The Right Information Can Make Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Disappear

Carpal Tunnel is often also called Tendonitis of the Wrist.

So what is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)?

Despite what you'll see everywhere else, CTS is neither a narrowing of the Carpal Tunnel, nor a compression of the median nerve.

CTS, like all syndromes, is a label for a collection of symptoms

The Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome are:

* Pain in the wrist and hand

* Numbness in the thumb and first three fingers

* Shooting pain into the hand, sometimes up the arm

* Decreased range of motion

* Loss of hand strength.

Click here for greater detail about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms.



Just like Tendonitis, CTS usually comes on slowly over time. You notice some tightness, some ache and pain. Time passes. It gets worse. You start to worry about it. It gets worse. You notice that it hasn't gone away yet. It gets worse, and for longer periods of time. You go see a doctor and get diagnosed.

So if you have been diagnosed with CTS, or are just worried that you have CTS, what does that mean exactly?

It means that you probably use your hands a lot, keyboarding, mousing, knitting, cutting hair with scissors, etc.

It means that along with a huge amount of Inflammation, there is a physical dynamic going on in your body, a Pain Causing Dynamic that is leading towards pain, and will continue to do so.

It means that you are looking for a fix to the problem.

Ideally, your doctor will perform some tests. He or she will likely recommend:

Wrist splints or wrist braces

Corticosteroid injections

Anti-Inflammatories and Pain Killers

Carpal Tunnel Exercises and Stretching

Ergonomics and

Rest

Click on the links to find out the good and bad points of each of those options.

To 'confirm' the diagnosis, doctors will often perform a Nerve Conduction Test.

Hopefully, your doctor will reserve recommending Carpal Tunnel Surgery as an EXTREME, last ditch effort.

Even then, unless there is a tumor or some real problem in your wrist, there are options that work naturally and quickly for even the most severe symptoms.

Make sure you read through the information on Carpal Tunnel Surgery Statistics.

It is important to be seen by a doctor that is an expert in DEALING WITH YOUR PROBLEM, not necessarily an expert in SURGERY, (unless you actually get surgery, in which case you really DO want an expert surgeon.)

Here is a list of questions you can ask your doctor to see if s/he is the right person to entrust your care to. There are also questions to ask if surgery has been recommended as a necessary option.

Let's back up a little bit.

You're probably here because you are facing Carpal Tunnel Surgery, or you are afraid you soon will be, or you're starting to get worried because your pain is getting worse and is not going away.

Perhaps you are Pregnant and have numbness and/or tingling in your fingers. The bad news is, it doesn't go away on it's own (unless you have Pregnancy Carpal Tunnel in which case it will go away.)

The good news is, once you have the RIGHT information, you can quickly and easily reduce your symptoms -and- continue your daily activities that cause your pain in the first place.

There is a bunch of the RIGHT information about how you can immediately start reducing your pain on the How To Reduce Inflammation page.

More bad news....

The bad news is, there is a huge amount of information and advice in books and on the internet. The medical community devotes huge amounts of manpower and resources trying to deal with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Yet wrist pain from issues like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is still at epidemic levels.

Hmmmm. Something must be missing.

The good news is, this website is filled with information that you aren't likely to find anywhere else, like this next tidbit.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome does not exist in a vacuum

Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery may reduce your symptoms temporarily, but it does not deal with the source, the cause, the dynamic, of your pain and limitation.

To successfully heal yourself, you need to put all the information available into a complete and accurate picture. If you just take pieces, you'll continue to suffer.

Just reading this website will give you most of what you need to make your pain go away.

I am also producing a variety of fix it yourself DVD's (page to be added), each giving you exactly, and only, what you need to make your pain go away and stay away.

Warning! -- It will take some effort on your part.

If you are willing to learn something, and are happy to put out a little effort to keep your body healthy and happy....

Everything on this website is designed to get you out of pain, and keep you out of pain, with a minimal amount of time and effort.

And the Carpal Tunnel Treatment is a page you just might be interested in.

Are you someone that Knits, Sews, Crochets, Spins, Dyes, Beads, etc?

You might be interested in my DVD Carpal Tunnel Relief for Knitters.

Look for more titles by mid December, including:

'The Carpal Tunnel Treatment That Works'

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