Treatments for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
- Anatomy of the hand/wrist

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms:
- Sleep pain in hand and wrist
- Sleep interruption from numb hands
- Hands falling asleep
- Pain radiating up the forearm
- Loss of feeling in hand
- Poor Circulation in Hand
- Clumsiness of the hand
- Loss of grip strength
- Atrophy
- Depression

Carpal Tunnel Causes:
- Repetitive Strain/Stress
- Tendonitis
- Tenosynovitis
- Trauma

Carpal Tunnel Treatments:
- Braces/Wraps
- Ultrasound
- Infrared Heat Therapy

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Exercises/Prevention:
- Diagnosis and Testing
- Rehab and Preventative Exercise

Repetitive Strain Injury

What is Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome?
- Anatomy of the foot/ankle

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms:
- Itching, burning, numbing pain (paresthesias)
- Sharp nerve pain
- Surface numbness
- Weakened muscles/Atrophy

Tarsal Tunnel Treatments:
- Conservative
- Surgery

Once one or more tendons in the hand/wrist are injured it becomes very difficult to recover 100%. It is almost impossible to keep from re-straining them because it can be extremely difficult to keep from stressing the joint (even when sleeping). It's just not possible to stop everything and rest your wrists and hands properly. Everyone has demands that make them keep going and in the process we increase the carpal injury further, leading to increased swelling, lack of blood flow, loss of feeling and even loss of finger control. What ends up happening is we slowly give up the ability to use the wrist and hands, slowly eradicating the active life we once led.

If you have a carpal tunnel injury, it's very important to heal it quickly and completely. If you don't, it may plague you forever. As Carpal Tunnel sufferers will tell you, a month of rest and proper therapy is much better than a lifetime of debilitating pain. If you have ever spoken with past Carpal Tunnel sufferers who have had surgery, you know you need to start an active CTS treatment plan and avoid surgery!

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So, even though your Carpal Tunnel can be treated, you aren't getting the therapy you need. With ultrasound from MendMeShop you can get that Ultrasound Therapy in your own home and give your Tarsal Tunnel the treatment it needs to properly heal.

Cold Therapy

When treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, rest the area as much as possible, apply ice for 10-20 minutes at a time for at least 3 times a day. Do this to the injured area for the first day to 3 days. If you have a cold / hot pack for the wrist, you will quickly find that frequent hot/cold treatments for the wrist are much less troublesome, and you can do this while getting on with your day. Note that the importance of the hot / cold treatment is very high, though when surveyed, most CTS sufferers never take advantage of this easy treatment step. Moist heat may be used after acute swelling of the wrist has improved and rest prevents further progression of the injury. Ice will reduce initial inflammation and swelling and the moist heat circulates blood through the area to speed the healing process. This can be further helped by the use of ultrasound applications over the affected area, as it reduces swelling quickly and increases blood flow to the area.

Ultrasound Therapy

The long term use of therapeutic ultrasound is common with this injury, as the application of ultrasound will:

Counteract atrophy in muscles and tendons.
Increase the elasticity of all tendons that pass through the carpal tunnel.
Soften inelastic scar tissue from injured tendons / muscle fiber to the point where it is eventually re-absorbed by the body.
Decrease inflammation of tendons, and the flexor retinaculum (a fibrous sheath passing through the carpal tunnel). All tendons in the carpal tunnel are sheathed, and once tendons become inflamed, the sheath swells and can also become inflamed, and at the worst, infected. If you suspect you have any type of infection in the area, please consult a physician immediately as this can be very damaging if left untreated. (Never use ultrasound over anything suspected of being infected.)

A Final Word About Therapeutic Ultrasound - it is important to know that therapeutic ultrasound will alleviate CTS symptoms, but to truly treat CTS properly and prevent reoccurrence, an extended treatment term is required - 2 months is not unusual. Treatment length will vary depending on the severity, and there are some cases of CTS that are just too chronic, in which case there are very few treatment options other than invasive surgery. If this is the case for your CTS condition, please make sure you are fully informed about the risks and rewards of CTS corrective surgery.

Radiant Energy Therapy

An Infrared Personal Therapy system is one of the most helpful tools for a CTS. Through the absorption of infrared thermal energy, tissues are safely and gently heated - increasing blood flow within the treated area. Your body's natural response to this increased temperature is to try to maintain a condition of homeostasis - a balanced environment or state of equilibrium throughout the body. To do this, your body responds with a rapid increase in blood flow to the area (this is known as vasodilation), increasing the supply of nutrients to injured cells and flushing out toxins (including lactic acid, commonly found in trigger points) to promote healing. Our Thermotex CTS Pain Relief Device provides effective, non-invasive, non-addictive pain relief with no side effects.

Thermotex™ are both US Food and Drug Administration registered device and also licensed as a Medical Device by Health Canada.

Letters From Our Customers:

I developed tendonitis in my left wrist back in 6/07. I had a cortisone injection which only lasted 2 months. Then I had physical therapy for 2 months and it helped but I still had limited use and still felt a considerable amount of pain in my wrist. In December, I decided to try acupuncture. I finally started to find some relief but the she told me that it would be helpful if I applied some heat in order to increase the blood flow to the wrist. So I started to look in the internet and came upon your website. I purchased the left CTS infrared device and started using it in February. I can honestly say that now I currently have full mobility of my left wrist and no pain. I would say that it took approximately a month and half to feel complete relief and I am grateful.

- Nancee Capote, NJ

I treated my left hand/wrist several times for carpal tunnel syndrome according to instructions. After suffering for months with this condition with literally no use of my left hand, it is now at least 80-90% better than it was. I can now pick things up and bend my hand backwards without pain or spasm up my forearm. I am impressed. Thanks for a great product.

- Robert Molzahn

Thank you you for your great customer service. Your product is excellent and your quick response to my requests is outstanding. I hope other people take advantage of your ultrasound since it compliments physical therapy and gives quicker results.

- Kathryn Hallock

As a CPGA Class "A" golf professional with a focus on golf specific conditioning I have found the Thermotex to be an effective tool in the management of recovery and recuperation from golf and training. The Thermotex is portable and effective. It can provide benefit to virtually any golfer, recreational or professional.

- Kendal Yonomoto, CPGA Class "A" Professional, Vancouver