There are many articles about the description and details of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), so I will not repeat this information here. The important information I want to tell is how effective and safe the natural approach to CTS is. The medical approach consists of anti-inflammatory drugs, rest, splinting, physical therapy, and when they do not work; surgery. Then, when the operation does not work, the cycle begins again, after which the second operation occurs. I have been treating CTS for more than 30 years, naturally without drugs or surgery, and have achieved phenomenal results.
Let me tell you a story about a typical CTS patient named Amy. She was a young nurse specializing in a surgical assistant. This is a job that required her to move her patients, and sometimes even perform CPR on them. Because of the CTS, she was afraid that she would have to change professions.
Unfortunately, she suffered a simple fit and fell on her right wrist, which led to an unpleasant stretch, which she refused to treat normally. Although he was under the supervision of an excellent orthopedic surgeon and physiotherapists, her wrist continued to deteriorate, not better, and he was diagnosed with CTS. It was so bad that after 1 year, she walked around her, holding her breasts, as if she were talking about a pledge of loyalty, because she could so painfully if she ran into her, or if God forbid, someone wanted shake her hand.
Her surgeon told her that it was time for surgery, as they tried everything else. One of the surgeon's assistants, Wilma, worked with a chiropractor, and when Amy left the office, Wilma risked her job by pulling Amy and giving her one of her cards. “Whatever you do, contact my chiropractor before you have surgery!” She said.
Amy took her advice and appointed a consultation. She was a nurse, and although she did not know anything about chiropractic, she heard "bad things." She was skeptical, but she, too, was desperate for surgical intervention. Thank God, her desperation won the day, and she agreed to begin treatment with a chiropractor.
Her treatment was completely different than what she received before this date. The doctor found that she had nerve irritation in her lower neck. These nerves control blood flow to the wrist and intervention at this level of the spine can lead to swelling of the wrist and arm. This is a very common condition that causes symptoms of CTS. The nervous system also controls healing, so eliminating interference with these nerves reduces inflammation and promotes healing.
Palpation showed that she also had scar tissue adhesions in her wrist from injury. Moving a joint with adhesions also causes inflammation and pain. More pain means less movement and less movement means more scar tissue. This is a vicious circle.
Finally, she had atrophy in the form of a reduced range of motion, wasteful muscles and shortened ligaments and tendons from fixation, splinting and inaction.
Her treatment at the chiropractic office was:
1. Discarding the braces and tires she used
# 2. Chiropractic adjustments to remove nerve interference in her neck,
# 3. The doctor used my special form of soft tissue therapy to release scar adhesions in her wrist and hands,
# 4. He put her on a certain stretching program to increase her range of motion.
# 5. He recommended improving his diet by removing several foods that increase pollution and add several additives that speed healing.
# 6. She got some homework to improve her strength.
Her results were excellent. She began to improve only after a few days and was able to stop taking the medicine. After about 12 weeks, her wrist and arm were close to the state before the injury. Not only was she able to return to work without difficulty, she was able to work without pain. In addition, since we improved the function of her nervous system, her health has improved significantly.
Amy's condition is caused by a particular injury, but most people who suffer from CTS do so as a result of a cumulative injury, also called a recurring injury. The treatment of these poor souls is the same, but with the addition of identification, and then the adjustment of the actions and post-habits that caused this condition is the first place.
My recommendation is that, before resorting to surgery, first investigate all safe, conservative options. Surgery cannot be undone. The worst case I've ever seen was a woman who had a total of 13 unsuccessful operations on both her hands, wrists, and elbows that tried to remove the bumps. When I saw her, she could not drink a cup of coffee. Unfortunately, I was not a doctor in this case, but I carried out an independent medical examination in a court case. None of the doctors she had ever seen before ever checked her neck, where I found strong nerve intervention. In my opinion, irritation, nerves in the cervical spine (neck), was the cause of her pain in her hand and wrists. Instead of trying to adhere to a conservative approach, like many others, she got into the surgical option with terrifying results.
In some cases, surgery is required, but the surgeon's knife should be the last court of appeal, not the first.
