Thursday, April 5, 2012

Do You Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Or Tendinitis?

Do You Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Or Tendinitis?

The difference in the middle of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Tendinitis

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Repetitive Strain Injury (Rsi) can occur when you repeatedly accomplish strenuous activities with your fingers, hand, and wrist. The strain may be in the form of something seemingly harmless, like typing at a keyboard. You don't have to be working a jackhammer all day to get Rsi. The stress can ensue from rapid small motions or short forceful motions. Either way, the strain causes your tissues to react to the stress.

Exactly where the tissue react and how the injury progresses in those tissues defines the type of Rsi you have. Inflammation of the actual tendons of the wrist and forearm is called wrist tendinitis, a single kind of Rsi.

In contrast, carpal tunnel syndrome (Cts) is a health that can ensue from repetitively straining your fingers, hand or wrist. Cts is a disease, like diabetes. If you're already predisposed to having diabetes, obesity can trigger it. Similarly, if you're predisposed to having Cts, repetitive straining can trigger it. And since Cts is probably hereditary, if you have a close relative with it you are at higher risk of having it manifest in you.

How to Tell the Difference

Cts and tendinitis can manifest with the same symptoms. Usually, Cts symptoms are more involved, more well-defined, and ensue a pattern. Therefore, you should check for symptoms of Cts first. Traditionally, the conclusive evidence to determine a Cts diagnosis has been the electrodiagnostic test. However, more and more studies show that a good and straight through corporal exam is as good as (or even better than) the electrodiagnosis. Thus, both are preferred, although seldom done.

The following are quick self-assessments and not a diagnosis. You can do them at home and they potentially show if you have Cts. Of course, these are not definitive tests and you should consult your doctor for a approved diagnosis.

If you sass Yes to any of these tests, then you may have carpal tunnel syndrome instead of tendinitis.

1. With your fingers straight, flex your left wrist gradually and as far as inherent (i.e., bring your fingers as close to your wrist as you can). Then hold this position for one minute. (This is the Phalen maneuver.) Do your symptoms appear or get worse? Do you feel numbness?

2. Next, with your hand straight, lightly tap the skin over your wrist-crease. Tap left to right, and back again (This is the Tinel test.) Does it ensue in a tingling or "pins-and-needles" in the hand?

3. Now, with your hand straight, using your opposite thumb apply firm pressure to the whole width of your wrist-crease for 30 seconds. Relax one minute, and then apply firm pressure on the palm of the wrist-crease for 30 seconds. (This is the Durkan test.) Do Either of these make your symptoms appear or get worse? Do you feel numbness?

If you answered No to the above questions, then try the following test. If you also sass Yes to the following test, then you may have tendonitis.

Use two fingers of your other hand to tap your flexor tendons just below your wrist-crease. The flexor tendons are the rope-like structures on the palm side (not the back side) of your forearm. Keep your affected hand level while tapping. Tap each tendon all along its length, half way to your elbow. Tap several times up and down on each tendon. Then tap vigorously all nearby your forearm. Does any of that reproduce your symptoms or make them worse?

What to do Next

If your self-assessment indicates you have carpal tunnel syndrome or tendinitis, your next step should be to seek treatment. There are exquisite resources ready on the internet for self-treatment techniques and methods to keep the dysfunction from interfering with your way of life. Your doctor can also suggest you of the best medicine for your condition.

And remember, surgical operation is not the sass - only one of many medicine options. Roughly every healthcare expert advises to use conservative (non-surgical) therapies first. Properly applied, most often they sell out or eliminate symptoms completely.

Whatever medicine you need to choose, make sure it is approved for the health you have. And Either you have carpal tunnel syndrome or tendinitis, there are many dissimilar medicine options ready so you don't have to live with the misery of hand pain forever.

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