Guitarists And Pianists Trust Chiropractic Treatment For Relief Of Carpal Tunnel Symptoms
Posted on 23. Nov, 2011 by admin in carpal tunnel
Since I’d been a guitarist for many years, I wasn’t surprised to findlearn that my technical skills were finely tuned, so to speak, by the time I became a Glendale Chiropractor. Needless to say, my hand coordination was well-developed! In addition, I discovered among my musicial friends the hand problems that many musicians experience, like carpal tunnel syndrome. In fact, I was not only known as a Glendale Chiropractor, but I became known as “the music doctor” because musicians from all over started coming to see me to “fix” their hand problems. The pain relief and increased mobility that my patients experienced, and the carpal tunnel surgeries (often ineffective or worse!) that were avoided resulted in a whole bunch of “thank yous.” In fact at holiday time, I not only got a plethora of “fruit baskets” from my happy patients, but plenty of “fruitcakes” from overjoyed insurance claim adjusters who were compelled to spend far less each year in compensating for chiropractic treatment than they did for surgical procedures! (Just kidding, of course!)
Why do so many musicians, especially guitarists and pianists, experience carpal tunnel challenges in particular? Well, the carpal tunnel is located within the underside of the wrist! It is an actual “tunnel” (or passage) through which the Median nerve passes on its way to affect and animate the hands and fingers. Nerve entrapment is often the result of the types of repetitive movements performed by many musicians. to be sure, this time of nerve entrapment disorder is commonplace. The nerve is impinged between other tissues when inflammation or irritation, due to overuse, causes the tendon to enlarge. Long hours of practice, as well as extended performance, are generally responsible. Misalignment of the carpal bones frequently results. Commonly, musicians feel pain, numbness, pins and needles, and tingling in their fingers and hand(s), especially their thumb and adjacent two fingers. It is not secret that many musicians routinely awaken from sleep with these symptoms. And, these symptoms can go from bad to worse because CTS can make hands feel clumsy or weak, and fatigue easily with activity. If not treated, eventually, grasping small objects (like a guitar pick or the bow of a bass) with the thumb and fingers can be extremely affected. And, although the well-informed musician who knows about the healing effects of chiropractic treatment would not let this happen, untreated Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can become the complete disability of the hand.
It is highly recommended that musicians, and anyone else suffering from repetitive stress symptoms to try see a chiropractor who understands the symptoms and the solution, like your Glendale chiropractor. You can ask him more about safe and natural chiropractic care. Would you like to find out what chiropractic care can do for you? Then call a chiropractor today!
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