Tag: Kathryn Merrow

What Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

There are several causes for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.  Some causes are more common than others but all of them (except for a broken wrist) involve your whole body.  What makes me say this? Because every part of your body is attached to every other part. If you wiggle your toes or your ankle, it’s attached… Continue reading What Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Can Be Helped With Yoga

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Yoga?  I interviewed a Registered Nurse (RN) who is also a Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher. She said, Yes!  Yoga can help get rid of the symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.  (And I already knew that!) According to a study by the National Institutes of Health, yoga helps (but they didn’t know… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Can Be Helped With Yoga

Can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Happen In Only One Hand?

If your carpal tunnel symptoms are only in one hand it is called “unilateral” Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.  Unilateral means on one side.  I would guess that most often one-sided symptoms might happen from an accident or from stretching to reach a mouse or tool (which strains arm muscles and causes hand pain.) But something else… Continue reading Can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Happen In Only One Hand?

Thumb and Finger Pain – Could It Be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Pain in your thumb and finger pain may be part of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome but it can also be caused by muscles in your upper chest (between your breastbone and arm), on your ribs (under your arm pit), near your elbow in your lower arm (on the palm side) or in your hand. There’s such… Continue reading Thumb and Finger Pain – Could It Be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Carpal Tunnel Surgery vs. Natural Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief

Should you have surgery or should you try natural ways to relieve your carpal tunnel symptoms? Discover how to make your choice.

Arm Movements to Relax Your Shoulder Muscles and Reduce Carpal Tunnel Symptoms

I created this video to help you loosen and relax your shoulder muscles. Why?  Because tight muscles in arms and shoulders cause carpal tunnel pain! When you move your arms in this way, you are using ALL of the muscles in your arms and upper back that are attached to your shoulders.  These are the… Continue reading Arm Movements to Relax Your Shoulder Muscles and Reduce Carpal Tunnel Symptoms

Carpal Tunnel Pain and Your Legs–What’s the Connection?

If you have carpal tunnel syndrome you might like to know the connection between your legs and your wrists.  There really is one! Posture that is collapsing–“forward head”posture–causes carpal tunnel syndrome.  And what does that have to do with your feet? Because forward head posture puts pressure on the muscles, blood vessels and nerves that… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Pain and Your Legs–What’s the Connection?

Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Caused by Lack of Calcium or Vitamin D?

Does lack of calcium cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?  I was asked this very good question by a reader. I wasn’t aware that a lack of calcium can specifically cause CTS.  But I did know that many minerals work together with calcium; it’s not only calcium that we need. According to Drs. Travell and Simons MD’s,… Continue reading Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Caused by Lack of Calcium or Vitamin D?