Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief & Surgery

Carpal tunnel pain is caused by “something.”  Pain doesn’t happen unless there is a reason. My belief is that if you get rid of the reason–the “something”–then your pain will go away.  The reason I believe this is because it’s true! Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a “syndrome,” a collection of symptoms (pain, numbness, etc.)  Something… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief & Surgery

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 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

If Vitamin B6 Deficiency Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, What Causes B6 Deficiency?

Doctors know that Vitamin B6 deficiency causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. But what causes you to have a deficiency? This is what the “Encyclopedia of Healing Foods” says about Vitamin B6 deficiency: Since 1950, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome has increased “in parallel with the increased presence of compounds that interfere with vitamin B6 in the body.”  In… Continue reading If Vitamin B6 Deficiency Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, What Causes B6 Deficiency?

Carpal Tunnel Surgery? What to Ask Your Surgeon Before You Decide

If you are considering having surgery for your carpal tunnel symptoms, you want to be able to make an informed decision. An knowledgeable patient always makes the best decisions.  This means it is up to you to learn all that you can about your situation and about conventional medical treatments as well as alternative (natural… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Surgery? What to Ask Your Surgeon Before You Decide

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

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?

Seven Truths About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Are you wondering why you have carpal tunnel syndrome? 1.  There are natural laws that govern how our bodies work.  These laws state that if something occurs in one part of our body, something must happen elsewhere to compensate for the first occurrence. Many times the “something somewhere else” is pain, maybe in our hand,… Continue reading Seven Truths About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome