What is it?
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition which occurs mainly in women and consists of pain and tingling in the thumb, index and middle fingers of the hands. It usually comes on after carrying heavy shopping, or may wake the sufferer at night and is often bad on waking in the morning.
What causes it?
This unpleasant syndrome comes about when the median nerve that runs from the arm to the hand becomes compressed in the tight bony tunnel in the front of the wrist. There are many causes.
• Underactive thyroid gland.
• Pregnancy.
• Rheumatoid arthritis.
• Injury.
• Vitamin B6 deficiency.
• Fluid retention.
Prevention
• An underactive thyroid gland needs to be diagnosed medically and treated. There is little that can be done to prevent this.
• Problems occur in pregnancy because of fluid retention which is a normal part of pregnancy. Try cutting out salt from your cooking and at the table. This should help. Cutting down on the consumption of refined carbohydrates also helps.
• Vitamin B6 has been found in several studies to prevent and cure carpal tunnel syndrome. As soon as you think you are getting symptoms, see your doctor and if he rules out the other causes it is sensible to try 200 mg a day of vitamin B6 for three months. If you add in the suggestions above that help prevent fluid retention, you will probably get results even faster.
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