| Can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) be helped by | | | | often caused by muscle imbalances. That means that |
| practicing yoga? The answer is yes! | | | | some muscles are used more than others. Some |
| I interviewed a Registered Nurse (RN) who is also a | | | | become weaker while others are over-used. The |
| Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher. She said, Yes! | | | | over-used muscles tend to complain and cause |
| Yoga can help get rid of the symptoms of CTS. | | | | symptoms. The yoga postures or movements will |
| According to a study by the National Institutes of | | | | cause you to use all of your muscles once again. |
| Health, yoga helps CTS (but they said they didn't know | | | | The nurse also quoted a medical research study |
| why.) Well, here's why: The reason yoga helps is | | | | which compared a group of patients with Carpal |
| because your whole body is attached to your wrist. If | | | | Tunnel Syndrome who studied yoga to a group of |
| you get your body--your muscles--more "in balance" | | | | patients who only wore a wrist brace. Guess which |
| lots of pain complaints and symptoms will go away. | | | | group had the most benefit?:-) Yes! The yoga group! |
| Yoga does that; it gets your muscles back in balance. | | | | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a whole body issue and |
| When you were a child you used all of your muscles. | | | | yoga is a whole body "treatment." That's why yoga |
| But when you grew up, for one reason or another, you | | | | helps. |
| stopped using all of your muscles. That's why we get | | | | Yoga has many benefits for your whole body. |
| into pain. But when you practice yoga, you begin using | | | | Relieving your carpal tunnel symptoms is just one of |
| all of your body once again. | | | | them. You can learn to do yoga in classes in your |
| You see, there can be other causes but CTS is very | | | | community or in the privacy of your home. |