How Chiropractic Care Helps

Addressing Misalignments: One of the primary ways chiropractic care can benefit those with CTS is by correcting spinal and wrist misalignments. These misalignments can increase pressure on the median nerve – the nerve responsible for CTS. By adjusting these areas, chiropractors can reduce nerve stress, leading to symptom relief.

Improving Nerve Functionality: Chiropractic care has been known to improve nerve functionality by reducing inflammation and increasing blood flow to the affected area. This may help the median nerve to function more efficiently, subsequently reducing the symptoms of CTS.

Promoting Overall Health: Chiropractors often promote overall health by advising on lifestyle changes and exercises that can help reduce strain on the wrist and hand. These include ergonomics in the workplace, wrist-strengthening exercises, and general posture improvements.

Chiropractic care is not just effective for treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, but it can also help in managing a multitude of other common conditions such as:

• Sports injuries
• Persistent shoulder pain
• Sciatica discomfort
• Chronic neck pain
• Tennis elbow
• Neuropathy symptoms
• Back pain
• Plantar fasciitis or foot pain
• Various sprains and strains

Chiropractic care is a great option for those looking for a non-invasive and effective solution to alleviate nerve tension, strain, and compression. 

By using hands-on techniques and precise manual manipulations, chiropractic treatments can help realign your body and target the source of your pain for relief and healing.

Don’t suffer through your pain any longer. Schedule a free consultation at our Broken Arrow office by calling Eastern Oklahoma Chiropractic at 918-940-4630 today and take the first step towards a pain-free life.

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Many people come to my office telling me “my hand is numb, do I have Carpal Tunnel”?  In 90% of those cases, and sadly even some they have been to the MD for, it is not the correct diagnosis.

What is carpal tunnel?  You have an indentation within the many bones of your wrist that the muscles that control the flexion of your fingers and your median nerve passes through.  It supplies the palm of your hand and first three fingers.  When you are having carpal tunnel symptoms you are getting compression of the median nerve AT your carpal tunnel.

Many times, even though you have numb fingers, the compression is happening somewhere else.  Often, I find the patient’s forearm to be full of trigger points (tiny painful adhesions between the muscles) that are causing hand numbness.  You can also have hand numbness that is caused by problems with your neck.  If the small holes between the bones of your spine where your nerves exit are causing compression or pressure to build up around your nerves, whatever they supply is not going to get the message.

With any of these issues, your first stop should be a chiropractor.  We are trained to diagnose and treat these problems as well as many others.  If you give chiropractic care a fair chance to work, listen to your doctor’s recommendations and still find after a couple weeks your symptoms aren’t improving, the chiropractor can refer you on for advanced imaging or diagnostics, physical therapy or even a neurologist consult.  Please give us a call at 918-940-4630 to schedule your visit with Dr. Travis Ring DC with Eastern Oklahoma Chiropractic.

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