Carpal Tunnel is a sort of a tunnel made of the carpal bones in the wrist. A median nerve and nine tendons feed through the carpal tunnel. Some times this tunnel begins to flatten out a little, or a lot. It can create a rather painful condition.

    Carpal Tunnel Symptoms are felt as weakness or tingling of the hands and wrist or fingers, with pain which can get very intense. Often, it is felt while driving, writing, or just sitting. It can be intense enough to awaken the sufferer at night in much pain. One of ten people suffers from carpal tunnel syndrome. It usually affects people who perform repetitive work with their hands, such as carpenters, musicians, meat cutters, secretaries, and assembly line workers.

    Traditional medical treatment uses ice, drugs, splints, cortisone injections and even surgery. However, they have had a very poor history in treating carpal tunnel syndrome due to the fact that it is a problem with bones..

    The Chiropractic Approach to treatment releases spinal nerve stress caused by spinal joint lesions and reforms the carpal tunnel itself. All this relieves wrist swelling and compression of the median nerve in the Carpal tunnel. Once again, treating the cause of the problem.

    Carpal tunnel syndrome sufferers really need to visit their chiropractor for treatment before even considering drugs and surgery.