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Prolotherapy and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

No Carpal Tunnel Blog — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:07:02 +0000

Prolotherapy is a derivation of “proliferative injection therapy” and is also known as sclerotherapy. It is a new therapy where a sugar water (dextrose) solution is injected into areas where ligaments are weak (ie the wrist), triggering the body to heal the injury and thereby naturally strengthen the joint. It unproven because there are very [...] Related posts:

DVORAK Keyboard Layout helps Wrist Pain – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

No Carpal Tunnel Blog — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:00:37 +0000

The DVORAK Keyboard Layout is an alternate way to layout the keys on a keyboard created back in 1936 by Dr. Dvorak. They keys are laid out so less finger motion is needed. The common QWERTY layout was chosen to prevent typewriters from getting stuck. It has a potential to help Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or [...] Related posts:

Wrist Pain – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from Smartphones, Text Thumb, BlackBerry Neck

No Carpal Tunnel Blog — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:00:53 +0000

Repetitive Strain Injury or Wrist Pain – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from Smartphones, Text Thumb, BlackBerry Neck are now unfortunately becoming more and more common. People have aching hands, wrists, necks, and backs. Some tips: 1) Take a rest break every five minutes, stand up and walk around 2) Prevent eye strain by looking away from [...] Related posts:

Cyclist’s palsy or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Bicycling – Ironman Elite Gloves, Stem Riser

No Carpal Tunnel Blog — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:29:14 +0000

Bicycling had a piece on cyclist’s palsy. “About one-quarter of all riders will develop cyclist’s palsy–pain, tingling, numbness and weakness in the hands, wrists or fingers–says Andrew Pruitt, a bike-fit and sports-medicine expert.” They go on to suggest adjusting bike fit and list some exercises to strength muscles. As one suffering from computer induced RSI [...] Related posts:

Paraffin Wax Therapy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

No Carpal Tunnel Blog — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:07:05 +0000

The HoMedics Paraspa Plus Paraffin Bath is a low cost hot paraffin wax therapy bath that I use. I learn about the usefulness of these wax baths in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome hand therapy, used them at their facility, and decided to buy my own. TherabathPRO makes a professional grade model that my hand therapy clinic [...] Related posts:

Driving and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – Ergonomic Driving, RSI

No Carpal Tunnel Blog — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:44:42 +0000

I have found that driving exacerbates my RSI or carpal tunnel syndrome. It is pretty logical as driving involves use of the hands. I have tried to minimize my driving by getting others to drive, walking, or taking public transportation. Try not standing and holding on while on the bus or subway as this will [...] Related posts:

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Book Recommendations

No Carpal Tunnel Blog — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:32:06 +0000

Here are two books that have helped me recover from Repetitive Strain Injury or RSI, which many people call Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Dr. Pascarelli’s Complete Guide to Repetitive Strain Injury: What You Need to Know About RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Dr. Pascarelli This is the bible on recovering from RSI. Recognizing the early [...] Related posts:

Gloves for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or Wrist Pain

No Carpal Tunnel Blog — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:21:25 +0000

You may notice that your hands are usually cold due to poor circulation. Mines were as I suffered through Wrist Pain and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. I leard from my hand therapist that I could wear gloves most of the time to warm up my hands and improve circulation. No need to any special RSI glove, [...] Related posts:

RSI or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Watches

No Carpal Tunnel Blog — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:44:16 +0000

photo credit: Rodriago Wearing a big heavy watch? I found that removing my watch helped with my RSI rehabilitation. A big fat watch will just weigh down your arm and increase pressure when typing. Related posts:Handbags and RSI Road to recovery from Carpal Tunnel, Hand Pain, RSI Massage and RSI Related posts:

Handbags and RSI

No Carpal Tunnel Blog — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:52:16 +0000

photo credit: daisybush I remember overhearing another patient’s problems, who was being treated next to me. She brought in her handbag and the therapist suggested she lighten her TEN pound bag. So if you are having RSI or carpal tunnel syndrome and carry around a big bag, lighten your load. Carrying around a heavy bag [...] Related posts: