Options for Carpal Tunnel Treatment Without Surgery

Carpal Tunnel is a common condition that causes numbness, tingling, and pain in the hand and forearm. This happens when one of the major nerves to the hand is squeezed or compressed while traveling through the wrist.

What Causes Carpal Tunnel?

The carpal canal is a narrow, rigid passageway of bones and ligaments that rests at the base of the hand. The median nerve and tendons are also in the carpal tunnel, when the tendons become irritated and inflamed or some other swelling occurs, this puts pressure on the median nerve and causes the tunnel to narrow and put pressure on the median nerve.

In such a state, this pressure can lead to pain, numbness, and weakness in the hand as well as the wrist, and this may also cause pain to radiate up the arm and even up to the shoulder. There are various things that can cause carpal tunnel syndrome such as:

• Repetitive maneuvers
• Diabetes
• Thyroid dysfunction
• Fluid retention from pregnancy or menopause
• A physical trauma, such as dislocation or fracture of the wrist
• Lesions in the wrist
• Cysts or tumors in the carpal tunnel
• High blood pressure
• Pregnancy

In most cases, carpal tunnel syndrome will only get worse over time and if it goes untreated for too long, it can lead to permanent dysfunction of the hand. 

What are the Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel?

If you suffer from sleep apnea and vertigo, these symptoms could be linked to abnormalities in the spine and nerve function, improper spinal alignment may cause vertebral subluxations. These subluxations can disrupt the way your nerves connect to your brain and respiratory system, which may be causing sleep apnea, vertigo or both. Seeing a corrective chiropractor for sleep apnea could be the answer for you.

Carpal Tunnel Treatment Without Surgery

The different treatment options for carpal tunnel syndrome depends on the severity of the pain and symptoms and if there is weakness in the hand. It’s important to be evaluated and diagnosed by your doctor early on to ensure proper treatment is implemented. Nonsurgical treatments are always the preferred path, but if the symptoms have gotten to a worse enough point, it may be the only option.

Wrist Splint or Brace for Carpal Tunnel

Using a brace or splint at night will keep you from bending your wrist as you sleep, leaving it in a straight or neutral position. This reduces pressure on the nerve in the carpal tunnel. It can also help to wear a splint during the day while doing activities that aggravate your symptoms.

Avoiding Activities that Cause Carpal Tunnel to Worsen

Symptoms of carpal tunnel usually occur when your hand and wrist are in the same position for too long of a period of time, especially when your wrist is flexed or extended.

If it is your job or daily activities that aggravate your symptoms, modifying these activities as needed can help slow or stop progression of the disease. This could involve making changes to your work site, workstation or changing your daily routines.

Supplements to Treat Carpal Tunnel

There are a few different supplements that can help reduce inflammation within the carpal tunnel and relieve those negative symptoms, such as:

• Fish oils: Fish oils are great for reducing inflammation in the body. This happens because fish oil increases the concentration of special molecule “mediators” that regulate the work of certain components in the blood. I have a brand I personally recommend. Use the provider code alignwc at checkout. 
• Isoflavonoid Intensive Care: this is a powerful systemic anti-inflammatory that is easy on the stomach and works very well. Use the provider code alignwc at checkout to pick these up
• Multivitamins: In conjunction with a healthy, well-balanced diet, a good multivitamin is a staple for overall good health. I recommend this one in particular. Don’t forget to use the provider code alignwc at checkout.

Finding the Root Cause of Carpal Tunnel

If you’re suffering from carpal tunnel, or what you assume could be carpal tunnel, a chiropractor could help you. Ensuring the cervical spine is in proper working order and eliminating any blockages that could be causing your symptoms to flare up is crucial in making sure the carpal tunnel is cured.

At Align Wellness Center, we have helped thousands of patients that have suffered with carpal tunnel syndrome and are looking for carpal tunnel treatment without surgery being used. Those patients are finally starting to see relief from their symptoms of carpal tunnel and are feeling better overall for it. Carpal tunnel can improve drastically through corrective chiropractic care.

If you or someone you know is having carpal tunnel symptoms, they need to be looked at by a corrective chiropractor and ensure the cervical spine is in alignment as well as other areas of the body. If you’re looking for a chiropractor that will take a natural and holistic approach to helping you with your issues with carpal tunnel, give us a call, even if you’re out of our area, we can look to connect you with a chiropractor near you.

We offer an in-depth exam to determine exactly what we can do to help with as much detail for you as possible. It is called the 3-Dimensional BioStructural Analysis, and the process involves the following:  

• Timeline history
• Digital posture exam
• 3-Dimensional posture exam
• Chiropractic, Neurological, and Physical Exam
• Spinal radiographs (if needed)
• Digital biomechanical analysis of your spine
• Insurance verification (by our insurance team)
• Separate time to go over the results of your test within a day or two, where we will go over:
  • What is going on
  • If we can help
  • What the best next step is for you
  • Any investment in your health that is necessary

If you’re interested, you can schedule an appointment for a 3-Dimensional BioStructural Analysis here. If you’d like tips on how you can stay healthy and well without drugs and surgery, go ahead and check out other articles on this site. If you continue to struggle with carpal tunnel issues or have more questions on carpal tunnel treatment without surgery, give us a call at Align Wellness Center (847) 860-6599 or schedule an appointment online. Contact us today or stop by the office. We’re located at 900 Skokie Blvd., Suite 113, Northbrook, IL, 60062.