subject: Best Boulder Chiropractor: Eliminate Back Pain and Build Health [print this page] Best Boulder Chiropractor: Eliminate Back Pain and Build Health
Best Boulder Chiropractor says, "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is probably NOT caused by repetitive motions at a keyboard."
Can a chiropractor - even the best Boulder chiropractor - help with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? The answer is, probably yes!
The carpal tunnel is a passageway through your wrist. Nerves and muscles from your hand and fingers pass through this tunnel and up the arm. Sometimes, however, the important median nerve that supplies motion and feeling to your fingers and hand gets pressed or squeezed. When the nerve function is impaired by this pressure, you have carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
The symptoms of CTS are numbness, burning, itching or tingling in your hand or fingers. In severe cases, carpal tunnel syndrome can make it difficult to grasp objects or to feel hot or cold. Women are three times more likely to have the condition than men. It is rare in children.
What causes CTS? Many people believe too many hours spent using a keyboard cause CTS, however, a study at Mayo Clinic found this is not the case. In fact, any number of factors can cause the condition, including:
Carpal tunnels that are naturally narrow
Injury.
Arthritis
Retention of fluid during pregnancy
Diabetes
Thyroid conditions
Obesity
Regular use of vibrating hand tools
Inadequate work ergonomics
Your chiropractor can diagnose and treat CTS. He or she may prescribe resting the hand and wrist for a period of time, applying a splint to immobilize the wrist, stretching or strengthening exercises, icing the wrist or joint manipulation.
