Be aware of symptoms in your neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, palm of your hand, thumb, index and middle fingers: LOSS OF GRIP STRENGTH TINGLING PINS - AND - NEEDLES PAIN LOSS OF SENSATION     HIGH RISK PROFESSIONS FOR CARPAL TUNNEL... read more ⇒

Four out of five people who make New Year's resolutions will eventually break them, according to Franklin Covey; a global leader in "Effectiveness Training." In fact, after polling more than 15,000 people, their annual "New Year's Resolutions Survey" found that a third of all resolutions wont... read more ⇒

Pay close attention to the tingling, pain or numbness in your fingers, hands, wrists or arms. Those are signs of nerve compression. If you wake up at night with a pins-and-needles sensation, you could have carpal tunnel syndrome. When ignored, you risk developing lasting nerve damage and... read more ⇒

For those of you who have had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, you probably know all about braces. These are devices worn on the wrist that stop you from bending the wrist up or down. They may be worn anytime of the day if they don’t interfere too much with one’s current activity but are especially... read more ⇒

There are many jobs that place people at risk for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but I bet you wouldn’t have thought of musicians. First and most important, I don’t want to scare anyone from playing a musical instrument as many of us find music to be a very important “release mechanism” or,... read more ⇒

          So what is carpal tunnel syndrome? According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (National Institutes of Health), carpal tunnel syndrome occurs as a result of the median nerve, which is located in the middle of the forearm and hand on the palm side,... read more ⇒

Knowing what isn’t carpal tunnel syndrome, or CTS, may help you avoid an unnecessary carpal tunnel surgery for a condition that looks very similar to carpal tunnel syndrome . Because carpal tunnel syndrome is such a common problem, it’s not uncommon for other conditions to be mistakenly called... read more ⇒

          Carpal tunnel syndrome, is a condition where a nerve (called the median nerve) is compressed in a relatively tight or restricted space (called the carpal tunnel), resulting in altered nerve function that includes numbness and weakness. In order to fully understand what  carpal... read more ⇒

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition resulting in hand and sometimes neck and arm complaints. This can include numbness or tingling in the fingers, leading to dexterity problems such as difficulty buttoning clothing or picking up small objects. There are also issues with strength loss /... read more ⇒

“For the last few months, I’ve been waking up at night with numbness and tingling in my hand. Lately, I’ve been waking up more often, 3-4 times a night and I’m having a hard time falling back to sleep. When I drive, my hands fall asleep within a few minutes and I have to shake my hand and... read more ⇒