Improve Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with These Body Alignment Tips

Better Body Alignment reduces pain more than ergonomic equipment.

And if you've struggled with carpal tunnel syndrome or symptoms of wrist pain when working in your home office, body alignment is a key component to getting rid of your symptoms.

And if you think body alignment is something that's only important for athletes, think again.

Body Alignment is important in every factor of our daily activities.
How we work, how we play, and how we live.
When you're at work, especially if you're generally in a static position, body alignment is even more important because you want that position you're holding - that you're subjecting your body to for a long period of time - to be the best it can be.
If it's not an aligned position, that's when symptoms start.
And when wrist pain starts, whether from writing, keying, or using the mouse, it can increase very quickly because there are a log of small muscles in the fingers, hand, and forearm and they don't have a lot of endurance.

Symptoms include:
1) a puffy feeling in your hand, like it's swollen
2) numbness or a loss of feeling
3) pins and needles
4) decreased grip and pinch strength
5) forearm pain and tightness

These are symptoms that can first appear at the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome. So it's extremely important to reduce the risk factors causing these symptoms.
The #1 thing you can do to decrease the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome - and wrist pain in general - is to improve your body alignment.
Don't think that body alignment is just about the spine. I'm talking about the alignment of your wrist.
The wrist has four ranges of motion so it's got amazing mobility but lacks in stability. So ensuring neutral posture about the wrist while working away in your home office as well as when on your phone is the most important step for both decreasing symptoms as well as avoiding injuries.
As an additional step, take a look at the position of your shoulder and elbow as well. If the joints that work in tandem with your wrist (or any body part that has symptoms) are not working with proper biomechanics, this can put greater strain on the wrist as it tries to compensate for the improper body alignment of the other joints.
If you've got questions about wrist range of motion and body alignment or looking to learn more about how to get into better alignment so you move better and feel better, reach out to me via email or DM.

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Видео Improve Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with These Body Alignment Tips канала Marian Barnick, Kinesiologist