Carpal tunnel syndrome can affect people who type frequently or use their hands to perform any sort of repetitive motion. At Gold Coast Chiropractic in Cardiff by the Sea, our Encinitas chiropractor manipulates the spinal column as well as the wrist and elbow to treat the condition. Massage therapy can also relieve the pain and symptoms associated with the syndrome.

What Causes Carpal Tunnel?

Carpal tunnel syndrome usually occurs as a result of personal injury. When a patient has the condition, the median nerve, which runs through the forearm and wrist to the hand, is pinched. The pinched nerve causes feelings of pain from the wrist to the hand or from the wrist up the length of the arm. A person with the condition also feels numbness in her hand and wrist and tingling sensations. As the condition progresses, it may be difficult to hold onto objects or otherwise use the hands.

Types of personal injury that can lead to the condition include breaking the wrist or constantly flexing the wrist. A fractured wrist can put pressure on the nerve, leading to the pain and other symptoms. A person who performs a repetitive movement, such as typing, lifting objects on and off an assembly line or kneading bread dough constantly, is at risk of carpal tunnel syndrome, as the constant flexing of the joint puts pressure on the nerve.

Chiropractic Care in Cardiff by the Sea

At our Cardiff by the Sea clinic, our chiropractors offer spinal adjustments that reduce the pressure put on the median nerve. Our chiropractors manipulate the spinal area as well as the wrist and elbow to alleviate a pinched median nerve. Adjustments help a patient gain back range of motion and function in her hands and wrists. Our clinic also offers massage therapy to restore the muscles in the arm and wrist and speed recovery time.

Have you tried chiropractic care to treat carpal tunnel syndrome?