At the base of the palm is a narrow passage through which tendons and nerves must pass on their way to the hand and fingers. This is what we call “The Carpal Tunnel”.
If anything takes up extra room, things become too tight and the nerve in the passage becomes constricted or “pinched”. This pinching of the nerve causes numbness and tingling in the area of the hand that the nerve travels to resulting in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
By properly aligning and restoring the function of the joints of the wrist, elbow, shoulder, and neck, chiropractic treats the cause of the nerve irritation. All of the nerves that go into the shoulder, arm, forearm, hand, and fingers come from the neck. Improper misalignment of the joints in the neck will cause irritation, “pinching” to these nerves.
Testimonials from Patients
A couple of years ago I had a whiplash injury from my car being rear ended. My body kept tightening it’s muscles continually, but Dr. Cooper kept working on it relentlessly so that over time I was able to go from having to have adjustments three times a week, with a massage afterwards, to being able to go without an adjustment for a month to six weeks. Recently, my left foot was not moving properly. I was having pains in the area right below the ankle, all around the foot. I got a massage and treatments for it but it wasn’t until I came to Dr. Cooper and he adjusted it that I could immediately feel the difference in that my foot and ankle joint new moved again. I really appreciate Dr. Cooper’s help and expertise.
D.G.
