Precaution

Some of the precautionary measures can prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. These are as follows:

• Caring of overall health is very important to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome.
• The action requires to repetitive hand movement need to altering the hand action, which decreases the stress in the carpal tunnel and can prevent carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Salt intake restriction is an important precautionary measure to avert fluid retention.
• Take a break during job require to a continuous finger or wrist movements.
• Maintaining proper hand posture and avoid to excessive bending and twisting of the wrist. It is necessary to keep the wrist straight or less bending position.
• Stretching exercise is important to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome.

Home Remedies

Home remedies are effective to treat mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome. It has been observed that early diagnosis and appropriate home remedial application is potential to treat carpal tunnel syndrome.

• Resting is very important to solve the carpal tunnel syndrome related irritation. Continuous working usually causing carpal tunnel syndrome. Therefore, in between the work short break and stretching exercise can assist to release pressure on the median nerves. This will help to reduce carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Ice bag compression for 10 to 15 minutes with an interval of two hours can reduce the inflammation of the wrist and can help to control the narrowing of the carpel tunnel syndrome.
• Maintain proper warmth of the wrist and palm can also help to treat the carpel tunnel syndrome. Therefore, wearing gloves is an effective measure to maintain the warmth. Lumino Cielo Arthritis Gloves available on Amazon can effective to relieve pain related to Carpel Tunnel syndrome on the finger.
• Wrist brace wearing at the night can assist to control the pressure by neutralizing the pressure on the median nerve.
• Nerve gliding exercise of the median nerve can help to free movement of the nerve in the carpel tunnel and also assist in decreasing the discomfort related to carpel tunnel syndrome.

Treatment

There are several treatment approaches available for carpel tunnel syndrome. Depending on the severity of the condition treatment plan is prepared.

• Analgesic medications like non-steroidal- anti-inflammatory drugs usually used to relieve pain.
• In the case of severe pain on the wrist which cannot control by NSAIDs them, then doctor recommends steroidal injection on the wrist to control the pain of carpel tunnel syndrome. This can effective to provide temporary pain relief. But unable provide a permanent solution and recurring of pain symptom occur in the case of severe carpel tunnel syndrome.
• Surgical intervention is applicable when carpel tunnel syndrome related pain interfere the daily activities and reduce the quality of life. The aim of the carpel tunnel release surgery is to reduce the pressure generated on the median nerve by resection the adjoin ligaments. This also broadens the carpel tunnel.