| Carpal tunnel syndrome (or CTS for short) is a | | | | I can say it because I am a writer and I type a lot of |
| medical condition in which the median nerve is | | | | words per day. You may ask if I have it? Of course |
| compressed at the wrist. CTS is more common in | | | | I have it. Usually my fingers and forearms are |
| women than it is in men, and has a peak incidence | | | | irritated, but not only that, also my vision get |
| around the age of 50. | | | | affected because of a long periods spent in front of |
| What is your job or profession? The work you do | | | | the monitor. To save your vision you should sit back |
| may damage your body and it does not matter if | | | | and not too near the monitor and use larger font. |
| you know it or not. I am worried for my neighbor | | | | The correct posture is the cure for carpal tunnel pain, |
| who works in the automotive business. In particular, | | | | but my doctor says the best cure is to never get it |
| he does physical work on cars. I would have never | | | | in the first place. Although now I do not have carpal |
| imagined the negative effect of it on his health. He | | | | tunnel syndrome, I still get sore joints. People who |
| told me that in the morning, he sometimes cannot | | | | have the syndrome or want to prevent it can use |
| even make a fist. Considering he is only 26 years old. | | | | Arnica cream, a wonderful natural treatment very |
| He also takes paint fumes in his work which cause | | | | common in Germany. On nights I use it on my |
| some damage to the brain and lungs over time. | | | | forearms and in the morning I never have sore joints. |
| When he told about the loss of strength he suffers | | | | Are you suffering because of this syndrome? If your |
| with in his hands, I immediately thought of carpal | | | | answer is positive, you should consult a physician as |
| tunnel syndrome, I mean that pain one can get from | | | | quickly as possible as he may provide you with an |
| repetitive actions. Typists are victims of it all the | | | | arm brace and some oral or topical medication. Please, |
| time. The question that arises is what offers carpal | | | | take care of this problem right now, do not wait for |
| tunnel alleviation and is this pain preventable? | | | | its complication. |
| Nowadays, there are many options to relief that pain. | | | | |