Reduce your risk for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome With These Prevention Techniques

Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve in the wrist is damaged. If you use your hands and fingers a lot in your job then you have a risk of getting carpal tunnel syndrome. With more and more people having to use computers for their daily tasks, this risk is increasing and we are seeing carpal tunnel syndrome more and more. Other people at risk are assembly line workers, construction workers, musicians, and bookkeepers to name a few.

There are ways you can minimize your chances of getting this though, and they should be strongly taken into consideration if you are at high risk.

• If you are using a computer then use a chair with arm rests. This will keep your wrists from having to flex too much.
  
  
• Change up the routine of your wrist and hand movement. One repetitive motion can cause an injury quicker.
  
  
• Hang around the water cooler and take some breaks. Allowing your wrists to rest is important to their health.
  
  
• If you have to pick up objects or handle objects frequently, then use your whole hand instead of just your fingers when gripping an object.
  
  
• At a computer, keep your elbows bent. This will reduce the amount of pressure on your wrists to type.
  
  
• Readjust your computer screen to be below your line of sight and a couple feet away from you.
  
  
• Shake out the tension in your hands and wrists every so often and do a little stretch. Just as it is important to give your body a stretch, your wrists deserve one as well.
  
  
• You can slowly rotate your wrists as you would your neck when stretching. This will allow circulation to restore itself as well as improve your wrists posture.
  
  
• Do resistance training. Put a rubber band around your fingers and push against the resistance it creates.
  
  
• Try other stretching exercises that will not only help your fingers and wrists but feel good as well. You can put your arm on the table and pull back the fingertips of that hand for a nice stretch. This should be held for a few seconds and then you can repeat the other side. You can also put your palms face down on the table and lean forward to give your wrists and fingers a stretch.

The more you practice these prevention techniques for carpal tunnel syndrome the less chance you will have of suffering from it.

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