, or your chest or back muscles.  You may have… Continue reading Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome–Massage and Chiropractic

Does Liniment Help Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

A curious reader asked me whether it was helpful to use liniment for carpal tunnel syndrome.  That’s a very good question. Liniments act by distracting your brain from the pain.  The distraction might only last as long as the sensation of the ointment or liniment but sometimes the effects last longer.  This is because your… Continue reading Does Liniment Help Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – How You Can Get Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief By Stretching

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is most often caused by muscles.  Which muscles?  Typically, the ones in the front of your body. Short, tight muscles in the front of your body can cause lots of pain–headaches, backaches–in places other than your wrist and hand.  Your whole body works together.  It’s all one unit.  That explains why Carpal… Continue reading Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – How You Can Get Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief By Stretching

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