CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

By Rosemary Skinner SRN

There is one problem with being an alternative or complementary practitioner. You are never far from your next client. I was recently at a social gathering when the hostess dropped a large platter of sandwiches. -fortunately not the smoked salmon-, she let out a scream and told her guests that she had a sudden cramp in her left arm.

She described it as a sudden piercing pain that shot through her wrist and up her arm. Later in the evening she told me that she had had numbness and tingling in her hand for several weeks and she thought she suffered from some form of repetitive strain injury. I of course do not diagnose, however it felt like, it looked like Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). The Tunnel is a narrow passageway of bones and ligaments that contains the median nerve and tendons at the base of the hand

Carpel Tunnel Syndrome is caused by the median nerve being squeezed at the wrist. What causes the tunnel to squeeze the nerve? Often confused with repetitive strain injury, it is more complex, and can be a congenital predisposition.

Treatment Initially resting the hand and restrict movements I always recommend that clients see their Doctor, and later see a consultant Neurologist.

The Alternative Yoga, acupuncture and of course Magnet Therapy. I recommend a Magnetic Carpal Tunnel Support; I find that the addition of a "D-Max Neodymium" magnet in the support, when possible also helps.
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