Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Also called Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel (palmar side): characterized by tingling, numbness and hyposthesia of the first 3 fingers, atrophy of the muscles of the thenar eminence with difficulty in movements of the fingers and thumb (feeling of paralysis)

Symptoms: numbness or tingling in the hands and fingers, loss of muscle tone in the fingers, pain in the wrist and palm which sometimes radiates to the forearm and even to the shoulder. Pain and numbness may intensify during the night.

Possible causes: injury to the wrist by fracture, acromegaly (hypertrophy of the ends of the bones), Paget's disease (osteitis deformans), tenosynovitis (simultaneous inflammation of a tendon and the synovial sheath that surrounds it)

People at risk: People who perform movements repetitive strain on the shoulders, elbows and wrists (e.g.: assembly line, computer, etc.), pregnant women, overweight people, diabetics.

Marine plasma from Quinton (Biocean) in prolonged treatment

Oil of halibut liver

Glucosamine sulfate 500 mg and chondroitin 400 mg, to s.  on an empty stomach and before meals

Eliminate acidifying foods: beef, veal, game, cold meats, coffee, citrus fruits and especially orange juice, sugars, confectionery, pastries, wheat and derivatives, fried foods, breading, chips... alcohol (symptom amplifier)

Change hands frequently when performing repetitive tasks.

In the case of CTS of pregnancy, the syndrome usually and spontaneously regresses after childbirth or the “return of diapers” (hormonal change)

Relaxing the muscles located in the inflamed region relieves pain - Use of meditation, music therapy.

Traumeel (Heel), 2 daily applications of ointment.

T.M. Arnica compresses

Palm’argile (clay + castor oil), 2 local applications per day.

E.O. of Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)

E.O. of Lemon Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus citriodora citronellalifera)