Three tips for carpal tunnel syndrome prevention

You get off from work, and you feel pain or numbness in your wrist, thumb and fingers. This is a sign that you may have carpal tunnel syndrome. This condition is typically caused by repetitive wrist movements, and it comes from the compression of the median nerve that runs through the carpal tunnel and into […]

Treating carpal tunnel syndrome in Saint Charles, MO, with physical therapy

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition that causes pain in the wrist. It’s common because it’s caused by strain in the wrist that can occur while typing, driving, operating heavy machinery and other tasks that many jobs require.  Carpal tunnel syndrome is painful and limits the use of your wrist. It’s important to seek […]

How to find carpal tunnel treatment in Horizon City, TX

Carpal tunnel syndrome refers to symptoms, such as pain and tingling, that result from a compressed nerve in the narrow carpal tunnel of the wrist. The carpal tunnel is a passageway made up of bones and the transverse carpal ligament. This small opening is tightly packed with nerves, ligaments, muscles and blood vessels. Carpal tunnel […]

Hand therapy in O’Fallon, MO

Your hands are your primary instruments of interaction with the world around you. Without the use of your hands, it would be difficult to pick anything up, write, type, text or play sports. That’s why it’s important to seek treatment from a physical therapist when you have hand pain. Hand pain comes in many forms […]

Effective Treatments for Carpal Tunnel and Repetitive Stress Injuries

Facing possible hand surgery for a nerve injury or carpal tunnel syndrome and perhaps you want to try Physical Therapy first? Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common condition of the wrist and hand that can affect the use of the whole arm. It is caused by pressure on the nerve at the base of […]

6 Home Exercises to Cure My Repetitive Strain Injury

  My name is Becca and I work for SOL Physical Therapy, but I’m not a physical therapist. I’m curing the damage in my arm/shoulder/neck from 5 years of computer-induced repetitive strain injury (RSI). A few weeks ago, I promised I’d show you my home exercise program, and today I’m making good on that promise.   […]

3 Pieces of Physical Therapy Gear Essential to My HEP

My name is Becca and I work for SOL Physical Therapy, but I’m not a physical therapist. I’m getting physical therapy to get rid of left arm/neck/shoulder pain I’ve been experiencing since 2009, and I’m taking you along on my journey to give you a newbie’s perspective on what physical therapy is all about. After the good news that […]