«Hand typistics» - Thus called Chatting syndrome in the XX century. Since the constant vibration of the printed machine threatened to the joints of the hands of the employees, sometimes bringing to their disability. After a century, the disease spread among offices - the threat to get high syndrome for those who work at a computer over 3 hours a day. However, except «White timber», Cashiers, taxi drivers, truckers, photographers, designers, hairdressers and even pianists are susceptible to the disease. The average age of victims varies within 40-55 years, however, the syndrome today, alas, young people, and often with such a disease, patients with 25 years are treated for specialists.
Causes of syndrome
The reason for the appearance of tunnel syndrome is the infringement of the nerve, which goes to the carpal canal, due to which the disease is also called the Syndrome of the Carpal Channel. Pumping the nerve occurs in the wrist, by pressing it to the tendons or to the transverse bundle. In this case, the transmission of signals on the nerve is disturbed, and as a result - painful nerve provokes pain symptoms, and then dies at all. It entails unfavorable effects.
Squeezing can be provoked by thickening or swelling tendons that go close to the nerve. Such a phenomenon is observed as a result of a constant static load on the same muscle group, which is due to the duration of the repeats of monotonous movements. Also, the reason may be the uncomfortable position of the hands when working with the mouse, keyboard, when the wrist is in constant voltage. Such actions lead to weakening, permanent pain or discomfort in hands, numbers, in particular palms.
Do not confuse the manifestations of tunnel syndrome with painful manifestations, which can act as a consequence of various spinal pathologies - intervertebral hernia, osteochondrosis, etc. With such diseases, the nerve is damaged, which comes from the spinal cord. Our site will tell your readers how to determine the symptoms of the locked syndrome and take measures to eliminate it.
Symptoms of the carpal syndrome
To obtain an accurate diagnosis, you must contact a neurologist. Specialist examines the patient, learns information about his lifestyle. In difficult cases, electromyography (EMG) or electronomyography (EGG) may be required in order to differential diagnosing patient. These techniques allow you to distinguish a carpal syndrome from other diseases. After which the final diagnosis is made.
We save yourself
Self-treatment can not replace full-fledged drug treatment. But at the very beginning of the carpal syndrome of enough healthy means to reanimate the working capacity of the brushes and their health.
The most affordable tool that has been used has long been, is Mitenks. They are gloves without fingers made of natural wool. The accumulated heat from the mice will remove pain, and barbed wool will become a natural massager for palm. In addition, with the help of an elastic cuff on the wrist, the bandage is reliably fixed on the palm and will remove the stress from the joint.
A fairly effective method is also compresses or massage rubbing with the addition of oils - eucalyptus, camphor or mint. These oils have a cooling or warming effect. And hot baths for hands with sea salt quickly remove the swelling of the brush, relax muscle spasms and remove inflammation.
Hand brushes massage - an integral procedure for the treatment of carpal syndrome. To do this, it is necessary to rub daily wrists, forearms, palms and fingers of children with baby oil or simple cream. Summer on the beach is not bad to use hot sand or shells as a natural palm massage.
Treatment from a specialist
Until recently, in 80% of cases, the tunnel syndrome could be only an operational intervention. Treatment consisted in the dissection of palm and eliminating the nerve transverse bunch. Today there are many methods of treatment, and the surgery doctors are addressed only in running cases.
In the treatment of carpal syndrome, drug treatment is used in the form of analgesics, non-steroidal drugs of anti-inflammatory, hormonal agents and drugs that improve blood circulation. In addition, manual therapy is applied in therapy, acupuncture, Injections of corticosteroids, massage and medicinal gymnastics.
How to protect yourself?
Undoubtedly the prevention of the disease is always better than its treatment. To do this, adhere to simple precautions. These include the following manipulations:
- Competent organization of the space of its workplace. Carefully trace how convenient you are sitting, whether there are armrests at the chair. Especially well, if there is an anatomical borger for a palm on the mouse rug, because it allows the wrist to relax. Of great importance also has conditions in the room, there should not be too raw or cold, so that there are no draft - compressed air and colds affect this syndrome is not the best.
- With a carpal syndrome, physical activity is useful. For example, they will be effective in swimming for small distances, table tennis and various children's fun with a rope, also called «Putankami». No less exciting way to prevent the disease are dancing, which require the use of hands - flamenco, Indian traditional and «belly dance». It is recommended to refrain from sports activity related to wrist loads, especially games with ball, shooting, gymnastics and power sports. Lift heavy items, wearing sweaty bags, bags in hands is also undesirable.
- Excellent preventive measure to preete the development of tunnel syndrome are elastic toys «Antistress». Similarly, they act and metal balls, wooden rosary, because it is very useful to sort out the beads.
Remember that the main thing in the occurrence of tunnel syndrome is to prevent its progression. Avoid recycling, abnormal stay at a computer, keyboards with unnecessarily breakdown or too tight keys, uncomfortable working space and periphery. Go on vacation on time, let's rest on weekends. And immediately contact the doctor, at the first suspicions of the tunnel syndrome.
