http://www.nocarpaltunnelblog.com/17/hand-therapy/ Fight Carpal Tunnel, Hand Pain, RSI Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:34:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.nocarpaltunnelblog.com/17/hand-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Road to recovery from Carpal Tunnel, Hand Pain, RSI | No Carpal Tunnel Blog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:36:59 +0000 http://www.nocarpaltunnelblog.com/?p=17#comment-228 [...] Hand Therapists helped me the most with my recovery and education.  From them, you will learn about Hot and Cold Transition Baths, Paraffin Wax Therapy, Icing, Wrist braces, and Ergonomics. [...] [...] Hand Therapists helped me the most with my recovery and education.  From them, you will learn about Hot and Cold Transition Baths, Paraffin Wax Therapy, Icing, Wrist braces, and Ergonomics. [...]

]]> http://www.nocarpaltunnelblog.com/17/hand-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Susan E. Davis, PT, DScPT Tue, 12 May 2009 01:20:43 +0000 http://www.nocarpaltunnelblog.com/?p=17#comment-21 The flexor pollicis longus and the flexor carpi radialis tendons lie outside, but adjacent to, the carpal tunnel and may play a role in median nerve compression if inflamed. Narrowing of the carpal tunnel by inflammation and/or edema of the contents creates compression on the median nerve. This results in symptoms of pain, parasthesia or numbness in the median distribution of the hand, which is often reported to be worse at night. The median nerve sensory distribution is normally described as the palmar surface of the hand, including the first, second, third, half of the fourth digit and the medial two-thirds of the palm. Dorsally, the second, third and half of the fourth digit contain median nerve distribution, but typically not the dorsum of the hand. There are variations of the median nerve cutaneous distribution, including larger surface areas or smaller surface areas than what is discussed as typical. The flexor pollicis longus and the flexor carpi radialis tendons lie outside, but adjacent to, the carpal tunnel and may play a role in median nerve compression if inflamed. Narrowing of the carpal tunnel by inflammation and/or edema of the contents creates compression on the median nerve. This results in symptoms of pain, parasthesia or numbness in the median distribution of the hand, which is often reported to be worse at night. The median nerve sensory distribution is normally described as the palmar surface of the hand, including the first, second, third, half of the fourth digit and the medial two-thirds of the palm. Dorsally, the second, third and half of the fourth digit contain median nerve distribution, but typically not the dorsum of the hand. There are variations of the median nerve cutaneous distribution, including larger surface areas or smaller surface areas than what is discussed as typical.

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