How to Cure Carpal Tunnel Pain

Wrist Pain

What is Carpal Tunnel and how is it cured? Carpal Tunnel is the inner passageway of your wrist and hand. People develop carpal tunnel syndrome when the nerve in their forearm and wrist is pinched or pressed. Carpal tunnel is extremely painful and can be recognized by a tingling, itchy or numbness feel in the wrist and hand. Many people have experienced a constant pain shooting through their hand and have lost all strength of their wrists. If you are a person who uses your fingers and hands a lot, you may have felt the effects of carpal tunnel syndrome. The steps below will tell you how you may cure carpal tunnel pains.

Things You'll Need

• Time
• Patience
• Persistence
• Wrist brace
• Pain Reliever

Instructions

1. 

   Buy some extra strength pain relievers. This step may seem like common sense but taking pain relievers will not only help with the pain, but will help with the swelling of the wrist. Advil is known for reducing swelling. You can also purchase and where an arm or wrist brace to help support your wrist.

2. 

   Quit using the computer so much. If you are an online writer, you may need to stop typing and using the mouse as much. Carpal tunnel pains are usually caused by over using your wrists, fingers and hands. If you drive a manual car where you have to drive and shift a lot, you may need to take a break from driving as well.

3. 

   Exercise your wrists. Along with the above steps, you need to do wrist exercises by moving your wrists in circular motions through out the day. If you visit a doctor for carpal tunnel pains, you will be told to do wrist exercises, where a brace and take anti-inflammatory pain relievers.

4. 

   Visit the Doctor. If the above steps do not help after two weeks, you may need surgery on your wrist or wrists. The doctors will perform a carpal tunnel syndrome test to see if you need surgery. During surgery, they will cut the carpal ligament in your wrist to enlarge the carpal tunnel.

5. 

   Apply ice to your wrists to help reduce swelling and wrist pain.

Tips & Warnings

• Rest your wrists for two weeks. Many people have multiple carpal tunnel surgeries and their wrists still hurt. Learning how to exercise your wrists is an important step to make your wrists stronger.