Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpus is derived from the Greek word "karpos" which means "wrist."
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the name for a group of problems that includes swelling, pain, tingling, and loss of strength in your wrist and hand. It occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes compressed or squeezed at the wrist. The carpal tunnel is a space in the wrist surrounded by wrist bones and by a rigid ligament that links the bones together. The median nerve runs through the carpal tunnel, a canal in the wrist that is formed by a series of small bones called the Metacarpals on three sides, and a fibrous sheath called the flexor retinaculum which acts as a pulley for the forearm flexors on the other. There are nine tendons of the hand that also pass through this canal. The median nerve can be compressed in one of a few ways, (1) by swelling of the contents of the canal, (2) soft tissue swelling in and around the tunnel, (3) by direct pressure from part of a broken or dislocated bone. Nearly half of CTS sufferers have symptoms in both hands.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Anatomy
The top of the Carpal tunnel is formed by 8 carpal bones that form 2 rows and 4 articulations or joints. The proximal row of Carpal bones (scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform) and the distal row of carpal bones (trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate) create the top of the tunnel. These bones are small and glide against each other so that we can move our wrist in different directions. The other side of the carpal tunnel is formed by the flexor retinaculum which forms a retinacular bridge over the carpal tunnel. Its main function is to protect the contained tendon without a significant mechanical action in supporting the transverse carpal arch that acts as a pulley for the wrist flexor ligaments when tension is applied to them by contraction of the forearm flexor muscles.
Inside the Carpal Tunnel there are nine tendons that when pulled flex the fingers of the hand. The Flexor digitorum superficialis has 4 tendons that pass through the carpal tunnel and insert on the middle phalanx (middle bone of the finger) of digits 2-5 (all fingers but the thumb). The Flexor digitorum profundus has 4 tendons that pass through the carpal tunnel and insert on the middle phalanx (middle bone of the fingers) of digits 2-5 (all fingers but the thumb). The Flexor pollicis longus has one tendon that passes through the carpal tunnel and inserts in the distal phalanx (bone at the tip of the thumb). When inflammation occurs in the onset of tendenosis with any of these tendons the median nerve can become compressed then numbness, muscle weakness and tingling can occur to thumb, index finger, middle finger and ring finger.
Causes of Carpal Tunnel
Most cases of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome are unknown in origin though the condition is signalled by gradually increasing symptoms over time. A common factor in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is increased hand use or activity. Physiology and family history may be significant factors in a persons susceptibility to the condition.
It is also argued that a common cause of Carpal Tunnel is Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). The almost compulsory long duration use of keyboards when working in an office setting can be aggravate this condition.
Every time you type you are flexing and extending the wrist and fingers requiring the tendons that run inside the carpal tunnel to slide through their protective sheath. The sheath acts as a protective tube to separate the tendon from the surrounding tissues and prevent any adhesions from forming to the tendon itself. It is much like the hand brake on a bicycle. When you squeeze the hand brake on your bike, the wire travels through the tube and causes the brake to engage much like the forearm muscles pull the tendon through the sheath to cause movement in the hand.
Now if the sheath becomes irritated due to the amount of repetitive movement of the tendon through it this is called tendonitis. This irritation is reflected in inflammation that can fill up the carpal tunnel and cause compression on the median nerve. The median nerve sends the signals to all the muscles and receives all the sensations from the tissues and muscles located from the thumb to the middle finger of the hand. You can think of the nerve like your garden hose, when you compress or kink the hose the water cannot flow through freely much like a compressed nerve cannot send or receive the electrical singles coming in and out if the hand tissues.
What is tenosynovitis and tendonitis?
Tendonitis means inflammation of a tendon. (It is sometimes spelled as tendinitis.)
Tenosynovitis means inflammation of the sheath that surrounds a tendon (the sheath is called the synovium). Tenosynovitis can be caused by calcium deposits, repeated strain or trauma, high levels of blood cholesterol, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, or gonorrhea.
These two conditions often occur together.
The therapeutic solutions discussed below will provide you with the tools necessary to relieve the pain of chronic conditions or injuries affecting the joints and dramatically speed the recovery process. You can be sure that there is a lot more you can do for your joints than medication or just resting and hoping it will get better.
Carpal Tunnel Sufferers - What You Need:
- A Cold Compression Brace
- Therapeutic Ultrasound
- A Black Body Radiant Energy Kit (Optional)
Therapeutic kits from MendMeShop provide you with the tools necessary to relieve the pain of carpal tunnel and dramatically speed the recovery process. A tendon flare-up is a race against time. The faster and stronger you heal this tissue, the less chance there is for permanent injury and debilitating pain (scar tissue!). The core solutions presented here are not new. These treatments are actually the most basic and fundamental methods for treating pain due to inflamed tendons, tendon sheaths, ligaments and muscles. They have been around forever and your doctor will tell you that they are an essential part of treating the inflammation and pain of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The crazy part is that with the tendency for people to reach first for a pill, they are often overlooking the most powerful and effective tools for managing their pain.
Radiant Energy and Ultrasound dramatically increase the blood flow and reduce inflammation in the swollen area. Inflamed tendons and ligaments don't receive much blood flow at all, especially when at rest. The cartilege, tendons and ligaments that make up your joint are tough dense tissues that normally receive very little blood flow. This is largely why CTS flare ups take so long to heal. Typically, it is the constant motion of day to day activity that keeps the blood flowing through that area. When you rest, like you have to, the lack of activity and the edema (swelling) restricts your blood flow when you need it the most. You need to reduce the swelling and stimulate the blood flow so you get the nutrition and oxygen where they need it most to properly heal. Inflammation around the area creates extreme pain and reduces your ability to move. When using radiant energy or ultrasound, the energy waves stimulate blood flow which speeds up healing and clears away the inflammation causing the pain. As well, the medicated gel during ultrasound treatments delivers additional pain relieving and anti-inflammatory ingredients directly into the joint, providing even more relief.
Cold Pack Pressure Braces =
The GOLD Standard For Relieving
CTS Pain
The first thing doctors and therapists learn in school is the RICE formula for treating inflammation and pain. R - Rest, I - Ice, C - Compression, E - Elevation. When you're in the MendMeShop store, you want to buy our cold pack compression wraps. These special cold supports are endorsed by the Mayo Clinic as the best combination brace and cold pack for athletic injuries. Athritic joints respond exactly the same way. Our wraps offer compression, support and cold therapy all at the same time. There simply is no better form of RICE therapy available anywhere. If you don't already have cold compression wraps for managing your arthritis pain, you've overlooked the most important and safest treatment method of all!
Our cold pack pressure wraps fit perfectly and are extremely durable. They support the inflamed area and apply gentle pressure to your wrist at the same time. The unique design with small gel pockets throughout the inside keep the cold delivering gel over the entire swollen area. Simply pop them into the fridge or freezer when not in use and you can re-use them time and again. There's nothing magic about RICE; your doctor and therapist will tell you RICE works. And our cold pack pressure wraps give you the best I & C on the planet.
MendMeShop cold compression wraps are made of the highest quality materials available. They fit perfectly, stay in place, are extremely durable, and use a special patented baffled cold array. What is a baffled cold array? All other cold packs simply use a plastic bag partially filled with cold gel. What is sure to happen with those cheap designs is that the gel pools in the low spots or in pockets where there is no pressure. Fill a plastic bag with water and put it on your arm and watch what happens - all the water sits in two pools on either side of your arm. You need to apply the pressure to the injured area and you need the cold gel to stay in place in spite of the pressure. Our cold packs ensure that is what happens. We have the only products on the market that can make this very important claim.
Cold compression wraps work because they interrupt pain signals and reduce inflammation in the affected area. CTS by nature attempts to imobilize your joints by swelling up the surrounding tissue. The deep cold provided by cold compression wraps slow this process and because the cold wraps serve to numb the nerves the wraps also reduce pain! In the early moments or hours of your flare-up, controlling the inflammation is extremely important. Unfortunately this inflammation also strains the surrounding tissue and causes pain and tissue damage. Cold compression braces provide the support and reduce the inflammation giving your body the support it needs without the usual pain.
Like all of our products, our cold compression wraps are the best quality product you will find anywhere. We have them for every part of the body. And like all our products, we guarantee our wraps with our 45 day money back guarantee. If for any reason you're not happy with any product you purchase in our shop, you can send it back for a full refund.
Therapeutic Ultrasound =
The Gold Standard for Preventative CTS Therapy
There's no questioning the importance of compression cold braces as the most important modality for treating CTS flare-ups. Want to go over the top? If you're looking to heal swollen area as fast as you possibly can and to ward off future flare-ups; our medicated ultrasound kit combined with our other therapies are what you need.
Until recently, ultrasound therapy was only available in doctors' offices and at hospitals. However, thanks to our team of Doctors and Engineers, you can now experience the benefits of this powerful technology in the privacy and comfort of your own home. It's no longer necessary to attend inconvenient and costly appointments. The exact same ultrasound you get from your doctor is available using your home unit. Even better though is that Ultrasound kits from MendMeShop use medicated gel. This is totally new! Doctors and Physical Therapy clinics are starting to use medicated ultrasound gels, but many still haven't had a chance to learn what they need to know about this recent improvement in therapeutic care.
Beginning with your very first treatment you will feel the relief - the power - of ultrasound therapy. Ultrasound waves travel deep into your body, over 2 inches deep, delivering therapeutic benefits to the source of the pain. These waves also carry with them the natural pain relieving ingredients that are only available in our Ultrasound Gel. That's one treatment delivering two kinds of relief! Combine your ultrasound with medicated Gel and Ultrasound Therapy becomes Super Therapy.
Doctors routinely prescribe ultrasonic massage treatments as the primary treatment for all forms of soft tissue inflamation and injury. It is a primary treatment for injuries of the ligaments, muscles, knees and bones. Typically these treatments are twice per week to save you the inconvenience. Really though, you would get maximum benefit from getting your ultrasound every day. But, treatments at a clinic every day are too inconvenient. Besides, no government or private medical plan could afford the costs of sending you for treatments 3 times per day every day. So, even though your suffering body can be treated, you aren't getting even a fraction of the therapy you really need. With your own ultrasound kit you can get all the ultrasound therapy you need in your own home saving you time and money.
* You should have Ultrasound every day *
With your own ultrasound kit you can give yourself 3 treatments each day in less time than it takes you to go to your local clinic once!
As we discussed above, often our condition takes longer to heal because we can't stop moving to let ourselves heal. We have to go to work, take care of family, or we just plain want to get out and do things. Staying in bed for 2 weeks just isn't an option. Besides prolonging your suffering, constant re-injury through repeated use of inflamed tissue leads to the build up of scar tissue and non-uniform healing. Then, even when you're feeling better, your body part doesn't work as well as it used to. You end up with reduced flexibility, less strength, and potentially life long problems. ultrasound reduces the amount of scarring around the injured area. In fact, ultrasound treatments are regularly used by doctors and physical therapists to break down existing scar tissue. With regular ultrasound, you heal more quickly and more completely. With regular ultrasound injured tissue heals with less scaring and that is the ultimate goal.
Consider this: Professional athletes are prone to injury because of the intensity of their sports. When they are injured, they don't go for therapy twice per week. When professional athletes are injured, they get ultrasound for their injuries 3 times per day. You deserve that too. In fact, many professional athletes use ultrasound before and after competitions and training as a means of avoiding injury. In many cases, using ultrasound frequently means the difference between having to have surgery or not. If you want to get professional athletic care then you have to get an ultrasound kit from MendMeShop. But you don't have an injury, you have arthritis. Well, your body doesn't know the difference. Your CTS problems are attributable to the same inflamed tendon/muscle/ligament problems that a professional athelete has when they injure their knee or wrist or ankle - inflamation and pain. When professional atheletes retire and want to treat their abused joints, what do they do? They pull out their ultrasound kit!
Our ultrasound kit is more than just a standard ultrasound unit.
Our Ultrasound system comes with a specially formulated Gel which contains naturally based pain relieving and anti-inflamatory ingredients. The ultrasound unit actually drives the pain relieving ingredients deep into tissue (a process known medically as phonophoresis) giving you the pain relief where you need it. Its impossible to simply rub a lotion by hand deep enough to penetrate into the joint. Ultrasound though, can drive medication that deep. Oral medication affects your entire body and doses are often restricted to not harm your most sensitive organs even though the affected joint could benefit from additional medication. Our ultrasound gives you maximum relief and maximum therapy, where you need it.
Your health is important to us. Because of that, we offer the only ultrasound gel in the world that does not contain methylparaben. Parabens are a family of preservatives that have drawn increasing concern over their possible roll in several types of cancer. Our gel is Paraben free because we are care about your health. Our ingredients are made from only the purest, highest quality herbs and extracts avaialable -because we care about your health.
Only our system comes with this special gel. Now, the tremendous benefits of therapeutic ultrasound and phonophoresis are now available to you. And we back our products with a 100% Money Back Guarantee.
Our Ultrasound kits really are that good. People are using it for Sciatica, Arthritis, Headaches, Bursitis and other debilitating diseases as well. And they are getting amazing results. It´s incredible how many times we´ve heard, ¨I used it for the first time, and I could tell the difference right away.¨
Therapeutic Radiant Energy Devices =
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Therapy
Beyond the Gold Standard
During normal use, it is our activity that promotes the flow of blood through our body. Our body responds to the activity by sending oxygen and nutrient rich blood to the muscles joints and tissue. When we are at rest, the blood flow to your joints is greatly reduced. But, when your wrist is inflamed, it needs the blood flow to promote the recovery process. Since you can't work your swollen joint without danger of further injury you need to stimulate the blood flow another way. A very effective way of doing this is with ultrasound. Another is radiant energy. Radiant energy penetrates the body. As it is absorbed it stimulates blood flow and warms the inner tissue. To effectively promote circulation within the muscle, tendon, and cartildge of your body you need an energy source that will penetrate through the outer layers of your body, through the fat, skin, and overlying tissue. This type of stimulation is called Radiant Energy Therapy.
Most people are familiar with conductive heating. That's the process of something hot touching something cold and heating it up - through touch. When you touch something hot, like a potato, the heat is transferred mainly through touch. That's called conductive heat.
RADIANT ENERGY STIMULATION IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.
RADIANT ENERGY kits are not heating pads.
RADIANT ENERGY kits are not radio active.
RADIANT ENERGY are not like microwaves.
RADIANT ENERGY KITS ARE COMPLETELY SAFE.
Radiant Energy is in fact the safest form of internal stimulation available. It can often be used in situations where all other treatments cannot. Radiant Energy therapy is the transfer of energy in the form of thermal rays. It is perfectly safe, natural, and very effective. In fact, when there are concerns over safety that may restrict the use of ultrasound, radiant energy is often still a viable solution.
Think of the sun. The warmth you feel from the sun is really a sensation you get from radiant energy being absorbed by your body. We don't need to touch the sun to feel it. The energy travels through space in the form of an energy wave. That energy wave is much more penetrating than conductive heat. That's why when you lie in the sun you can feel the depth of penetration much differently than when you touch a hot potato. The hot potato heats the surface of your skin. The radiant energy from the sun penetrates deep into your body where it's absorbed. This energy is not UV energy. It won't burn your skin. Black Body Radiant Energy is far from UV energy. When you lie in the sun with sun screen on, you still feel the heat. You can feel the radiant energy from the sun even through a shirt. That's the radiant energy coming through.
Our therapeutic body pads use radiant energy like the sun to penetrate deep into your body. If you touch the surface it will be warm, not hot. It is not a heating pad. But, you will feel the warmth of the energy penetrating deeply into your joint just like you feel the penetrating energy of the sun. If there's a gap between you and the pad, the radiant energy travels right through the space, just like the sun does, into your body. It will travel right through your sock or thin layers of clothing. The entire area is stimulated evenly whether the pad is touching you or not. Heating pads simply don't do that. Heating pads are hot on the surface that they are touching and cool where they are not. Heating pads do not transmit energy deep into the body. It's simply two different kinds of energy. With our Radiant Energy Therapy Systems you get the healing energy where you need it - deep under the skin and into the underlying cartildge, tendon, and ligament tissue.
Our Radiant Energy Therapy Systems are Medical Devices registered with the FDA and Health Canada as a true Therapeutic and Pain Relieving Device. Best of all is that they are medical devices that don't require a prescription. You can order a system to be sent directly to your home today!
Like everything we sell, our Radiant Energy Therapy Systems are the best quality product you will find anywhere. We have kits for different parts of the body, but you can use most styles on various parts of your body. And like all our products, we guarantee our Radiant Energy Systems with our 45 day money back guarantee. If for any reason you're not happy with any product you purchase in our shop, you can send it back for a full refund.
Remember, a very common mistake is that once we start feeling a little better, we often forget that our arthritic joint may still be injured or weak. This time in particular is when almost everyone stops going to therapy and stops caring for their still injured body because there just isn't time. With Radiant Energy Therapy or Ultrasound, even after the pain is gone, you can continue to treat your body and complete the healing process. Remember, healing it completely is very important to not suffering the same problem again. One treatment in the morning and one treatment at night. It's an easy habit to get into and your body will be much healthier for it. Who wants to get older and have chronic joint pain? No one wants to go through surgery. No one wants to experience the disabilities that stem from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, so treat your joints completely and avoid these terrible outcomes.
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Never use Ultrasound over an area injected with a steroid (ie. cortisone) for at least 30 days.
Never use Ultrasound over an area with any type of implant unless expressly approved by your physician.
Never use Ultrasound after surgery until your physician recommends and approves of it.
Never use Ultrasound without the recommendation of your physician.
More Information
www.medicinenet.com Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Center
www.answers.com Answers about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-Type Ailments
Arthritis
Amyloidosis
Atrophy
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Diabetes
Hypothyroidism
Leukemia
Multiple Myeloma
Obesity
Pregnancy
Sarcoidosis
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
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