Signs and Symptoms

Some easy-to-recognize signs and symptoms of CTS include the following.

• Nighttime painful tingling in one or both hands, frequently causing sleep disturbance
• Feeling of uselessness in the fingers
• A sense that fingers are swollen even though little or no swelling is apparent
• Daytime tingling in the hands, followed by a decreased ability to squeeze things
• Loss of strength in the muscle at the base of the thumb, near the palm
• Pain shooting from the hand up the arm as far as the shoulder

What Causes It?

The carpal tunnel is filled with tendons that control finger movement. Tasks requiring highly repetitive and forceful movements of the wrist can cause swelling around the tendons, resulting in a pinched nerve and producing CTS.

Who’s Most At Risk?

People working with small hand tools in manufacturing and those using a computer keyboard on a regular basis are especially at risk.

Women are more likely than men to develop CTS. It most commonly occurs in people between the ages of 40 and 60. CTS is associated with health conditions such as Lyme disease, rubella, pregnancy, and menopause. High caffeine, tobacco, or alcohol intake are contributing risk factors.

You can help prevent CTS or alleviate symptoms by making some simple changes in your work and leisure habits.

• Stretch or flex your arms and fingers before beginning work and at frequent intervals.
• Alternate tasks to reduce the amount of repetitive movements.
• Modify or change daily activities that put pressure on your wrists.
• Modify your work environment. If you use a computer, have an adjustable keyboard table and chair, and a wrist rest.

CTS is commonly treated by chiropractors. The methods most chiropractors use to treat CTS include manipulation of the wrist, elbow, and upper spine, ultrasound therapy, and wrist supports. Two studies support the use of chiropractic treatment for CTS.

In the first study, 25 individuals diagnosed with CTS reported significant improvements in several measures of strength, range of motion, and pain after receiving chiropractic treatment. Most of these improvements were maintained for at least 6 months.

A second study compared the effects of chiropractic care with conservative medical care (wrist supports and ibuprofen) among 91 people with CTS. Both groups experienced significant improvement in nerve function, finger sensation, and comfort. The researchers concluded that chiropractic treatment and conservative medical care are equally effective for people with CTS.

Massage

Massage may help prevent or relieve symptoms, especially when rosemary and/or St. John’s wort oil are used.

Prognosis/Possible Complications

Most people’s symptoms clear up within a few months with conventional treatment. If left untreated, CTS in advanced stages can become quite serious, involving a loss of sensation, muscle deterioration, and permanent loss of function.

Following Up

If your wrist is placed in a splint, you’ll need ongoing evaluation by your healthcare provider until treatment is completed. If you undergo surgery for CTS, a single follow-up visit is normally all that is required.

Nutrition

Use of vitamin B₆supplements (50 to 200 mg a day) for up to 3 months provides patients with pain relief and increased function in 85 percent of cases. B-complex may be used as an adjunct to B₆. The following nutrients may have an anti-inflammatory effect: essential fatty acids (1,500 to 3,000 mg a day), and curcumin (250 to 500 mg) and bromelain (250 to 500 mg), both taken between meals. Lipoic acid (100 mg twice a day) can help reduce swelling. Modifying your diet to reduce or eliminate saturated fats and fried foods will also decrease inflammation.

You have two piriformis muscles, one in each buttock beneath the gluteal muscles. Each piriformis muscle begins at the sacral spine in the lower back and stretches across to the top outer surface of its associated thigh, to a bony bump, which is called the greater trochanter.

Below the piriformis muscle sits the sciatic nerve. This nerve, almost the diameter of your thumb, is the thickest one in the body. (In some instances, the sciatic nerve may be found within the piriformis muscle, but this is extremely rare.) It also covers quite a span, running all the way from your lower back into your leg and then branching off into your foot.

Normally, the piriformis muscle gives the sciatic nerve room to function properly, but problems occur when the muscle becomes tight. This causes the chain reaction of nerve irritation mentioned in the About section, which can lead to pain in the back of the thigh and the lower calf.

When inappropriate amounts of pressure and force are applied to inappropriate areas of the back, lower back pain is a possibility.

‘Ergonomics’ is a term that is sometimes associated with the alleviation of lower back pain and the study of human movement as related to the environment and use of tools.

Those who study ergonomics may look at how the tools of a computer desk and chair physically and mentally affect a Seymour employee possibly determining that certain tools, such as a specific type of chair, inappropriately apply pressure to areas of the back in Tennessee and could cause you back pain. A chair may then be designed which, when correctly used, redistributes the pressure so that back pain is minimized for Tennessee workers.

Practicing different postures, engaging in periods of movement, lifting with your legs, and correctly using ergonomically designed tools are all adjustments that may lessen lower back pain for people in Seymour Tennessee.

If you are in Tennessee and are interested in seeing what mountain view chiropractic can do to alleviate your back pain give us a call at 865-579-4066.

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Trauma to your back because of an accident, odd twisting and tweaking, poor posture, and weak muscles can cause back pain, too. These are examples of physical stress to your spine that may be alleviated by visiting a chiropractor in the Knoxville area and getting a spinal adjustment.

Poor nutrition, alcohol or drug abuse, and toxins ingested through the air or water in the Knoxville area are all examples of chemical stresses which may result in back pain and poorly aligned spines.

Emotional stress is the last of these interrelated stresses which may affect the alignment of your spine and cause back pain. When severe enough emotional stress may weaken your immune system making your spine and back more susceptible to injury and disease and a visit to your Seymour chiropractor could be beneficial to your health.

Any combination of these stresses, common in the Knoxville area, could cause your spine to go out of alignment. Spine adjustments can decrease muscle tension, reduce your stress, and thus contribute to your overall health and wellness in Seymour/Sevierville.

A spinal adjustment by a trained and licensed chiropractor in Seymour might offer you relief from your back pain.

Concerned parents in the Seymour / Sevierville  area tell their children the familiar list about exercising, eating well, sitting up straight, and lifting heavy objects with the legs and not the back.

Good advice for our local  back pain patients. When followed, this parental advice can save you from many common back pains and problems. However, when good advice is neglected, back pain can occur. The most common sources of back pain and back problems are trauma sustained by overexertion, poor posture, and awkward movements.

Back pain ranges in type and severity, and can affect your daily life and overall health.  Nevertheless, there are many options for back pain relief for sufferers in the Knoxville / Seymour / Sevierville area that may improve overall health.

We can help. We are Mountain View Chiropractic, located at 216 Phoenix Ct Ste A in Seymour, Tennessee.  We have a professional and warm staff, ready to share how we can help you with your back pain.

While some people believe that so long as you are physically fit and active, that you are immune to back pain, however back problems can affect people of all ages and all activity levels.

Lower back pain will affect approximately 8 out of every 10 adults at some point during their life. Living a fit and healthy lifestyle can reduce your chances of having back problems.

If you live in Seymour, Sevierville, or Kodak and suffer from back pain, come see us at our Seymour location and let’s see what Mountain View Chiropractic can do for your back pain.

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Chiropractors in the area are unique to the health care profession because they specialize in examining and evaluating the structure and function of the spine.

However, chiropractors recognize that your spine and overall wellness are affected by many factors. Thus when chiropractors create a customized health plan they can aim to prevent the possible chronicity, or long lasting affects of your back pain by incorporating other aspects of health care and wellness into your personalized chiropractic plan.

Chiropractors  might recommend a change in your nutrition, a stress management technique, that you alter your environment, that you modify your daily activities, or help you understand your unique heredity all in an effort to improve your overall health and hopefully alleviate your chances of chronic back pain.

Because chiropractors are concerned with your overall health and recognize that they specialize in the spine, it is a possibility that chiropractors could recommend you to other health specialists.

To see what Mountain View Chiropractic can to improve your health and possibly alleviate chronic pain, contact us at 865-579-4066.

Some  chiropractors prefer the use of the term “spinal adjustment” as it seems to better describe the correct chiropractic process.

Lower back pain for people in Seymour is sometimes the result of vertebrae in the spine moving out of their normal position in relation to the overall structure of the back.

The back is a complex system of ligaments, joints, tissues, muscles, and other vertebrae. All must be working in harmony for things to feel good, and a spinal adjustment may be what you need.

A regular spinal adjustment to your spine can help move any misaligned components back into position, and may improve lower back pain, neck pain, and even headaches.

Spine adjustments are applied gently by a trained and licensed chiropractor. I am a trained and licensed chiropractor working in Seymour at Mountain View Chiropractic.

Come and see us: we’ll develop an individual plan to incorporate the techniques best suited to your individual needs, age, and condition. At Mountain View Chiropractic our specialty is spinal adjusting.

At Mountain View Chiropractic, we offer several different adjusting techniques . If you are looking for a professional spinal adjustment in the area, give us a call at 865-579-4066.

For many Seymour residents headaches are a common part of everyday life. Some headaches can signal a deficiency in your body that is keeping you from your optimal health levels. Chiropractors in and around Seymour may be able to offer you advice or treatment that could help improve your overall health and wellness and reduce your suffering from headaches.

Seymour chiropractors deal with assessing and treating your musculoskeletal system, which is the system of your body that gives you the ability to move using your muscles and bones. When your muscles, bones, and all the other little pieces of your back, such as your spine, are not in their proper places your health may be reduced and you may incur back pain.

While headaches can be caused by stress, toxic fumes, and alcohol consumption it is also possible that misalignments of the joints, muscles, tendons, and bones in your upper back and neck could be the cause of your headaches.

Regular chiropractic care for those living in the Seymour area is a drug free way to attempt to realign any misaligned aspects that may be causing headaches or pain to Seymour residents through spinal adjustments, diet, exercise, and stress management etc.

Every patient and headache problem is unique, so you should make sure to get a good diagnosis and treatment plan with which you are comfortable. If you are suffering from headaches and live in the Seymour area and would like to see what Mountain View Chiropractic can do for you come visit us at 216 phoenix ct ste a Seymour, Tennessee 37865.

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Folks in Seymour are no exception. Back pain is the most common reason to visit a chiropractor in Seymour, and while back pain often goes away on its own after several weeks, your local Seymour chiropractor can help alleviate pain without the use of dangerous surgery or drugs.

Chiropractors use an alternative approach to medicine in order to realign muscles, bones, and nerves, stopping back pain by manually applying controlled force to joints to relieve tightness and encourage healing. Often chiropractic treatment is combined with other methods such as massage therapy, exercise, lifestyle changes, and diet to improve overall health.

Though some types of back pain necessitate more extreme measures, many of the pains associated with the lower back can be alleviated with one or two visits to your local Seymour chiropractor.

We can offer you relief from back pain, just give us a call and let’s get you started. We are mountain view chiropractic and our most popular services is thompson drop. Give us a call at 865-579-4066 to alleviate your back pain in the Seymour area.

Dr. Lisa Beighle

Sometimes it is hard to distinguish exactly what hurts or pinches; yet the better you can communicate to your Tennessee and local Seymour chiropractor, the better we can help manage your pain. Communicating the source of your pain in a clear way will help us possibly reduce your lower back pain and get you back to your daily activities.

To best communicate with your local Seymour chiropractor, be prepared to share when and where your pain first occurred. We’ll also want to know what activities make your back pain worse or better, and any other symptoms associated with your lower back pain.

In Tennessee you may experience lower back pain that is acute, meaning it last only days or weeks, or you may experience chronic back pain that lasts months. Communicating and defining the type of back pain you are suffering from to your local Tennessee chiropractor enables us to understand your pain and best determine how to possibly reduce your lower back pain and provide relief.

Communicate your back problems to mountain view chiropractic in Tennessee and see what we can do to possibly relieve your lower back pain.

Our phone is 865-579-4066 and you can check out our website at http://www.mountain-view-chiropractic.com/.

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