physical therapy secrets podcast-Stretch away muscle pain using safe stretches that target the tight muscles causing pain - Is it really carpal tunnel syndrome?

Is it really carpal tunnel syndrome?

09/01/16 • 8 min

physical therapy secrets podcast-Stretch away muscle pain using safe stretches that target the tight muscles causing pain

Are you experiencing hand numbness and weakness? These symptoms are often labeled as carpal tunnel syndrome when it may actually be scalene entrapment. Scalene entrapment is when the upper part of the brachial plexus gets impinged by the lateral neck muscle called the scalene. Stretch out the scalene and chest muscles as well as the forearm extensor and flexor muscles.

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The main cause of most shoulder problems is tight shoulder internal rotators and poor posture. Tight muscles cause the arm to rotate in and up causing impingement of our rotator cuff tendon. Prolonged tightness causes inflammation, tendonitis, bursitis, arthritis in the shoulders and neck. Stretches are the key to get rid of your pain. Elongate the tight muscles and restore joint mobility to get your posture back.

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Dont cover up the Pain

Masking the pain will only cause an acute problem to become a chronic problem and will cause more pain and degeneration. Treat the cause, not the symptom. It doesn't have to cost thousands of dollars to get out of pain. Stretch out the tight muscles that are causing the pain, compression and degeneration to permanently get rid of your problem