Below is Part-2 of a 5-Part stretching series addressing finger and wrist pain associated with the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome. This video contains two advanced stretches and one exercise reference to help provide quick, long-term relief. Come back soon for Part-3 of the 5-Part series.
This is Part-1 of a 5-part series for stretches to help provide decompression of the median nerve for those suffering with carpal tunnel syndrome. If these basic stretches do not help, which they should if immediately followed with Flextend exercises, check back for the more advanced stretches that will be listed in parts 2-5!
Here is Trigger Finger exercise #2 in a 3-part series. Remember, stick with your exericises as Trigger Finger takes longer to correct than injuries resulting from muscle imbalance. Good Luck!
This is the listing of exercise video image #2 of 2 for the prevention and rehabilitation of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Carpal Tunnel has reached pandemic proportions with little relief being offered via invasive treatment methods like surgery, which provides a failure rate of about 80%+ within 3-years post-surgery. Whether you utilize the Flextend / Restore system or not, it is imperative to implement conservative treatment methods consisting of stretches and exercises. Of course you have to be careful, as performing the wrong exercises, such as flexion / gripping exercises, often increase the already debilitating symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by further impinging the median nerve.
Although Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can be caused by a variety of conditions such as increased edema during pregnancy, diabetes, obesity, arthritis and other ailments, it is most often caused by a muscle imbalance between the muscles that open and close the hand. Here yo uwill learn a couple of simple active stretch exercises that will correct the imbalance and increase the space within the carpal tunnel, relieving the impingement of the median nerve.
Here is the final exercise training video for the relief of Trigger Finger or Trigger Thumb. The simple, 3-exercise training protocol only takes a few mincutes per day and provides long-term relief from the debilitating effects of Trigger Finger.
Trigger Finger, also know as Stenosing Tenosynovitis or Flexor Tendonitis is usually caused by acute truama or repetitive motion, resulting in micro-tears and scarring of the tendon, creating a nodule or adhesion that becomes stuck as the finger is flexed and extended.
Good luck!
Q:
In the earlier part of this year I received an electrical shock to my hand, which resulted in a first degree burn. Immediately following the shock my fingers to my shoulder became num. By the next day only my fingers to my elbow were num. After several days the numness left however I began waking in the night with numbness and pain in my fingers. I have now progressed to losing sensation in the tips of my fingers. Today I was diognosed as carpal tunnel syndrome. The doctors beleive it is a result of the electrocution. Is there any articles or studies on this. Thank you.
A:
We have not come across any studies that give reference to carpal tunnel syndrome ever being caused by electrical shock.
You may have already had a muscle imbalance in your hand and forearm before you were ever shocked. Once you were shocked, and you were unable to use that hand to perform any type of activities with it, the muscles probably atrophied. (Meaning, that due to a lack of use of those muscles, they became weak and small compared to the muscles of your other hand and arm.)
If the muscles in your hand and forearm atrophied due to the damage from trauma, or lack of use, the extensor muscles that open your hand probably got just weak enough to where the symptoms could show themselves.
Many times the position of the hand during recuperation can make a difference. If your hand and/or wrist was always in a flexed forward or closed position while resting, the flexor muscles on the front of the hand and forearm would become very tight and short, which in turn, would put additional pressure over the carpal tunnel area.
Thank you for your question.
Do you experience recurring back problems, itchy dry eyes, and/or numbness, pain or tingling in upper body parts including wrists, elbows and neck? Do you work long hours glued to your workstation without taking breaks? Chances are you are a part of the 7% American population suffering from repetitive stress injury (RSI), carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and/ or musculoskeletal disorders (MSD’s) caused by excessive use of poorly designed products. According to studies conducted by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), these conditions constitute almost 19% of hospital stays and 14% visits to a doctor’s office.
Not only do these occupational medical conditions affect the workforce, they also cost employers billions of dollars towards compensation claims, hidden expenses, productivity loss, employee attrition, surgery, medical treatment and litigation. According to National Council of Compensation Insurance, average compensation for CTS amounts to $33,000 per patient and these costs are escalating with each passing year.
This is the first in a series of Tigger Finger exercises that will reveal the ease of using Flextend / Restore to eliminate symptoms and gain full recovery.
Carpal Tunnel exercise #2 will be released next week, the last in a series of carpal tunnel syndrome exercises.
BSI will be releasing a new video showing Exercise #1 of a 3-part series for Trigger Finger. The following week will reveal Step #2 of the Carpal Tunnel Exercise series. After that they will release exercise video # 2 and #3 of the Trigger Finger series.
BSI will publish these exercise videos on You Tube and release to the public for viewing. Check back next week for the new Trigger Finger video!
This is the first in a series of Carpal Tunnel Exercises that will be shown so that individuals can learn to eliminate their disorder via conservative methods with a few simple exercises.
COMING SOON! We will be listing a variety of exercise programs for injuries like Trigger Finger, Tennis Elbow, Guyon’s Syndrome and many other Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI’s) in the near future so some back soon!