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Can carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by something more pleasant than gardening?

Well, here’s a little story. A “syndrome” is a collection of symptoms. “Symptoms are pain, numbness, weakness or tingling sensation you feel in your hand and arm.

There are many muscles that cause symptoms in the hand, fingers and arms. And what we use when we garden? Yes muscles!

It is possible that you actually get a diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome caused by gardening. Maybe this is what you have or maybe a muscle strain or repetitive use injuries. But the good news: If the garden is what causes the symptoms, which muscles are involved, ie.

And the muscles can be treated! (I love the muscles!)

And not only the muscles around your “carpal tunnel” either! Your symptoms may come from your upper back, chest and neck, too. There are other causes, but the muscles tie to the most common causes.

Here are six tips to avoid hand, wrist and arm pain in the garden:

1st Pull up weeds instead of turning your wrist.
2nd Pad your tool handles. It is easier and requires less muscle to keep your tools when they are completed.

3rd Rubber gloves or gloves with gripper palms and you do not have to work so hard.

4th If you often change positions, it will help to prevent overuse of the muscles.

5th Take plenty of breaks to “shake up” your hands to your sides. Also, move your hands and arms in the movement against the ones you use most often.

6th When you make a lot of pain or other symptoms after your garden, use ice packs or ice to rub on and around the painful area. The ice is a pain-reduction and anti-inflammatories, ice reduces swelling.

But perhaps not just tasks, gardening optimize. If you can not understand why you have pain and symptoms in the hand and wrist, then I invite you to express your copy of “Ten of the most common causes of carpal tunnel syndrome request.