Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
What Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) occurs when a nerve gets trapped in your wrist. This causes producing pain, numbness, tingling or pins & needles in your wrist and hand (normally thumb, index and middle fingers). This can cause weakness into certain muscles in your hand and occurs normally on one side however occasionally this can be both sides. The pain can often be worse at night and often fluctuates. This issue may or may not resolve by itself. If you have this issue and it isn’t improving, keep reading to find out how we can help.
See how a 42 year old female with carpal tunnel syndrome was helped by Chiropractic here.
What Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
This nerve that gets trapped in the wrist is normally due to an increase of pressure in the wrist which can occur for many different reasons. One of the most common reasons is due to a dysfunction within the muscles and joints of not only your wrist but your elbow, shoulder and neck too. Your wrist doesn’t work alone but in concert with the parts attached to it. Therefore an issue in your wrist may not be directly caused by your wrists but the neighbouring structures instead.
How Can Chiropractic Help With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Chiropractors are experts in dealing with the neuro-musculo-skeletal system. This means that any condition involving the nerves, muscles and joints we can help with. To ensure the cause of carpal tunnel syndrome is found, the wrist, elbow, shoulder and neck must be assessed as any of the structures may be causing or contributing to the problem. Once the cause has been found, the Chiropractor can treat the problem by restoring function back to the relevant areas.
If you have carpal tunnel that doesn’t appear to be recovering, please do get in contact and we’ll love to help.
See what people have said about their success with Dr Hulme who have had similar problems.