Alternatives to Carpal Tunnel Surgery
Article Authored by Medical Expert: Doctor Clyde E. Morgan, DC, Musculoskeletal Expert
Patients who do their research recognize that they need to try other alternatives before resorting to a surgical procedure to treat their Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
This is because patient surveys show a 50% to 60% success rate and even when Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery is considered successful, it is still likely to come back for 85% of people within seven years. So, undergoing surgery is not a great option. It should be considered as a last resort after other clinically documented treatment regimens have been applied.
So, what are the clinically documented alternatives to Surgery?
Once the pressure is gone, the syndrome and symptoms go away for 2 to 7 years. There are no risks, no downtime and no complications. Neurologists, (the nerve experts) say, “The Carpal Solution represents the best first line of defense for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.” Most patients just say it is their “Carpal Tunnel Cure!” On this website you can learn all about the Carpal Solution Therapy and order it online.
People find these rigid hand braces or wrist splints annoying because they are restrictive and somewhat uncomfortable.
In the long run these rigid braces make Carpal Tunnel worse if worn constantly. They are best employed in only two situations.
One situation is when you are lifting heavy objects routinely at some point of the day. The rigid splint can protect your hand and wrist from the stress of repetitive lifting. In this case the rigid splint should not be worn longer than two hours per day.
A second situation where the rigid braces can be helpful is if you curl your hands at night during sleep and cannot retrain yourself to sleep in a different position, the rigid brace or splint can be worn loosely to prevent you from bending your wrist at a right angle. When the wrist is bent at a right angle, the Carpal Tunnel is narrowed by about half causing more pressure on the Median Nerve. Doctors maintain that it is better to find ways with pillows to retrain your sleep posture and avoid curling your wrists rather than becoming dependent on a rigid brace.
If you cannot stop curling your wrists at a right angle during sleep, you can wear the Carpal Solution Therapy stretching device under the rigid brace if you need to for the six weeks of protocol. It is important during the therapy to only wear the rigid brace loosely – just tight enough to prevent you from curling your hands. Otherwise it will cancel out the stretching action of the Carpal Solution Therapy.
In the long run these rigid braces lead to muscle atrophy and make Carpal Tunnel worse if used more than a few hours per day. It is best to avoid them for a long-term approach.
Daytime stretching is complimentary to wearing the Carpal Solution Therapy. These two approaches reinforce each other and can be used together.
The both help to restore the blood circulation and flexibility to the soft tissue of the hand and disperse lymphatic fluid which helps relieve the pressure on the Median Nerve.
Most patients report that it is much more convenient to wear the Carpal Solution Stretching Device during sleep than to try to find an extra hour or two per day for hand and wrist stretching or massage.
The Carpal Solution Therapy is powerful because it applies consistent stretching therapy for 8 hours during sleep. There is no other way to duplicate this consistent gentle stretching therapy during sleep with daytime stretching therapy, massage or Carpal Tunnel exercises.
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