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
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Does Energy Work Help Get Rid of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
There are forms of bodywork called Energy Work or Energetic Therapy. These forms of treatment work with and address the energy fields of your body. Yes, you really do have energy fields. In American culture, we tend to think of the soul as being confined inside of the body. In Oriental culture, it is… Continue reading Does Energy Work Help Get Rid of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Massage for Carpal Tunnel Pain
Does massage help carpal tunnel pain? You bet it does! How? Massage therapy helps normalize tissues. If your soft tissues (that means not bones) are “too tight” or “too loose-overstretched” massage helps get them back into neutral position. Therapeutic massage lifts, warms, pinches, presses, rubs, and moves your soft tissues in many directions. If you… Continue reading Massage for Carpal Tunnel Pain
Should You Take Anti-Inflammatory Drugs to Help Your Carpal Tunnel Pain
NSAID’s (non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drugs) don’t cure carpal tunnel symptoms. Should you take them? What if they make you feel better? When you have a repetitive stress injury (RSI) or situations like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, most doctors and websites will advise you to take NSAID’s. The only problem with this advice is that sometimes they are… Continue reading Should You Take Anti-Inflammatory Drugs to Help Your Carpal Tunnel Pain
Should You Strengthen Your Hands to Relieve Your Carpal Tunnel Pain
Will your carpal tunnel pain go away if you strengthen your hands? Actually, part (or all) of the reason that you have pain in your wrists and hands may be because of muscle imbalance. That means that some of your muscles are stronger and some (usually on the opposite side) are weaker. Since you usually… Continue reading Should You Strengthen Your Hands to Relieve Your Carpal Tunnel Pain
Prevent Carpal Tunnel Pain with Ergonomics
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