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UniSA will begin a new study into the benefits of yoga and meditation for the mental and physical healing of a person who has suffered a stroke. Read the full story at http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/2009/090609A.asp

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Home remedies for healthy hair include mayonnaise for conditioning, olive oil from moisture and protection, apple cider vinegar for shine and essential oils for a healthy scalp. Use natural ingredients to nourish the hair with advice from a professional hair stylist in this free video on hair care.

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This video talks about carpal tunnel and its various forms and how to treat carpal tunnel daily using simple massage and liniments. Carpal Tunnel can vary in severity and you can see how to possibly avoid surgery or invasive treatments! The massage is basic and 3 types of liniment are shown as examples so you can pick the right liniment for your specific problem.

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Sustained injury at work partial tear to right shoulder rotatar cuff & bone spurs, surgery done no repair of partial but begin experiencing numbness, pain and tingling to right hand. Current hand specialist stated that the carpal tunnel was aggravated by the injury to right shoulder. I am just trying to get some answers because I had never been seen nor complained of carpal tunnel until the injury I sustained to my right shoulder. Now I must undergo surgery to correct the problem with right hand. I would appreciate any insight that others might have regarding my situation or can direct me to the right research or question and answer engines. All help will be most appreciated.

Consult with a sports medicine doctor. Your carpal tunnel syndrome is the result from your right shoulder injury, surgery to your hand won’t fix the problem, you need to address your shoulder to correct your carpal tunnel.

i have carpal tunnel syndrome but having surgery is my last option.
is there someone out there who has a great home remedy to stop my pain
at night. would it help if i lose a few pounds? please somebody help

Treatments of carpal tunnel syndrome include ergonomic improvements, analgesia, splinting, and sometimes corticosteroid injection or surgery.
There are no proven strategies to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome, but to protect your hands from a variety of ailments, take the following precautions:
* Reduce your force and relax your grip. Most people use more force than needed to perform many tasks involving their hands. If your work involves a cash register, for instance, hit the keys softly. For prolonged handwriting, use a big pen with an oversized, soft grip adapter and free-flowing ink. This way you won’t have to grip the pen tightly or press as hard on the paper.
* Take frequent breaks. Give your hands and wrists a break by gently stretching and bending them periodically. Alternate tasks when possible. If you use equipment that vibrates or that requires you to exert a great amount of force, taking breaks is even more important.
* Watch your form. Avoid bending your wrist all the way up or down. A relaxed middle position is best. If you use a keyboard, keep it at elbow height or slightly lower.
* Improve your posture. Incorrect posture can cause your shoulders to roll forward. When your shoulders are in this position, your neck and shoulder muscles are shortened, compressing nerves in your neck. This can affect your wrists, fingers and hands.
* Keep your hands warm. You’re more likely to develop hand pain and stiffness if you work in a cold environment. If you can’t control the temperature at work, put on fingerless gloves that keep your hands and wrists warm.

Surgery tends to create scar tissue, which is never good around joints, tendons and ligaments. I’d only suggest it as a last resort.

First I’d try:
- a regimen of Glucosamine Sulfate or Glucosamine Condriotin: 2 capsules twice a day for a week, then 1 twice a day until you feel marked improvement in your joints
- soak your hands and wrists in hot water for 20 min twice a day (this one is annoying and time consuming – but really helps)
- combined with massage – by a professional massage therapist who does sports massage

if this doesn’t help after a month or so, you might try something more radical : accupressure or accupuncture. It might sound a bit odd, but it helped my aunt’s torn rotator cuff even after surgery had failed. And it’s a cheaper, non-evasive treatment. After all, if you’re willing to go under the knife, why not try going under the needle first.

when in this high tech society and internet/computer use…many of them use computers and type alot and use cellphones all day to text message. Is it that you only find out if you start getting symptoms and research it yourself? i guess so, but still they use technology 100 times more than USA and they don’t know the basics of technology health. or maybe they dont’ have genes that make them in risk for carpal tunnel? so they can keep gaming/typing/typing so much to make blogs( this apparently has become so popular in japan)/chatting in web, and not get anything? wow.
I don’t just tell them in english. If a chinese or japanese person doesn’t know it in english, i will tell them in japanese or chinese. And still they don’t know it .i’ve said it to tons of people from those countries and they are totally clueless no my pronunciation in japanese or chinese, it’s not even about that. In japanese yes i say it and write it cause i know some.. i don’t know chinese but i copy the chinese character compound for Carpal tunnel frm websites..so it’s not like i’m saying wrong..cause i don’t even say it, i type it and show thm

Not sure but I do know that whenever I am in a Japanese office there seems to be a big pile of paerwork next to each desk, on each desk and in each desk. Even in government offices where you would expect information to be stored on computer there seems to be a huge amount of paperwork. So maybe even though many people use computers they don’t use them for major chunks of their day.

Another possibility is that because they are generally thinner than Western people there may be less pressure on their arms when typing. Do western people slouch forward when typing, propping themselves up with their wrists? Japanese people generally have better posture.

Besides surgery, are there any other options or home remedies for CTS? For me, it comes and goes in both of my hands. At times, it is very painful and just plain annoying! I’ve tried the wrist splints, but they don’t work. I’ve heard about getting a shot. But from what I’ve heard, it is only a temporary fix. If the problem does get even worse, I will probably have to get the procedure done at the doc! Any help will be much appreciated! Thanks!

I used to handle workers’ compensation claims and we saw CTS injuries all the time. Usually we would start with physical therapy to see if that would help. If not the next step would be a cortisone injection (the shot you would referring to). If the patient never got relief the final course of action would be surgery. The good news about the surgery is that your wrist is actually better than the average person after words, because they go in and open the carpal tunnel so that the tendons move freer and unrestricted.
CTS is actually very common and many, many people have this but don’t know because they do not do repetitive activities that would cause pain and/or numbness. After doing a bunch of house and yard work recently, I am positive I have it too, but since my normal daily activities are not repetitive, after I get over the initial pain, I am doing fine and doubt any additional treatment is necessary.

Besides the wrist splints, does anyone have experience with treatments for carpal tunnel? Did it work? I am particularly interested if anyone has tried this advertised "carpal tunnel solution"
http://www.mycarpaltunnel.com/the-carpal-solution.shtml? Did it work? Any other suggestions? I am in alot of pain, and am currently seeing a Chiropractor

Have you tried acupuncture? My mom did it and worked wonders. Another friend tried it and it didn’t make a difference.

It can’t hurt…

evidence based practice – research concerning a clinical prediction rule for carpal tunnel syndrome – Office style

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