Upper Extremity Pain Relief

The carpal tunnel is a narrow canal in your wrist through which the median nerve and tendons run before they reach the palm of your hand. The tunnel protects the median nerve and tendons from blunt injury.

Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the tendons swell up from overuse and the median nerve gets compressed in this tight space. Nerves do not like any kind of compression, twisting or tension.

Numbness, stiffness, or discomfort in your fingers, hands, wrists, or forearms results. This syndrome occurs usually from awkward wrist and elbow positions, excessive gripping, twisting and repetitive wrist and finger movements.

Physio For Life will treat carpal tunnel syndrome before and after surgery in a safe and comfortable manner.

Tendinitis is referred to as an “overuse injury” because it occurs gradually over time. This condition happens when tendons become inflamed, resulting in swelling and pain. Overuse is excessive and prolonged use of muscles and tendons beyond their capacity to withstand stress, such as caused by long hours of keyboarding and mouse use, or knitting/crocheting, use of tools, and other activities that are repetitive.

Medial epicondylitis, also known as “golfer’s elbow,” is an inflammation of tendons on the inside of the elbow. Tennis elbow is similar, but the pain is on the outside of the elbow. This injury is caused by overuse of the muscles that flex your wrist and fingers such as when playing tennis, golf, other racket sports, painting your house, and operating handheld tools.

Tennis elbow is an inflammation of the tendons on the outside of the elbow called lateral epicondylitis. It happens when you do repetitive tasks that require you to grip and extend your wrist. A few examples include holding a tennis racket, paintbrush, or hammer. Tenderness around the outside of your elbow is a sign along with pain when gripping, lifting, or twisting your forearm.

Falls may lead to wrist, forearm, and elbow fractures especially when the natural reaction is to stretch out the arm to break the fall. If a cast has to be worn. the fingers, wrist, and elbow often become extremely stiff during the healing process. It is common to have muscle atrophy, weakness, and loss of wrist, hand, and finger range of motion.

Sprains and strains in the hand, wrist, and elbow are common. An unexpected overstretching of the tissues can cause sprains and strains. Overstretching can cause micro(microscopic) or macro (large) tears, resulting in swelling, pain, and difficulty moving.