If you have carpal tunnel syndrome, you may have wondered how to use heat to help reduce your pain. A good rule of thumb is heat for muscles and cold for nerves. Sometimes it’s hard to know which is involved and sometimes both are! If you apply heat to an area, it increases blood flow.… Continue reading Does Heat Therapy Reduce Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
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Should You Use a Wrist Brace for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Should you wear a wrist brace if you have carpal tunnel symptoms in your wrist, hand and arm? Well, the purpose of a brace is to prevent you from working or sleeping with your wrist in a bent position. The neutral position for your wrist–and the one we should use the most–is the straight wrist.… Continue reading Should You Use a Wrist Brace for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Does ‘Slumping’ or Slouching Cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Do you slump or do you sit up straight? Tell the truth, now… You probably already know that slumping or slouching causes back and neck pain because you’ve felt it, but does it also cause carpal tunnel pain? Sure, it does. The word “slump” means “collapse.” It means “falling” or “sinking.” This is not a… Continue reading Does ‘Slumping’ or Slouching Cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
5 Tips to Get Rid of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Without Surgery
Do you think it’s possible to get rid of carpal tunnel syndrome once you have it? Without surgery? In most cases, I’m betting the answer is yes. Just like every other thing that can “go wrong” in your body, and can heal, so can carpal tunnel problems. Your body wants to heal; it wants to… Continue reading 5 Tips to Get Rid of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Without Surgery
Four Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief Tips
If you have carpal tunnel syndrome already, lots of things you used to be able to do probably bother you now. If your carpal tunnel area hurts when you lift a pan in the kitchen with just one hand, use both hands. Or, get pots and pans that weigh less or that have 2 handles… Continue reading Four Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief Tips
Have You Stretched Your Carpal Tunnel Today?
We have magnificent bodies that were created to move in all kinds of ways. But, too often, we stop moving in all of these ways. When we only use some of our muscles, and not all of them, we get pain symptoms like carpal tunnel syndrome. Our muscles are telling us: “Hey! Use me! Make… Continue reading Have You Stretched Your Carpal Tunnel Today?
Carpal Tunnel Pain Can Be Caused By Small Muscle Strains
Do you have carpal tunnel symptoms that seem to come on without you doing anything to cause them? Sometimes that is the problem, exactly. You aren’t doing anything. Muscles are designed to be used in specific ways. They feel good when they are being used properly. Then they don’t cause pain syndromes for us, like… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Pain Can Be Caused By Small Muscle Strains
Wave Goodbye to Your Carpal Tunnel Pain
How does carpal tunnel pain and discomfort happen? We often use our arms and hands and body in the same way all day. Some of the muscles get overused, and they began to complain. This is how carpal tunnel syndrome often begins. You can start to lessen your carpal tunnel pain by doing some of… Continue reading Wave Goodbye to Your Carpal Tunnel Pain
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?