When to seek medical advice
If signs and symptoms that you think might be due to carpal tunnel syndrome interfere with your normal activities — including sleep — and they persist, see your doctor. If you leave the condition untreated, nerve and muscle damage can occur.
If signs and symptoms that you think might be due to carpal tunnel syndrome interfere with your normal activities — including sleep — and they persist, see your doctor. If you leave the condition untreated, nerve and muscle damage can occur.
Complementary and alternative medicine
Yoga and other relaxation techniques may help with chronic pain that occurs with some muscle and joint conditions. Yoga postures designed for strengthening, stretching and balancing each joint in the upper body, as well as the upper body itself, may help reduce the pain and improve the grip strength of people with carpal tunnel syndrome.
Other options for treatment involve special types of physical therapy. Many of the methods used for carpal tunnel syndrome include:
Heat
Massage
Chiropractic manipulation
Osteopathic manipulation
Water therapy (hydrotherapy)
Ultrasound treatments may be used, but have had variable results in studies. The National Institutes of Health has released a consensus statement acknowledging that acupuncture also may be useful for treating the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. However, magnet therapy, laser acupuncture and chiropractic care haven't provided the same benefits in controlled trials.
You may have to experiment to find a treatment that works for you. Still, always check with your doctor before trying any complementary or alternative treatment.
Yoga and other relaxation techniques may help with chronic pain that occurs with some muscle and joint conditions. Yoga postures designed for strengthening, stretching and balancing each joint in the upper body, as well as the upper body itself, may help reduce the pain and improve the grip strength of people with carpal tunnel syndrome.
Other options for treatment involve special types of physical therapy. Many of the methods used for carpal tunnel syndrome include:
Heat
Massage
Chiropractic manipulation
Osteopathic manipulation
Water therapy (hydrotherapy)
Ultrasound treatments may be used, but have had variable results in studies. The National Institutes of Health has released a consensus statement acknowledging that acupuncture also may be useful for treating the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. However, magnet therapy, laser acupuncture and chiropractic care haven't provided the same benefits in controlled trials.
You may have to experiment to find a treatment that works for you. Still, always check with your doctor before trying any complementary or alternative treatment.
This information that I write about here is super important for people with carpal tunnel because it helps make life way easier for us.
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