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What 9 Out of 10 Doctors Won’t Tell You About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

What 9 Out Of 10 Doctors Won’t Tell You About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Kathryn Merrow, The Pain Relief Coach Doctors know an awful lot about many things, and I am very grateful for the lifesaving surgeries they can do.  If it wasn’t for all of their knowledge, I wouldn’t be here talking with you… Continue reading What 9 Out of 10 Doctors Won’t Tell You About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Is It Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Or Tight Muscles? Or What?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a specific disorder that involves pressure inside the wrist.  There is a ‘tunnel’ that passes through the carpal bones of your hand/wrist. A ‘syndrome‘ is a collection of symptoms.  It is not a disease.  It’s a bunch of symptoms. If there is swelling inside the tunnel there is pressure on the… Continue reading Is It Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Or Tight Muscles? Or What?

How To Stretch The Short Muscles In Your Chest That Cause Carpal Tunnel Pain

If you have carpal tunnel pain, there’s a great chance that the muscles in your chest and the front of your arms need to be stretched.  So we’re going to talk about a couple of simple ways to stretch the muscles in the front of your chest and arms. But first, are you wondering why… Continue reading How To Stretch The Short Muscles In Your Chest That Cause Carpal Tunnel Pain

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?

Hand & Wrist Pain? Here’s Another Cause For Carpal Tunnel Pain

Typing or keyboarding in a “bad” position can cause carpal tunnel pain! Here’s an example: I watched a woman working on her computer.  Her chair was so far away from the keyboard that her arm was stretched almost totally straight.  She did not pull her chair closer to the keyboard. Why will this end up… Continue reading Hand & Wrist Pain? Here’s Another Cause For Carpal Tunnel Pain

Does Repetitive Movement Cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome caused by repetitive work?  Not according to National Institutes of Health research.  Their studies involved healthy people who did repetitive movement and did not get carpal tunnel symptoms! So then, what does cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?  Let me count the ways…here’s a few: 1.  Sometimes it actually is caused by a… Continue reading Does Repetitive Movement Cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: What Causes Carpal Tunnel Symptoms?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a whole body problem or issue.  It’s not something that happens at your wrist or in your arm only.  Your carpal tunnel is attached to your whole body.  Your WHOLE body. You are not a bunch of parts; you are one unit.  Every part of you is attached to every other… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: What Causes Carpal Tunnel Symptoms?

Trigger Points and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

What are trigger points and how do they cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Conventional allopathic medicine (that means your medical doctor) sometimes recognizes trigger points. Some doctors do truly understand trigger points–what they are, how they work–but others think that every tender place is a trigger point.  That’s not true. When doctors treat trigger points, it… Continue reading Trigger Points and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Pain In Your Thumb – Is It Arthritis or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Do you have pain in the base of your thumb?  Because of the type of work I did for so many years, I was very familiar with pain at the base of the thumb–it was mine. I used my thumbs to apply pressure to muscles that needed release (even though there are special little thumb-saver… Continue reading Pain In Your Thumb – Is It Arthritis or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?