What Is Carpal Tunnel and What Causes Numbness, Tingling, Pain and Weakness In Hands?
If carpal tunnel is affecting your quality of life, a chiropractor who specializes in hand and wrist disorders can help treat carpal tunnel pain in Peachtree City, GA. John J. Giovanelli, D.C. has decades of experience evaluating, diagnosing, and treating conditions that affect the hands, wrists, feet, ankles, elbows, neck, back, and shoulders. He specializes in designing highly individualized chiropractic treatment plans that do not rely on the use of prescription medications or invasive procedures.
What Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Your carpal tunnel is a space inside the bones of the wrist that act as a passageway for tendons, ligaments, and nerves. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a repetitive stress or overuse injury that occurs when something irritates or compresses the median nerve, which runs through the carpal tunnel. The median nerve transmits sensation and signals between your brain, hand, fingers, and forearm. If it is injured, irritated, or compressed, these signals can be interrupted or misinterpreted.
What Are the Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel?
Some people only experience mild symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, while others have symptoms that prevent them from working, exercising, sleeping, and taking care of everyday tasks. The main symptoms of carpal tunnel are:
- Hand, finger, or wrist pain
- Inflammation and stiffness in the hands and fingers
- Difficulty in using your hands and fingers to hold or manipulate objects
- Increased instances of dropping or losing your grasp on items you are holding or using with your hands
- Trouble typing or using your computer mouse
- Numbness or tingling in your wrist, hands, or fingers
Can Carpal Tunnel Be Cured?
Carpal tunnel syndrome can be cured. For more mild cases, physical therapy, chiropractic care, and pain relief can reduce symptoms while the median nerve heals. More severe cases may require surgery. In some cases, symptoms may be alleviated but may not go away completely.
What Are the Chiropractic Treatment Options for Carpal Tunnel?
Dr. Giovanelli will create a personalized chiropractic carpal tunnel treatment plan based on your symptoms, their severity, your age, your overall health, and your lifestyle and job duties. He will recommend combining chiropractic therapies to offer you the best chance of a full recovery without surgical intervention. He may suggest chiropractic adjustments, shock wave therapy, physical therapy, therapeutic exercises and stretches, lifestyle modification, and workplace ergonomics.
Get Hand Pain Treatment in Peachtree City, GA
If your hand pain is preventing you from living a happy, healthy life, visit John J. Giovanelli, D.C. Our team can determine the underlying cause of your hand pain and offer drug-free hand pain treatment in Peachtree City, GA. Schedule an appointment today.
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