What is Carpal Tunnel?
Carpal Tunnel is actually the name for a small space or tunnel through which the nerves of your hands pass through your wrists and into your fingers. When you receive Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as a diagnosis often means a decrease in the size of this tunnel, causing compression on the nerves of your hand. This leads to pain, numbness and swelling.
What causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Typically repetitive use and pressure on the wrist like typing or writing over a long periods of time. This creates swelling and even scar tissue in this tunnel which leads to the nerves being compressed?
How can Chiropractors help with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
If it is true Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, gentle specific chiropractic adjustments of the wrist can help align and open this space. This leads to a decrease in local swelling and can improve carpal tunnel syndrome. However, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is often a misdiagnosis when both wrists are involved at the same time. Numbness in both hands is more commonly an issue in the neck which is where the nerves originate from. Gentle and specific chiropractic adjustments to the neck are a very effective way of treating numbness in the hands.
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