vendredi 18 mars 2016

Local Residents Find Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Helped By Chiropractor In Short Pump

By Samital Leah Zerna


The median nerve, located just above the wrist, transmits signals which serve to activate the hand. When this nerve is compressed it causes tingling, numb feelings and pain. The place where nerve signals pass to the hand are shaped like a narrowed tunnel in the wrist. For that reason, the affliction is called carpal tunnel syndrome. Professional help is available at Midlothian Chiropractic in Short Pump to ease the pain.

It can be caused by a trauma to the wrist or by repetitive stress. It may interfere with an individuals ability to hold down a job. It can even make dressing, eating or brushing your teeth clumsy to impossible. Often the person afflicted with this condition will drop things repeatedly.

A full nights sleep may be impossible since the pain can jolt you awake. Chiropractors have been successfully relieving the symptoms. They do so by adjusting misplaced vertebrae in the neck that are compressing the nerve roots. People prefer chiropractic intervention rather than invasive procedures or taking strong pain medication.

The symptoms usually come on slowly and grow severe over time. Eventually the numbness moves up the arm to cause pain there in addition to the hand. Carpal tunnel may begin after the wrist is broken or when the person is stricken with rheumatoid arthritis. Some cases are due to an unidentifiable factor.

When nerves are entrapped the exact location of that entrapment may be above the wrist. It often is due to nerve compression in the neck. It may also include more than one place where nerve signals are being blocked.

During your first office visit a full assessment of your condition is done. This will determine if the pain is due to carpal tunnel syndrome and what the appropriate care should include. Upon confirmation a plan can be made for your care. It might include a combination of adjustments to the cervical vertebrae and massage.




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