Your wrist connects your hand to your forearm. It is not one big joint; it has several small joints. This makes it flexible and allows you to move your hand in different ways. The wrist has two big forearm bones and eight small bones known as carpals. It also has tendons and ligaments, which are connective tissues.

Most of our day-to-day activities are performed by the humble wrist, which lifts, grips, and twists. Our wrists are often taken for granted despite their high level of physical demand. Injuries and pain are more likely to occur if they do not have adequate mobility and strength.

Common Wrist Injury:

Carpal tunnel syndrome, which happens when a nerve that runs from your forearm into your palm becomes squeezed at the wrist. Ganglion cysts, which are noncancerous lumps or masses. Gout, which is a form of arthritis caused by a buildup of uric acid in your joints. Fractures (broken bones)

What are the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome?

• Weakness when gripping objects with one or both hands.
• Pain or numbness in one or both hands.
• “Pins and needles” feeling in the fingers.
• Swollen feeling in the fingers.
• Burning or tingling in the fingers, especially the thumb and the index and middle fingers.

If left untreated, carpal tunnel syndrome can lead to weakness and lack of coordination in your fingers and thumb. Treatment can relieve pressure on the nerve and, for most people, eliminate their symptoms. The carpal tunnel is a small passageway on the palm side of your wrist.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by pressure on the median nerve. The median nerve runs from the forearm through a passageway in the wrist (carpal tunnel) to the hand. It provides sensation to the palm side of the thumb and fingers, except for the little finger.

Nonsurgical therapy

• Wrist splinting. A splint that holds the wrist still while you sleep can help relieve nighttime symptoms of tingling and numbness. …
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). …

Surgical therapy

During carpal tunnel release, a surgeon makes an incision in the palm of your hand over the carpal tunnel ligament and cuts through the ligament to relieve pressure on the median nerve. The surgery may be done by making one incision on the palm side of the wrist, or by making several small incisions.

Carpal tunnel syndrome can be treated with chiropractic care in Medina to speed up the recovery process. In the cervical spine, chiropractic manipulation can relieve pressure on the median nerve. The median nerve can be relieved by gentle manipulation of the wrist and elbow.

Besides manipulating the bones, chiropractors may also use stretching techniques to help release tension in your wrist to ease pain and reduce the tightness in inflamed ligaments. Some examples include wrist rotation, hand clenching, wrist flexion, and finger flexion.

Book your appointment at your nearest chiropractor today and get your wrist back in shape right away!