The wrist is a delicate joint made of two rows of small bones that connect the forearm to the hand.
It is susceptible to movement and stress, sometimes more than you would think.
Using the computer; knitting and many other repetitive activities places increased stress on the wrist, sometimes causing pain beyond the normal everyday aches and pains.
This symptom is sometimes referred to as CTS or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the result of inflammation in the wrist often due to repetitive stress causing pain, numbness and a breakdown in the stability of the tendons and muscles.
Doctors usually prescribe some kind of therapy, and in some cases, surgery.
For those that suffer the condition in both wrists, this can be a painful thought.
But with today's medical knowledge, more and more doctors are rethinking their treatment.
Some experts say that exercising the hands in the reverse motion to our normal daily activities is the precise exercise needed to rebalance the muscles in the hands/wrists helping to reduce painful symptoms from CTS, tendonitis and stiffness.
Only a few minutes a day can provide relief and strengthen the xtensor muscles to help alleviate the pain.
Many studies have been conducted, and it is becoming more of the standard to prescribe exercise versus surgery.
So the next time you reach for that cup of coffee, swing that golf club, tennis racquet or knitting a sweater, and you feel pain in your writs, that means you may be over working your wrists and you need to take a few minutes each day to work out that xtensor.
It is susceptible to movement and stress, sometimes more than you would think.
Using the computer; knitting and many other repetitive activities places increased stress on the wrist, sometimes causing pain beyond the normal everyday aches and pains.
This symptom is sometimes referred to as CTS or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the result of inflammation in the wrist often due to repetitive stress causing pain, numbness and a breakdown in the stability of the tendons and muscles.
Doctors usually prescribe some kind of therapy, and in some cases, surgery.
For those that suffer the condition in both wrists, this can be a painful thought.
But with today's medical knowledge, more and more doctors are rethinking their treatment.
Some experts say that exercising the hands in the reverse motion to our normal daily activities is the precise exercise needed to rebalance the muscles in the hands/wrists helping to reduce painful symptoms from CTS, tendonitis and stiffness.
Only a few minutes a day can provide relief and strengthen the xtensor muscles to help alleviate the pain.
Many studies have been conducted, and it is becoming more of the standard to prescribe exercise versus surgery.
So the next time you reach for that cup of coffee, swing that golf club, tennis racquet or knitting a sweater, and you feel pain in your writs, that means you may be over working your wrists and you need to take a few minutes each day to work out that xtensor.
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