Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Massage Therapy: Carpal tunnel is a condition of compressive entrapment of the median nerve at the wrist segment with associated pain and possibly motor deficit. Cure for carpal tunnel syndrome is plain and simple, it is to relieve pressure on the median nerve at the wrist segment. Surgery does that quite effectively by sawing though the roof truss and letting the dome widen, the results are usually dramatic. The alternative is frequent massage of the hand and anterior musculature, the wrist, and the forearm flexors, combined with self-massage between treatments. Massage therapy is hands down the best alternative to surgery. Not only does it work but surgery is NOT 100% effective. Some people can have Carpal Tunnel symptoms without actually having Carpal Tunnel, therefore surgery would be noneffective. There are also possibilities that the nerve is constricted where it leaves the spinal area, so it may be helpful to include the shoulder area and upper back when massaging.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 15:52:44 +0000
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