cause of carpal tunnel syndrome ? Posted: 04-20-08 11:25am
I recently got carpal tunnel syndrome. My
dad who is a doctor diagnosed it when I
told him my symptoms and told me to take
an anti inflammatory drug
I am fairly sure that my I got CTS from
lifting weights because that is the only
physical activity I have been doing.
However, I don't know which particular
exercise has caused it.
I would like to eliminate whatever
exercise is causing it and continue on
with my normal weight lifting routine
until my wrists heal. But like I said
before I don't know what's caused it.
Does anybody have any idea which exercise
may have caused it?
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OO7haloboy
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Posted: 04-23-08 22:23pm
this is an update to my previous post.
I have been doing primarily these
exercises:
-bench press
-curls
-tricep extensions
-military press
-100 to 200 push ups per day
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eeyore46
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Posted: 04-23-08 23:14pm
Try wearing wrist supporters, and ease up
on the exercising. Do you exercise at a
gym, if so, ask a trainer there? Until
then, ease up on any weight lifting that
has to do with the wrists and continue the
anti-inflammatory meds. You do not want
to damage the nerves and end up having
surgery.
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OO7haloboy
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Posted: 04-24-08 10:32am
thanks for the reply.
I usually exercise at the weight room at
my school, so theres no trainer there to
ask. I have a membership to a gym though
so I'll try asking one of the trainers
there.
are you talking about the wrist supports
that you where at night?
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eeyore46
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Posted: 04-25-08 23:47pm
My son had to wear it 24 hours a day, and
took ibuprofen until his symptoms
subsided, approximatley two weeks. His
was caused from bowling - lol! You can
buy them at Wal-Mart.
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hilmav
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Joined: 14 May 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Coeur d Alene, Idaho USA
weights and CPS Posted: 05-14-08 23:23pm
I have been a massage therapist for 17
years and have been a student of CPS and
related disorders.
Firstly just because you have the symptoms
of carpal tunnel does not necessarily mean
that is what you have. Nerve pinching
can occur anywhere along the nerve path
from the base of the neck on down and can
occur in multiple places as well.
It is important to know that the forearm
muscles move the wrist and fingers.
Clenching the fist while doing bicep curls
or any other activity leads to overuse of
the forearm. You need to keep an open
hand when doing these exercises.
If need be you can use wrist straps to
help keep the wrist open.
Also it is important to have the back of
the hand in a streight line with the
forearm. You don't want a bend at the
wrist. A bend at the wrist puts added
strain on the long skinny tendons that run
from the forearm muscles to the fingers.
Another thing. While Ibuprophen etc. has
immediate results, it can cause long term
damage. Why? Because your natural
anti-inflamitory response does not
respond, because it is like shutting the
engine warning light off in the car.
Naturally your T-cells would carry away
cellular debris. But with the warning
light off (so to speak) they don't respond
and debris can build up.
Ice is a much better anti-inflamatory,
because it encourages the body's natural
response. Yes it is more work than taking
a pill.
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