Carpal Tunnel or wrist and hand pain problems are issues we hear a lot about. . Friends, family or colleagues tell us about their wrist pain. We see the effects quite frequently these days in the form of wrist and forearm splints. We may hear that they have been told that can be done to help the condition short of surgery, which may not have a positive outcome either. It would seem our friends and family with these problems is going to have to suffer. That shouldn’t have to be the case.
Carpal Tunnel syndrome can be defined as a condition that arises from repeated trauma to the nerves supplying the wrist and hand. Hence, they are also known as repetitive stress injuries. The nerves lay within the channel called the carpal tunnel. The symptoms are pain and nerve sensations including numbness and loss of strength as the nerves are further traumatized. It can lead to permanent disability if not addressed correctly.
The surgical solution is to “open the channel” by cutting ligament and tissue supporting the structure of the tunnel and the wrist. This can provide more space but it begs the question, “ How did the tunnel become squeezed in the first place?”
Why slice open a space that has been maintained with exactness for decades until the onset of the problem? The bones of the carpal tunnel have not grown together. It is the soft tissues that have changed the orientation of the wrist and forearm to produce the pain. That soft tissue issue doesn’t need to be addressed by surgery.
Other repetitive stress injuries can involve various parts of the extremities. The one affecting muscles of the forearm, called Pronator Teres Syndrome can actually be the real cause of carpal tunnel pain. The Pronator Teres becomes overcontracted and serves to squeeze the carpal tunnel, even though it is located farther up the forearm. When the space surrounding the brachial nerve and artery, along with the tendon that raises the arm to the side, the supraspinatus is involved it is referred to as Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. This can result is carpal tunnel symptoms as well. It too is from an imbalance in the musculature of the shoulder and chest wall.
The latest findings are showing that bilateral or two-handed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is more likely a problem with the Thoracic Outlet than with the Carpal Tunnel. Also it has been said that “carpal tunnel” injuries can often be double-crush injuries, compression injuries at two sites, with one site being located farther up the arm than the carpal tunnel. If a double-crush injury is treated only at the wrist for carpal tunnel, half the injury goes untreated and improvement is slim or nil.
Since the majority of repetitive stress injuries involve imbalance in soft-tissue, such as overcontraction or even inflammation, Bowenwork with its natural balancing action can be of immediate and lasting relief for these problems. Before considering invasive and irreversible procedures such as surgery, consider a gentle, non-invasive procedure such as Bowenwork for fast safe and gentle relief.
Carpal Tunnel syndrome can be defined as a condition that arises from repeated trauma to the nerves supplying the wrist and hand. Hence, they are also known as repetitive stress injuries. The nerves lay within the channel called the carpal tunnel. The symptoms are pain and nerve sensations including numbness and loss of strength as the nerves are further traumatized. It can lead to permanent disability if not addressed correctly.
The surgical solution is to “open the channel” by cutting ligament and tissue supporting the structure of the tunnel and the wrist. This can provide more space but it begs the question, “ How did the tunnel become squeezed in the first place?”
Why slice open a space that has been maintained with exactness for decades until the onset of the problem? The bones of the carpal tunnel have not grown together. It is the soft tissues that have changed the orientation of the wrist and forearm to produce the pain. That soft tissue issue doesn’t need to be addressed by surgery.
Other repetitive stress injuries can involve various parts of the extremities. The one affecting muscles of the forearm, called Pronator Teres Syndrome can actually be the real cause of carpal tunnel pain. The Pronator Teres becomes overcontracted and serves to squeeze the carpal tunnel, even though it is located farther up the forearm. When the space surrounding the brachial nerve and artery, along with the tendon that raises the arm to the side, the supraspinatus is involved it is referred to as Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. This can result is carpal tunnel symptoms as well. It too is from an imbalance in the musculature of the shoulder and chest wall.
The latest findings are showing that bilateral or two-handed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is more likely a problem with the Thoracic Outlet than with the Carpal Tunnel. Also it has been said that “carpal tunnel” injuries can often be double-crush injuries, compression injuries at two sites, with one site being located farther up the arm than the carpal tunnel. If a double-crush injury is treated only at the wrist for carpal tunnel, half the injury goes untreated and improvement is slim or nil.
Since the majority of repetitive stress injuries involve imbalance in soft-tissue, such as overcontraction or even inflammation, Bowenwork with its natural balancing action can be of immediate and lasting relief for these problems. Before considering invasive and irreversible procedures such as surgery, consider a gentle, non-invasive procedure such as Bowenwork for fast safe and gentle relief.
I look forward to your comments.
Thank you,
Kevin Minney
www.kevinminney.com
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