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?
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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
What Is the Cure for Repetitive Stress Injury
I’m so glad they call it “repetitive stress injury.” Way too often a disorder is called some other name that makes it sound permanent. An “injury,” on the other hand (oops! Was that a pun?) sounds like something that can heal. And it can! Cuts heal. Broken bones heal. So can syndromes, symptoms, disorders and… Continue reading What Is the Cure for Repetitive Stress Injury
Hand Pain: Does It Feel Like Your Hand Bones Are Out Of Place
The bones in your hand can become out of place. This can cause discomfort. But, here’s the thing: Bones don’t move on their own. Muscles move bones. What does this mean? You have muscles in your hand and you have muscles and tendons (the tough end of the muscles) in your lower arm that attach… Continue reading Hand Pain: Does It Feel Like Your Hand Bones Are Out Of Place
How To Make Your Laptop Computer More Ergonomic
Your laptop can be causing your carpal tunnel pain! Laptops are hard to use because, well, they just are! If you watch someone using a laptop, they are probably curled up or scrunched over. The monitor is too close to the keyboard. One day there will be a design where the monitor will lift off… Continue reading How To Make Your Laptop Computer More Ergonomic
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Muscles Around Your Neck That Cause CTS
What does it mean when your carpal tunnel symptoms won’t go away with therapy or with every self-help technique that you can think of? That could mean the cause is something that you or your therapist haven’t thought of: the muscles around your neck. Wait a minute. How do the muscles around your neck cause… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Muscles Around Your Neck That Cause CTS
Vitamin B6 and Other Supplements for Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief
It’s easy to have a vitamin deficiency or insufficiency (not enough). Vitamins and minerals are very tiny but very powerful. When you do not have enough of one or more, it’s possible to have symptoms of that deficiency. Scurvy and rickets are examples of symptoms that people used to get when they had certain vitamin… Continue reading Vitamin B6 and Other Supplements for Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief
Is Carpal Tunnel Pain Caused By The Way You Sit?
Carpal tunnel symptoms can happen when your neck muscles aren’t happy. What makes them unhappy? Lots of times it’s the way you sit. When you’re sitting at your computer, are you sitting nice and straight? Or, do you slouch? Do you twist your legs under your chair? Are you tilting your chin down or up… Continue reading Is Carpal Tunnel Pain Caused By The Way You Sit?
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