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Reduce wrist pain by wearing carpal tunnel supports
Wrist pain or pain in the wrist is a medical condition that is often caused by carpal tunnel
syndrome or CTS. The CTS condition results in swelling in the wrist with tightening of
muscles or nerves around the median nerve. This swelling may also occur when performing
repetitive tasks with hands such as typing, drawing, writing or sewing. The other conditions
of swelling may occur in case the person is overweight, pregnant or menopausal or having
disorder such as diabetes, arthritis, or an underactive thyroid. Any injury in the wrist can
also cause wrist pain and these wrist injuries include sprains, broken bones and tendonitis.
Wrist injuries have symptoms such as swelling, bruising, and disfigured joints.
Wearing or using the carpal tunnel supports help the wrist in keeping it in an elevated
position. By wearing these carpal tunnel supports over the time brings in significant
improvement in improved symptoms and functions gained in the form of nerves beginning
working a bit faster. Studies have shown that wearing these supports at night or all the time
has brought significant improvement within six weeks of using these supports with full time
wearers faring slightly better than those who do not use these supports. Health experts are
recommending wearing carpal tunnel supports as they restrict the wrist to prevent
unwanted flexion and extension while still allowing unobstructed motion of the fingers and
thumb.
Those wearing carpal tunnel supports especially the Neoprene wrist support gives the
wrist an added support it needs when lifting weights, working on gym machines or on the
playing field and while working on a computer or simply when doing any day to day
activities. By wearing these supports, the user or the patient recovers faster due to
increased blood circulation within the injured area and provides the user with assurance and
support in the wrist joint region. Before the advent of carpal tunnel supports, people used
to apply cold packs to relive the symptoms of CTS and applied hot peppers that had
chemical compound known as capsaicin that is capable of relieving the carpal tunnel
syndrome in an instant manner.
The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is also known as a hidden disability with people not knowing
exactly when it has attacked them. Therefore, persons who work on computers, athletes,
workers who do repetitive manual work should remain alert about the CTS. If they indeed
have CTS symptoms, then they should immediately take precautions such as using or
continuously wearing the carpal tunnel supports that help in maintaining the wrists in a
neutral position this neutral position helps the wrist in getting less pain and facilitate faster
healing. It is observed that patients with both severe and mild to moderate carpal tunnel
syndrome do benefit from wearing these supports. There are certain popular carpal tunnel
supports in the market such as the DonJoy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Wrist Support that
helps in improved wrist stabilization supported by an aluminum stay. The other one is the
Mueller Carpal Tunnel wrist stabilizer, which is designed to relive the pain and swelling
associated with CTS.

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Reduce wrist pain by wearing carpal tunnel supports

  • 1. Reduce wrist pain by wearing carpal tunnel supports Wrist pain or pain in the wrist is a medical condition that is often caused by carpal tunnel syndrome or CTS. The CTS condition results in swelling in the wrist with tightening of muscles or nerves around the median nerve. This swelling may also occur when performing repetitive tasks with hands such as typing, drawing, writing or sewing. The other conditions of swelling may occur in case the person is overweight, pregnant or menopausal or having disorder such as diabetes, arthritis, or an underactive thyroid. Any injury in the wrist can also cause wrist pain and these wrist injuries include sprains, broken bones and tendonitis. Wrist injuries have symptoms such as swelling, bruising, and disfigured joints. Wearing or using the carpal tunnel supports help the wrist in keeping it in an elevated position. By wearing these carpal tunnel supports over the time brings in significant improvement in improved symptoms and functions gained in the form of nerves beginning working a bit faster. Studies have shown that wearing these supports at night or all the time has brought significant improvement within six weeks of using these supports with full time wearers faring slightly better than those who do not use these supports. Health experts are recommending wearing carpal tunnel supports as they restrict the wrist to prevent unwanted flexion and extension while still allowing unobstructed motion of the fingers and thumb. Those wearing carpal tunnel supports especially the Neoprene wrist support gives the wrist an added support it needs when lifting weights, working on gym machines or on the playing field and while working on a computer or simply when doing any day to day activities. By wearing these supports, the user or the patient recovers faster due to increased blood circulation within the injured area and provides the user with assurance and support in the wrist joint region. Before the advent of carpal tunnel supports, people used to apply cold packs to relive the symptoms of CTS and applied hot peppers that had
  • 2. chemical compound known as capsaicin that is capable of relieving the carpal tunnel syndrome in an instant manner. The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is also known as a hidden disability with people not knowing exactly when it has attacked them. Therefore, persons who work on computers, athletes, workers who do repetitive manual work should remain alert about the CTS. If they indeed have CTS symptoms, then they should immediately take precautions such as using or continuously wearing the carpal tunnel supports that help in maintaining the wrists in a neutral position this neutral position helps the wrist in getting less pain and facilitate faster healing. It is observed that patients with both severe and mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome do benefit from wearing these supports. There are certain popular carpal tunnel supports in the market such as the DonJoy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Wrist Support that helps in improved wrist stabilization supported by an aluminum stay. The other one is the Mueller Carpal Tunnel wrist stabilizer, which is designed to relive the pain and swelling associated with CTS.