Carpal Tunnel Pain Syndrome May Be From A Neck Problem!
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) maybe one of the most misunderstood and misdiagnosed and mistreated conditions in modern medicine. It's a crying shame because countless carpal tunnel victims could end their pain and suffering...almost overnight...if they only knew what I'm about to reveal to you.
I'm serious. If you're suffering with CTS, what you're about to discover can literally give you your life back. If you know anyone battling carpal tunnel, give them this newsletter. You may be responsible for changing their life. So, without any further adieu, let's jump right into it. Here are the facts: The U.S. Department of Labor has concluded that carpal tunnel syndrome is a "chief occupational hazard - disabling workers in epidemic proportions." Carpal Tunnel Syndrome affects over 8 - million Americans.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the primary reported medical problem, accounting for about 50% of all work related injuries. Only 25% of all Carpal Tunnel Syndrome patients were able to return to their previous professions following surgery. Up to 36% of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome patients require unlimited medical treatment. Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the second most common type of surgery, with well over 230,000 procedures performed every year.
I don't know about you, but reading those statistics tells me something is wrong...radically wrong...with the "accepted" methods of treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. I wonder how many of that 25% were actually pain free. Add in the inherent risks of all surgeries (like the ones that go horribly wrong) and your option of going under the knife starts looking like a DISTANT last resort. NOT a valid first option. It doesn't take a genius to figure out surgery is NOT the way to go when 230,000 are being performed each year and only 25% are able to return to their previous jobs. And returning to work does NOT mean pain-free.
So, What Other Options Do You Have? Carpal Tunnel Syndrome has traditionally been defined as an entrapment of the median nerve inside the carpal tunnel of your wrist. The roof of the tunnel is a ligament - the transverse carpal ligament - that stretches from one side of the tunnel to the other. The floor of the carpal tunnel is made of eight carpal...or..."wrist" bones. They are odd shaped and fit together kind of like a puzzle. Ligaments (which are like fishing line) help hold the bones together. The space that is formed between the carpal bones and the transverse carpal ligament is about the size of your pinky. A bunch of "things" pass through that small space, including: nine flexor tendons (tendons attach muscle to bone), blood vessels and ONE nerve, the median nerve, which is the primary nerve to your hand.
If the median nerve gets pinched or compressed as it passes through the carpal tunnel -- it causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. It is commonly thought that an injury or repetitive stress to the wrist can cause such an injury. The traditional definition of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is compression of the median nerve as it passes through that tunnel. Nerves are like tiny wires that transmit electrical impulses from your brain and spinal cord to the rest of your body. Every time you want to move your hand, your brain sends electrical impulses down the median nerve to the muscles in your hand, causing them to contract. Nerves are VERY sensitive and can easily get "pinched" or "compressed."
Here's the problem with all that: there is another condition that causes the exact same symptoms as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome that has little or nothing to do with the wrist! This condition is called Double Crush Syndrome and here's how it works: There are many sites that can compress a nerve as it goes from your brain and spinal cord to your wrist. Simply put, Double Crush Syndrome occurs when you have multiple compression sites.
More importantly, a compression site closer to the spinal cord (closer to your neck) and brain makes it much easier for a nerve to be compressed elsewhere...like the wrist. In plain English...You Would NOT Have Carpal Tunnel Symptoms If You Only Had Compression in Your Wrist. It Is The COMBINATION Of The Compression Sites That Causes The Problem!!! So, in most case, if you remove the entrapment or compression that is closer to the spine (neck), many, if not all, of your symptoms will go away without ever touching the wrist!!!
. Is There A Solution? That's why specific Chiropractic care can work wonders for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome when all else has failed. By gently restoring function of your neck via chiropractic care, compression on the nerve can be relieved... eliminating Double Crush Syndrome... the TRUE cause of your Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The most common sites of compression or entrapment are a muscle in your forearm called the pronator teres, the thoracic outlet (by your shoulder), and your neck. The most common place seems to be as the nerve exits your spine in your neck.
A complete Chiropractic evaluation can also detect if your carpal tunnel symptoms are coming from one of the other compression/entrapment sites like your forearm, shoulder or wrist...and work on those areas as well. The important thing to remember is you must be evaluated by a doctor that understands Double Crush Syndrome and evaluate you for all the possible compression sites and fix them properly. A hand specialist may completely overlook the REAL cause of your problem...Double Crush Syndrome. If you are suffering with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), be sure your doctor has thoroughly examined you to determine if your CTS is due to Double Crush Syndrome. A proper examination for CTS would include the entire arm and neck in order to trace the full length of the nerve. Since the neck is the most common site for a Double Crush to occur, a consultation with a cervical spine specialist (Chiropractor) would be in your best interests, especially if you've been recommended for carpal tunnel surgery. Only by identifying the true cause can your doctor accurately treat and relieve your condition.
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