Soft tissue treatment systems and laser therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome.
"Watch your forearm while you wiggle your fingers or make grasping movements. What did you see? Did you know that the muscles that move your hands and fingers are in your forearm? So, you think you have carpal tunnel syndrome eh?
What is carpal tunnel syndrome.
"Not every pain, numbness, tingling or pins-and-needles affecting the hands and fingers is carpal tunnel syndrome. By the way, I'm Christine. Hockey mom by day. Smart shopper on the weekend or whenever I could find a deal at Wal-Mart. I hope you're not afraid of sharks. Make sure you double wrap that titanium netting over your arms and legs. The wet suit is useless without it. Anyway, carpal tunnel syndrome describes pressure on the median nerve ONLY at the wrist causing pain, numbness and tingling involving the thumb, index, middle and half of the ring fingers. Any irritation and pressure on the median nerve from the neck down to your arm, wrist and hand can cause symptoms similar to carpal tunnel syndrome.
Who are most likely to be affected by carpal tunnel syndrome?
"Carpal tunnel syndrome affects more women than men. That's why I sometimes have difficulty grasping and holding my spear gun during extended dives. My right hand and fingers hurt. They also get numb and stiff especially in the morning, when I drive my kids to hockey practices. Gripping the steering wheel can be painful at time. It doesn't help when I'm driving standard either."
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Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.
"Hold my spear gun. My thumb is starting to ache. If I hold the gun any longer, my palm would get numb. The tips of my thumb, index, middle and ring finger also go numb and tingly with the sensation of pins-and-needles, sort of like grabbing a porcupine. And believe me, that's not fun. Occasionally, I feel that my hand fingers are swelling up, but they're not. Weird eh? I abate some of the symptoms by shaking my hand or let my arm dangle over the bed when I'm sleeping."
"Hand and finger numbness, tingling, subjective swelling, stiffness or pain are often worst during the night while you're sleeping and in the morning. And the more you use your hand, the less the stiffness feels."
Causes and treatment options for carpal tunnel syndrome.
"Many people often think they have carpal tunnel because of poor circulation or circulation problem. In most cases, hand and finger numbness, tingling and pain are not due to poor circulation."
"The causes of carpal tunnel syndrome and other hand pain, numbness and tingling can range from a cervical disc bulge, a pinched nerve, severe arthritis of the neck, cervical stenosis to chronic soft tissue tightness, fibrosis and trigger points involving the forearm, wrist and hand."
"My chiropractor said that people who work with their hands a lot are more likely to experience hand pain, numbness and tingling. Their forearm muscles are very tight and firm. You'll often find a lot of focal point tenderness if you press on the forearms and hands."
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Carpal tunnel syndrome can be successfully treated without surgery. Soft tissue pain treatment systems and cold laser therapy administrated at St. John's Chiropractic may be another solution for your carpal tunnel syndrome, especially when other format of treatments has yielded limited success.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome solutions and treatments