Have you been noticing some pain, numbness, or tingling through your wrist and hand? If you have, you may be thinking that you are suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome. Sometimes this syndrome is blamed for several similar issues you can have with your wrists. You need to consult with you doctor to see if you truly have the carpal tunnel syndrome.
This syndrome is the most common cause for these symptoms. Symptoms of this condition normally begin gradually. You may experience burning, tingling, numbness or itching on the palm of your hand and in the fingers, most notably the thumb, index and middle fingers. Your fingers may feel swollen even if they don’t appear to be. Symptoms may appear in your dominant hand first or both.
The symptom for carpal tunnel syndrome usually start slowly. You could have tingling, burning, itching, numbness in your hand’s palm area and up into your fingers, usually the index and middle finger, and then your thumb too. The fingers could feel like they are swollen, but not look like they are. The symptoms could show up in the hand that is you dominant one or they could show up in both of your hands. These symptoms also most often start during the night, due to most people flexing their wrists when they sleep. Many people awaken to the feeling that their hands need to be shaken to get them going. This might be an indicator of carpal tunnel syndrome. The symptoms go on to be felt during the day as the syndrome gets worse. You might even feel that your grip is weaker than normal. It could become more difficult to execute the finer motor skills as in grasping small items. In cases that are untreated, you might think your lower part of your thumb seems to not be there almost. Some people say they have issues with feeling hot from cold through touch.
This condition is thought to be brought on by tasks that have repetitive type actions such as typing. But the fact is, that this carpal tunnel syndrome usually is caused from a mixture of actions that add extra pressure to the median nerve. You could also have a predisposition to this condition due to genetics. In some families the carpal tunnel can just run a bit smaller than average. You can also get the condition due to a trauma or injury that makes the area swell, such as a sprain. Other causes for this can be rheumatoid arthritis, a pituitary gland that is too active, work stress, hypothyroidism, stress from working, operating vibration tools, menopause or pregnancy induced water retention, mechanical problems in your wrist, or a cyst or tumor growing close by the area or in the area. Many times no cause is found.
The normal tasks that generally get the blame have not been proven to definitely cause the problem. Repetitive motions may cause bursitis or tendonitis before you suspect carpal tunnel syndrome.
Simple stretches or exercises for your hands and wrists throughout you daily routine. You can even keep from developing this syndrome by doing this.
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