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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

It’s been a long day at work, and you’ve been sitting in front of the computer for hours without a break. Your wrist aches, your fingers are numb and tingly, your arm is sore and weak, and your neck feels stiff. Sound familiar?

Whether from excessive mouse and keyboard action or another repetitive action, overuse of the wrist can sometimes leave you with a pain that stretches from your neck to your fingertips. Physical therapy, anti-inflammatories, splints, exercise, and better ergonomics can all help, but none of those solutions addresses the root of the problem.

The pain and discomfort stem from the bones of the wrist becoming misaligned and compressing the mediun nerve in its tunnel at the wrist. Overuse of the wrist and elbow in an overflexed or extended position causes soft tissue breakdown, which results in the bone misalignment, inflammation, and nerve compression.

This pressure needs to be relieved so that the nerve is no longer agitated, and that begins with proper alignment. Chiropractors do not just specialize in correcting subluxations in the spine; they can also adjust bones in your extremities to relieve undue pressure to the vital nerves there.

To prevent overuse injury in your wrist and elbow, it is also important to maintain alignment in your spine. Researchers have demonstrated that nerve compression in the neck blocks cellular material t the distal nerve, making it more susceptible to injury at the wrist.1

It’s not just extended computer work that puts you at risk for carpal tunnel. Musicians, painters, waiters, cashiers, carpenters, and many other professions perform repeated motions with the arm and wrist. But you don’t have to suffer. Call Livewell Family Chiropractic Center and let Dr. French help you find relief.

1 Nemoto K. Matsumato, N, Horiuchi Y, et al: The Double Lesion Neuropathy: An Experimental Study and Clinical Cases. Abstract 123, Second International Congress. Boston , Massachusetts. October 1983.