Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Did You Know That 95% Of The Problem Originates In The Neck?
Posted by Dr. Kurt Meininger at 1:21 AM
Forsyth County – Alpharetta Chiropractor And Carpal Tunnel Doctor Comments:
It is unbelievable how many patients have told me that they went to their general practice MD for Carpal Tunnel symptoms and their doctor only evaluated their wrist.
Most of the time the patient is given pain killers, anti-inflamatories and a wrist splint. They say none of the doctors they have seen for wrist pain have checked the neck.
The bottom line: 95% of the cause of pain, numbness and weakness in the wrist, hand and fingers originate in the neck. Why? Because the nerve roots that emerge from the cervical spine run along a pathway through the shoulder, arm, elbow and into the hand.
There is a simple test that can identify whether or not the Carpal Tunnel symptoms are originating from the neck or from the wrist... or both (double crush syndrome).
When I see a patient for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, I always evaluate the neck first... then shoulder... then elbow... and lastly the wrist. I always start at the source and work my way down the nerve pathway.
The reverse is true as well. Some patients have seen other chiropractors but they only treat the neck and do not treat the wrist, eldow or shoulder. Not all chiropractors work on the extremities.
My protocol for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is to adjust the neck, shoulder, elbows and wrists...as well as the rest of the spine.
In addition... I also use low-level laser therapy for all Carpal Tunnel Syndrome patients. Laser therapy (in a nut-shell) works by increasing the mitachondrial energy in the cell. The laser therapy protocol calls for treatment to the cervical nerve root (typically around C5/C6 disc level) as well as on the wrist itself.
To learn more about our Carpal Tunnel Syndrome treatment and low-level laser therapy call our office at 770.777.0900 and visit our website at http://www.painreliefcare.com/.
Our standard business hours are: Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM and Tuesday and Thursday between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
It is unbelievable how many patients have told me that they went to their general practice MD for Carpal Tunnel symptoms and their doctor only evaluated their wrist.
Most of the time the patient is given pain killers, anti-inflamatories and a wrist splint. They say none of the doctors they have seen for wrist pain have checked the neck.
The bottom line: 95% of the cause of pain, numbness and weakness in the wrist, hand and fingers originate in the neck. Why? Because the nerve roots that emerge from the cervical spine run along a pathway through the shoulder, arm, elbow and into the hand.
There is a simple test that can identify whether or not the Carpal Tunnel symptoms are originating from the neck or from the wrist... or both (double crush syndrome).
When I see a patient for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, I always evaluate the neck first... then shoulder... then elbow... and lastly the wrist. I always start at the source and work my way down the nerve pathway.
The reverse is true as well. Some patients have seen other chiropractors but they only treat the neck and do not treat the wrist, eldow or shoulder. Not all chiropractors work on the extremities.
My protocol for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is to adjust the neck, shoulder, elbows and wrists...as well as the rest of the spine.
In addition... I also use low-level laser therapy for all Carpal Tunnel Syndrome patients. Laser therapy (in a nut-shell) works by increasing the mitachondrial energy in the cell. The laser therapy protocol calls for treatment to the cervical nerve root (typically around C5/C6 disc level) as well as on the wrist itself.
To learn more about our Carpal Tunnel Syndrome treatment and low-level laser therapy call our office at 770.777.0900 and visit our website at http://www.painreliefcare.com/.
Our standard business hours are: Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM and Tuesday and Thursday between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.