Relief from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Your wrists hurt when you're working at the computer. You experience a "burning" sensation in your arms as you garden. Just chopping vegetables causes numbness in your hands. How much more pain can you stand? You may have carpal tunnel syndrome! And if you do, chiropractic can relieve your pain!!

While you wrist may seem like a long way from your neck there is a large nerve called the median nerve, runs from your neck and extends to your hand through a tunnel-like passage in your wrist.

Misaligned neck vertebrae can cause an initial irritation of the median nerve, often due to repeated stress on your neck and shoulder. In addition, further repetitive stress on your arms and hands can increase the irritation of the tendons in your wrist, causing them to swell. this condition is known as carpal tunnel syndrome.

The carpal tunnel is made up the carpal (wrist) bones, flexor tendon, and an overlying ligament (see illustration). Wrist bones and ligaments have no "give" That's why pressure on the median nerve, caused by swollen tendons, can result in numbness, tingling, burning and pain.

Carpal tunnel syndrome can develop over weeks, months, or even years and untreated, can lead to permanent nerve damage. Why risk losing full use of your hands? Don't delay, get chiropractic today!

Don't Ignore These Warning Signs   Wrist Pain Shooting pain in arm Tenderness in forearm Burning in hand, wrist, or arm Numbness or tingling in hand Loss of hand strength Neck or shoulder pain

Chiropractic is the "Conservative" Choice.

Chiropractic care is the conservative choice for relief from carpal tunnel syndrome. Chiropractic correction of carpal tunnel syndrome may involve gently adjusting your hand, arm, shoulder, and or spine. by adjusting the joints and soft tissues extending from your central spine (neck) to your wrists, we can help free your system of nerve interference.

Even if your pain is in one area, we aim to remove interference along all areas of the nerve. this can actually help to eliminate the swelling within the carpal tunnel area of your hands.

Traditional treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome include the use of medication, wrist support, steroid injections, and surgery. Yet none of these approaches corrects the problem at the source. In fact, recent reports reveal even surgeons admit that the compression is not always at the wrist.

Yet, carpal tunnel surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgeries in the United States. It involves cutting the transverse ligament in the wrist to open the carpal tunnel and release pressure on the nerve.

It is any wonder the patients often have symptoms long after the surgery? Hand surgery does not correct nerve pressure that may have actually started in the neck or shoulder!

Our goal is to you moving freely again, without pain, without drugs, without surgery, and without disrupting your active lifestyle. Call our office today!