subject: Carpal Tunnel Surgery Or Carpal Tunnel Natural Relief [print this page] It's so frustrating to have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. You want to do the right thing for your body to heal but don't know exactly what that is.
Is it possible to heal without surgery?
Surgery may be the correct answer for some people who actually have bones pressing into their carpal tunnel space. If the bones press on the nerves, that will cause symptoms.
But surgery is not the only answer. Once you understand how your body works and the simple, natural steps to get of your symptoms, you can have relief.
A "syndrome" is a bunch of "symptoms." Symptoms are things like tingling, pain, wheezing, headaches and back pain. If you have a collection of symptoms your doctor may say you have a syndrome.
Here's the good news:
Muscles cause most of our physical pain. Good old-fashioned, everyday, commonly-overlooked-by-the-medical-profession muscles. This is not true in every case but it is true for most of our pain.
Why is that good news? Because muscles and other soft tissues (not bones) can be treated. They can be pressed, massaged, rubbed, warmed or chilled and they can stop causing pain.
I know a massage therapist who is also a pain relief specialist. She created a self-help program for carpal tunnel sufferers. I asked her why she created her carpal tunnel program.
Here's what she told me:
She said she was frustrated with what people told her their doctors told them. She was frustrated that some people just wanted to let their pain get so bad that they would need surgery (expecting things to be all better).
She was frustrated when she told people what their problem was and she gave them a link to a free video she made so they could help themselves. But she could tell by the stats that they never went there.
And she was frustrated when she would overhear someone talking about their numb hands and offer to teach them how to locate their problem and do something about it. But then she would never hear from them.
So you see, you are not the only one who is frustrated. A pain relief expert is also frustrated. She understands how bodies work and how to get rid of your symptoms naturally and doesn't understand why people sometimes don't follow up.
Everyone wants to feel better. Some people want to take an active part in getting well. But some people just want someone else to take care of them.
The problem with that is it doesn't always work.
No one cares as much about you, your body or your health as you do. Or, at least, as much as you should. And so few people in the medical profession truly understand the roles that muscles play in causing pain.
That is the reason why your doctor isn't explaining this to you--very few learn this in medical school. They don't teach much about the roles of muscles and pain there.
There are even massage therapists who do not understand. Lots of them. Massage is always valuable but every massage practitioner does not offer pain relief therapy; only some do.
It turns out that people who take control of their health get well more quickly than those who let someone else be in charge. (You cannot hire someone to do your push-ups for you.):)
What does this mean?
It means there is a very good chance that you can have relief without surgery. You have a smart body and it wants to be well. It just needs some help from you.
When you have pain, that is a symptom. It means that something is wrong. It doesn't necessarily mean you need drugs or surgery but your body is telling you it does need something. Your body is calling out to you for help.
By taking care of the problem areas in your muscles that are causing your symptoms you can get natural relief. Sometimes those muscles are quite far away from your symptom areas. In the case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome they can be all the way up to your neck!
The problem with surgery is that it often treats the symptom rather than the cause. In order to heal and avoid a "repeat performance" you have to get rid of the cause of your pain. If you don't treat the cause, your symptoms will either stay or come back again--even after surgery.
You might choose to have a massage or muscular therapist help you. Or you may choose do-it-yourself therapy. Either one can be very useful in helping you get rid of your carpal tunnel symptoms without resorting to surgery.
