What Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Can Chiropractic Help?
Posted Jun 02 2009 4:33pm
San Francisco Chiropractor and Carpal Tunnel Doctor Comments:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a medical condition that occurs when the Median Nerve in the wrist becomes compressed. This can happen two ways; either the carpal bones which create the carpal tunnel ( carpal is Latin for wrist ) lose their normal alignment and compress the median nerve, OR...
The contents of the carpal tunnel expand and compress the nerve. The contents of the carpal tunnel include the flexor tendons of the wrist, the median nerve, and some blood vessels. It's usually the tendons that expand from overuse.
When the median nerve is compressed, that's when you get the signs and symptoms of CTS, which include:
1. Pain in Wrist/Hand/Forearm
2. Numbness/Tingling/Weakness of Grip
3. Night Pain (Classic)
4. Loss of Fine Motor Skills
5. Swelling, and more...
Carpal Tunnel Sydrome is not fun. Often times CTS causes severe disability. But...other times CTS is misdiagnosed and the problem is actually something else.
San Francisco Chiropractor and Carpal Tunnel Doctor Comments:
The contents of the carpal tunnel expand and compress the nerve. The contents of the carpal tunnel include the flexor tendons of the wrist, the median nerve, and some blood vessels. It's usually the tendons that expand from overuse.
When the median nerve is compressed, that's when you get the signs and symptoms of CTS, which include:
1. Pain in Wrist/Hand/Forearm
2. Numbness/Tingling/Weakness of Grip
3. Night Pain (Classic)
4. Loss of Fine Motor Skills
5. Swelling, and more...
Carpal Tunnel Sydrome is not fun. Often times CTS causes severe disability. But...other times CTS is misdiagnosed and the problem is actually something else.