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This viewer asks, "What are some good exercises for people with carpal tunnel syndrome?" Well,
first I wanna talk about having good posture. So you wanna make sure that you're sitting
in a sturdy chair with your spine against the back of your chair and your shoulders
relaxed. You also wanna make sure that your elbows are at your sides and you wanna keep
your wrists straight. You also wanna make sure if you are a computer user that your
computer screen is within your eye level so that your neck isn't falling down while you
work. Then you're ready to start the wrist and hand exercises to help improve blood flow
to those areas. So the first exercise I would start with is you wanna extend your left hand
first. And you're just gonna apply light pressure with your opposite hand on your fingers and
just lightly pull back and hold for about five seconds. And then you're gonna wanna
turn your fingers down and apply light pressure just on the top and hold for another five
seconds. This will help to stretch your forearm and stretch those muscles. Then you're gonna
wanna do the same on the other hand, going to the right side. Pulling back on the fingers.
Hold for five and push down hold for another five. You'll also wanna make sure that you're
stretching the thumb, don't wanna forget about that. So you're just gonna apply light pressure
right here. Hold for five seconds. And then go ahead and switch. Another five. Good. Now
your forearms are stretched out and we wanna make sure we stretch the wrist. So you're
just gonna start with wrist circles. You can either do 'em both at the same time or one
at a time, either way. And then you're gonna go the opposite way counter clockwise for
four, three, two, and one. And then you can bring your arms down. Then we wanna stretch
our neck and shoulders. That's also gonna help release some tension. So you can place
your hand right on your shoulder and just tilt your head down and hold five to ten seconds.
And then go ahead and switch. You're gonna place your other hand here. Tilt your head
down to your shoulder and hold. Good. And then the last one you can do is just shoulder
shrugs. So just lifting your shoulders up holding for five seconds and inhaling and
then exhaling as you bring it down. And you can do each of these exercises about four
to five times and you can do them throughout your work day. And this is just gonna help
to relieveiate tension and stretch those muscles so that you're ready to work and hopefully
prevent that carpal tunnel syndrome.