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7 Simple Tips To Relieve Your Carpal Tunnel Pain Naturally

Would you like to get rid of your carpal tunnel pain?

Your body operates on natural laws.  If we violate these laws, we get pain. :-(

But if we cooperate with the natural laws, we get out of pain.  :-)

Here are seven simple tips that will help you cooperate with your body and get rid of your carpal tunnel pain.

1.    Strengthen the back side of your upper arms.  The front side of your arms are often held in bent, shortened positions for long periods.  We need to open up the short front arm muscles and strengthen the back arm muscles to create balance.

2.    Get and keep a strong back.  A strong back side, all the way from your thighs to neck, will keep you in good posture.  Good posture means less pain.  Having a strong back will help you hold your shoulders back and prevent a whole lot of pain in your future.

3.    Do lots of comfortable stretches.  Do them in the opposite direction of the way you usually work or play.  Get your arms up over your head or behind you.  It’s easy to do this in bed – less fighting of gravity.

4.    A good therapeutic massage can also be a great help for carpal tunnel pain.  A knowledgeable massage therapist will know where to work to

Why Do Doctors Offer Carpal Tunnel Surgery?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome means the nerves that pass through your wrist are being compressed.  They are being squeezed because there is not enough space for them. 

That's why doctors offer surgery.  They think it's a good idea to create a little more space by cutting the tough ligament on the palm side of your wrist.

But it's not that simple.

1.  In the first place, the carpal tunnel may NOT be where the problem comes from.  In that case, cutting the ligament to make more space inside the wrist won't help. 

2.  Hand pain is often mis-diagnosed as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome when, in fact, it's not.  That means carpal tunnel surgery is offered but it won't help.

3.  Muscles and other soft tissues may be the cause of your pain and other symptoms.  Muscles are the most common cause of hand pain.  Do the muscles in your arm feel tight?  That's a clue!  Muscles need to be relaxed, not cut.

4.  Weight gain and diabetes are causes of carpal tunnel compression (from swelling in tissues) and weight can be controlled.  Diabetes should be controlled, too.

Doctors don't have faith that people will take care of themselves to get healthy and get rid of symptoms.  That is one of the reasons they

Can You Get Rid Of Pain In Your Thumb and First Two Fingers?

Is the pain in your thumb, first two fingers and arm Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?  The answer is no.  It's a muscle with a trigger point causing your miserable symptoms.

Do your symptoms match the red pain pattern of the picture below? If the answer is YES, you are in luck!

Do you see the X on the picture? That shows a muscle that has a trigger point. That trigger point is the cause of this pain pattern.

X marks the spot that you should seek. It will be tender when you find it.

The muscle is called subclavius.  It's tucked up behind your collar bone.  You can get there from the underside of your collar bone.  It's closer to the middle of the bone than the picture shows.

You might actually have a LOT of tenderness in your chest and it's okay to be aware of all of it.

When you find the trigger point you may notice that it causes the sensations in your painful area to feel a little less or more uncomfortable. That means you have found it! Good job!

Now press on the trigger spot. You can rub around the area and try to stretch it. You can press directly into it.

It will be uncomfortable because it's tight. By pressing into it, the muscle will be able to relax and let go. That's what the pressure does--it helps the muscle relax. When it relaxes, your symptoms will go away.

 
Hold the pressure for ten or twelve seconds.  It's okay to take a break and do it again later.

So there you have it. Now you can get rid of the pain in your thumb, index finger and middle finger naturally.

How Can You Get Rid Of Carpal Tunnel Pain Naturally?

Do you have carpal tunnel pain?  Would you like to get rid of it naturally? 

The problem is that a lot of people--including many doctors--just don't understand that you can have pain, numbness or tingling in your hand, wrist and arm but not have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is caused by lack of space in your wrist. Less space means more pressure on nerves and nerves hate pressure.  That's why they cause symptoms.

The space in the wrist may become smaller due to pregnancy because pregnant women sometimes have swelling in their tissues.  This goes away after delivery in most cases.

Or it can be due to weight gain.  And there are a few other causes, too, including injury to the wrist.  So, some people who have hand and wrist pain

Do You Have True Carpal Tunnel Syndrome And Should You Have CT Surgery?

Did your doctor say you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)?  That's a diagnosis.

A diagosis generally tells a symptom.  For instance, if you have appendicitis that means you have an inflammed appendix.  Why?  Don't know.  But the doctor says let's fix the appendix by removing it.  And in that case, that is probably the best thing to do.

But that's not often the case with pain in hands, arms and wrists.

I like to look beyond the diagnosis.  I like to find the WHY.

A good way to determine whether people have true CTS is by

Can You Get Rid Of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Naturally?

Can you get rid of your own carpal tunnel pain naturally? 

Jackie did!  See if your symptoms sound like hers.  She had a LOT of pain.

Here's her email.   Her story is very inspirational.  :-)

>> Hi, Yes Kathryn  much much better. I am so glad I found your website.
>> Some days I hated to use my hands at all because they hurt.  I had a whole
>> variety of pains, sometimes it was like electric needles in the palm,
>> sometimes one hand or the other and sometimes both. Frequently I had pain
>> in

What's the Most Common Cause of Arm and Hand Pain?

What causes pain in your hands and arms?  Well, when bodies get out of balance pain or other uncomfortable symptoms are the result.

We get out of balance when we spend too much time doing any one thing (except yoga, maybe.) 

Sitting is a killer and poor posture is a REAL killer. 

So out of balance muscles are the most common cause of hand and arm pain.

Bodies LOVE to

What Is The Biggest Cause Of Pain In Your Hand?

1.  Do you know the most common cause of pain in your hand, arm, fingers and thumb?

2.  Do you know the cause that doctors overlook the most?

The answer to both questions is (drumroll, please) muscles!  Plain old everyday muscles.  Why?

The job of muscles is to move your bones.  Bones go nowhere without muscles.  So muscles are pretty busy.

But sometimes we use muscles in ways that make them 'too tight.'  Or we use them so little that they become weak.  Then we have muscle imbalance and that is a big cause of pain.

The unhappy muscles that are causing pain in your hand can

Pain In Your Baby Finger and Ring Finger--Is It Cubital Tunnel Syndrome?

Numbness or tingling in your last two fingers could be Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.  This syndrome is also called Ulnar Nerve Entrapment.

Here's how it works:  Nerves can be trapped by bones or muscles.  Either way the nerves don't like it.  Makes them crabby.  And then they cause symptoms.

Speaking of symptoms...that is what you feel; a symptom.  If you have a bunch of symptoms, then it is called a syndrome.

Your symptoms may feel like burning, numbness, tingling or pain.

Just as with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, muscles are most often at the

Carpal Tunnel Pain and Massage Therapy

Is massage therapy effective in getting rid of your carpal tunnel pain?  It certainly can be.  Massage is OLD medicine and very powerful.

I believe strongly in the power of massage for carpal tunnel pain relief.  Why?

1.  Because massage works.  But only if the therapist knows where to work for your particular symptoms and understands the causes of your hand, wrist and arm symptoms.

But you can't count on the massage therapist doing all of the work.  You may have to ask for help from a

Can Your Shoulder Muscles Cause Carpal Tunnel Pain?

Tight shoulder muscles can cause pain in your carpal tunnel area.  Here's one way:

On your back you have two shoulder blades.  Maybe you can still move your shoulder blades or maybe you can't.  If we don't use muscles they have a tendency to get less flexible.

That means you will have less movement. :-(

There are muscles on each side of your back between your shoulder blade and ribs called the subscapularis.  Sometimes I just call it the subscap for short.  The subscap is one of your four rotator cuff muscles.  Those are the four muscles that allow your shoulder to rotate.

If you stop using those muscles--moving your shoulder blades--that affects the other rotator cuff muscles.  In fact, injury or weakness or stiffness (tightness) in any of the other three rotator cuff muscles will also affect your subscap muscle.

Now when your shoulder can no longer move easily through space that is called muscle imbalance. 

Sometimes restricted movement occurs because of pain.  Very often the pain is caused by the muscles.  Muscles are the most overlooked cause of joint and other pain in your hands and arms.

Your carpal tunnel is directly attached to your shoulder muscles.  

Try this:

Drop your

Ice Is Nice For Finger Pain Relief

Last week I injured by index finger.  Kind of strange how I hurt it.  I was tying my shoe lace and my finger sort of got tied in.

And it hurt quite a bit!

But I didn't think it was broken.  I could move it.

But it hurt.

It kept waking me all night.  So in the morning I got out the cold pack and started using cold therapy. (I should have started the day before.)

Now a finger is pretty small and I didn't want to do tissue damage so I kept the cold pack on for a much shorter time than I would have for a larger area.  I wrapped it around my finger off and on for only a few minutes (3-4) at a time.

I could tell right away it was hurting less.  Bending it became easier. 

When I got to school, I iced it a little more with my cold water bottle.  Within several hours it was perfectly fine!  :-)

In this case, the finger hurt because there was injury directly to the finger.  But your finger pain may be coming from the muscles in your hand or arm or the front of your chest or your neck!

There is a LOT of information right here about natural pain relief for your hands and fingers and carpal tunnel area.  Scroll down the Categories list and choose the category that catches your eye.

And if you'd like to learn more about natural carpal tunnel pain relief from someone else who understands the real causes of hand and wrist pain, go to Carpal Tunnel Pain Stoppers. 

Natural Relief For Pain In Your Middle Finger

Do you have pain in your middle finger?  As usual, our friendly friends the muscles are to blame.  Here's how you can get rid of your middle finger pain.

Try this: 

1.  Explore the muscles on the palm side and opposite side of your lower arm--up near the elbow.

Press in and see whether you can find any really tender places.  You will have to apply enough pressure that you can find them.

When you do find tender places in your lower arm muscles, hold them for about 12 seconds.  A tender place might start to become less tender as you hold the spot.  If it does, that means the muscle is relaxing. 

That's what we want--we want the muscle that is 'triggering' the middle finger pain to relax.

2.  Also, explore the front of your chest and your upper arm in front near the armpit.  Tight muscles  in those areas can

The Real Causes of Carpal Tunnel Symptoms - Video

I really like the massage therapist who made this video. Why? Because she believes the same things that I do about the causes of carpal tunnel symptoms.  

That's why I think she is brilliant!   :-)

So what IS the most common cause of Carpal Tunnel Symptoms? 

Your muscles!

Hilma will explain muscle imbalance in this video. 

This therapist knows that most hand and arm pain can be treated naturally. And she tells it like it is!

The interesting thing is that we both have such similar ideas and treatment strategies even though

• we never met
• we live many hundreds of miles from each other and
• we took completely different training!

But we both came to the same logical conclusions because they are true. 

In fact, we each created a product to help people understand why they have carpal tunnel symptoms and how to get rid of them naturally.  But if I had known of Hilma's first I wouldn't even have bothered. 

Hers is really good.

After you watch this video you can find more information and videos at http://CarpalTunnelPainStoppers.com (<--click here.)

 

Pain In Your Ring Finger And Pinky Finger

Do you have pain in the ring finger and baby finger on the palm side of your hand?

Here are two possibilities: 

#1:  Your latissimus muscle.  This is the muscle that 'pops' out to the side of the back when a man flexes it.  It can be released by having someone 'pinch' the muscle under your armpit at the lower edge of your shoulder blade.  If it hurts, that most likely means it is tight and that could be the cause of your pain.

Remember, you get to control the amount of discomfort caused by the pinching.  And have the pincher actually pick up muscle and tissue rather than just skin.

#2:  The other possibility is the rib muscles on the side-to-front of your ribs on the same side.  Explore them, press into them, looking for tender places.  Hold the tender places (press on them.)  Try to feel the muscles as they cover your ribs and press on the soft areas rather than the bones.

There is one other possibility if neither of these areas are tight or painful.  That would be the scalene muscles in your neck.

Your symptoms could be caused by trigger points in the muscles in #1 or #2 or by tight muscles in your arm or neck pressing on the nerve that goes to your hand.  If you release (relax) the muscles your symptoms will go away.  It's just a matter of of taking action after you figure out which muscles are causing pain in your baby finger and ring finger.  :)

 

Do You Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Or Is Something Else Causing Pain In Your Hand And Wrist?

The carpal tunnel is the place in your wrist where nerves, blood vessels and other things pass through to your hand.  If there is swelling in the 'tunnel' and it presses on nerves and causes symptoms then your doctor might say, "You have carpal tunnel syndrome."

Maybe.  Or maybe not.

A syndrome is a bunch of symptoms.  Symptoms are things like weakness, pain, numbness, burning or nervy sensations.

Sometimes what seems to be CTS is actually not.  Often it's muscles that are causing symptoms that make the doctor think of CTS.

But lots of times doctors think

How To Get Rid Of Pain In Your Index Finger

Pain in your index finger (pointer finger) may be caused by a trigger point. When you know where to press, you can make your index finger pain go away.

In this picture, the red areas indicate areas of pain or discomfort. The more red, typically the more pain. The X marks the spot to press. If you don't find it exactly there, search around a bit.

There are other areas of muscle in your arm and upper body that can cause pain in your pointer finger but this is a simple one to treat yourself.

The X will be a very tender place. Press/squeeze it for a minimum of 12 seconds. You can go back to it a few times.

Here is the link to another article Pain In Your Index Finger  (<-- click there) with more information about how to get rid of pain in your pointer finger naturally.

Natural Ways To Get Rid Of Pain In Your Middle Finger

Pain in your middle finger?

Try this:  Explore the muscles on the palm side of your lower arm and the opposite side of your lower arm.  Press thoughtfully into the arm up near the elbow.  The muscles and tendons for your fingers run way up almost to your elbow!

Press in and see whether you

Is It Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Or Tight Muscles? Or What?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a specific disorder that involves pressure inside the wrist.  There is a 'tunnel' that passes through the carpal bones of your hand/wrist. 

A 'syndrome' is a collection of symptoms.  It is not a disease.  It's a bunch of symptoms.

If there is swelling inside the tunnel there is pressure on the nerves and blood vessels that pass through the tunnel from your arm to your hand.  That causes symptoms.

Symptoms are things like numbness, swelling or pain.

Very, very often the symptoms in your hands are

Doctor Can't Find Reason For Your Carpal Tunnel Pain?

If doctors cannot find a reason for the pain in your hands and wrists that is GOOD NEWS!

The reason it is good news is because that almost always means the cause of your pain is muscles. And muscles can be treated. :)

The muscles in your lower arms can be a big part of the cause of your carpal tunnel pain. Sometimes your

How To Get Rid Of Pain In Your Hands And Wrists

If you have pain in your hands and wrists but the doctors cannot find a reason for the pain that is GOOD NEWS!

The reason it is good news is because that almost always means the cause of your pain is muscles. And muscles can be treated. :)

The muscles in your

Carpal Tunnel Videos

There are several videos about carpal tunnel here that can help your hands and wrists feel better.  Just go over to the Categories list on the right hand side of this page.

Scroll down through the Categories to Videos, way down toward the end of the list.

When you click that Video link, all of the videos will come up.  Some are self help, some explain why you hurt and some are pretty creative.  There are exercises and information about surgery and massage for your neck muscles.

None are very long and you may find exactly the video that will help your carpal tunnel symptoms or hand and wrist pain feel better.

Massage Your Own Arms To Get Rid Of Your Carpal Tunnel Symptoms

You can get rid of your carpal tunnel symptoms by massaging your own arms!  How do I know this? 

Well, I have provided well over 20,000 therapeutic massages as a neuromuscular massage therapist and there were lots of clients who had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. 

At least, that's what most of them thought they had.

You see, most doctors

Instant Cure For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Wouldn't you like an instant cure for your carpal tunnel symptoms? 

Me, too!  The only thing is that there isn't such a thing.  :-( 

That's because the pain in your hand is rarely caused by your wrist.  But that's the area that "instant cures" usually target--your wrist.

First you have to figure out the cause of your symptoms.  Symptoms are things like numbness, pain or tingling.  Symptoms have a cause.

Sometimes the uncomfortable symptoms in your hand are caused by pressure on a nerve.  Most often the

Pain In The Palm Of Your Hand--Is It Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Do you have pain in the palm of your hand? 

Learn what causes it and how to get rid of it in this article.

Pain in the palm of your hand can be referred by the palmaris longus muscle.  'Referred' means that a Trigger Point, a highly irritable area, is referring or sending the pain into your hand. 

The palmaris longus muscle is on the palm side of your lower arm waaaaay up by your elbow.  If you turn your thumb away from your body, the place for you to press is on