Top 10 Recommended Treatments That Actually Make Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Worse 

Just here to say thank you a thousand time. I've had carpal tunnel for 8 years, going to chiro and acuponcture trying to avoid surgery. I've started using a grip strengthner and doing shrugs everyday after seing this video and all my symptoms have been gone ever since.

I watched a video a couple days ago and was doing some of these stretches that you've shown, and my carpel has actually gotten worse.Thank you for this video.

Wow, can’t believe it. I just watched a different video that said to actually do all of these exercises. How scary is that?!? Thanks for the heads up

I've been stretching for months just to avoid the pain from coming back. Unfortunately it came back this week. I continued to stretch it for the past 6 days in an attempt to get rid of the pain. It didn't work. Today I decided to research and came across your video. After doing the shrugs I went and purchased the grip strengthener. I started using it on the drive home. By the time I got home the pain decreased significantly. Thank you so much! I'll update tomorrow after a good night's sleep.

I had no idea it started in the neck, you ROCK!

Incredible information. Thank you for the amazing videos. I have been suffering for a very long time. Recently, more often as I have Polymyalgia Rheumatica and am on prednisone. The numbness and tingling in both hands is driving me crazy. Nighttime is extremely bad for sure. Physiotherapist just suggested the surgery a few days ago.

Thank you so much! That was super informative and helpful.

After reading several comments below I'm very excited to try your recommended hand strengthening technique, I am tiered of the tingling in my hand and can't take the time off for a surgery that I want to avoid anyway. Thank you so much.

Thank you! After religiously doing all the exercises the orthopaedic doctors recommended following a wrist break, I have ended up with carpal tunnel sydrome. Now I understand what not to do, and it's pretty well everything the orthopaedic doctor told me to do! I could not understand why my wrist still looks so small even though I can almost lift the same weights I used to lift in the gym.

Hello Dr.David , can you please what exercise helps in improving the trigger finger pain ? Thank you

This is the best information on Carpal tunnel available and I can feel the benefits of shrugging immediately! Plus I have tried some of those exercises like the first one and the nerve floss and they definitely aggravate the pain. Well done Doctor, you are a good one!

I was "prescribed " all these exercises (that you say don't do) by an Occupational Therapist. I agree with you because all these exercises made me worse in just three appointments. Do different schools teach different stuff??? How it can be so opposite in treatment approach?

I am so grateful that I discovered your website as I was considering an operation and/or injection on my carpal tunnel. I will do the exercises staring today and I'm pretty sure I will heal from this. Thank you again for saving me from further pain.

Thanks for the information Sir.Blessing I try all the movement

Thank you so much Dr. You are the only most legit help I got. After a week of using it my nerve sensitivity is almost gone.. Thank you so much Alhamdullilah. I thought i am going to stop the work that i am doing.

I'm super new to looking for relief so have not tried much yet but some of the the stuff in your video did give me short term relief. Probably only 3 weeks of discomfort that I was beginning to think was not improving. Bending hands down gave me confidence that my hand had not been broken and also probably not fractured. Understanding this is a short term fix is wonderful information and I certainly thank you for showing what may actually fix the underlying problem.

This video has been very helpful because on due surgery to both hands for carpal tunnel… To be honest the doctors in the UK involved in my treatment aren’t that good and none of them have explained any implications which are transparent in this video. For instance: I didn’t realise the carpal tunnel band ligament would be permanently detached… I thought the incision was to relieve the pressure… None of this has been explained properly to me even though I’m soon to be under the knife for both hands. on the Carpenter and cannot risk weakness in my hands, so I’m gonna have to rethink this surgery certainly as they want to do both hands at the same time. Also in the nerve induction test it didn’t show much carpal tunnel, yet I have chronic symptoms because I work with my hands all the time. The nerve induction doctor said he thinks it’s higher up in my neck, none of the doctors have explored this… And now after watching the video I feel much more well informed on the whole procedure/symptoms I’m the connection between compression in the neck and hand… None of the doctors have picked up that I’ve had surgery on both shoulders. The UK is diabolical unless you go private.

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Number 11(?). Grip Strengthening Tool. Moderate clenching with this for 3 days aggravated my symptoms. I suspect that the root cause of my CTS in the first place was too much occupational clenching over many years.

I will practice your suggestions! Thank you very much for your willingness to share your medical knowledge with the world. Hopefully I can help alleviate the pain with your advice :)

Thank you for taking the time to produce this video. My gut tells me that surgery is not the path for me. It seems like most of modern medicine is relieving symptoms rather than fixing the root problem.

Please, I went to consult the doctor who did the speculum for me, and he told me that I had a partial cut in the cruciate ligament and he did (thermal cauterization) when he entered the speculum. And as I explained to you, the resonance does not show any cut, praise be to God, and he did a clinical examination for me, and he found that the knee is stable, and thank God, there is no betrayal at present. But he said I have some inflammation and roughness in the kneecap, which is the cause of the pain in the knee, and that I need to strengthen the muscles for a month, and if there is no response, I need an injection for the knee.

Doc can i do workout while having CTS right now im working out in such a way that i dont notice those synmptoms Btw i loved the video thank you alot ♥

HOW ABOUT INSTEAD OF TELLING US WHAT MAKES IT WORSE, TELLING US WHAT CURES IT????

About three weeks ago I started learning piano and practicing daily. I noticed pain in my hand, videos recommended stretching exercises but these didn't help to elevate the pain. It got worse enough for me to stop training for a couple of days, and in the waiting I continued searching for solution. I see now that I might have been misled completely by these recommendations. I'll start exercising these muscles as you suggest, hopefully this will help.

Hello Dr. David M. Thanks so much for your videos and all your advice. We live in Quebec,Canada or we would come to your clinic. Your advice has helped me so much. I was on list for Knee surgery for osteoarthritis for 3 years they called this week and I cancelled. I have been following your advice and am doing so much better than 3 years ago. Really really really appreciate your videos 🥰 Sandra

Vey helpful! Thank you!

Aside from the grip strengthener, what exercises do you recommend for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Please. give me a link with the exercises that you mean REALLY HELP! 🙏🏻

Until my Series 8 Grip Strengtheners arrive, will squeezing a tennis ball help strengthen those muscles in the hand, helping to increase the space in the carpal tunnel?

DOES SPINAL SURGERY OR MANIPULATION CURE IT?

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Will this also help trigger finger problems?

Thank you for your important and valuable videos. İ would like to ask whether it is good or bad using dumbbells during rutine exersizing, and also would like to ask whether applying hot or cold useful during numbling.

Ive done all of these lol. Hairdresser with carpel tunnel for over10yrs. I refuse to have steroid injections.

the hand exercise put pressure on my thumb joint, so how would that help

What about massaging the area and stretching the palm of the hand horizontally??

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So what work ? You Keep en What Does Work.

Will this help trigger finger problems?

How You strengthen the wrist muscles?

You can try a hand squeezing exercise with bubble wrap, fold up sufficient amount of bubble wrap to fit in the palm of your hand and gently try the exercise 😊

How often should hand grippers be used if you have carpal tunnel? I used them 2 days in a row ( ~20 reps, 3 sets), and now on the 3rd day my wrist pain symptoms are worse than normal. Is one session per day too frequent?

sounds logical to not over extend nerves but what if median nerve is pintched somewhere in elbow tendon, and cant extend fully arm without feeling it stretching, hot to unpinch it then?

Love your videos, Thank you. Would palm strenghtening help golfer/tennis elbow? I have both😢

I fell on my wrist 6 weeks ago, xray showed no.break or fracture. Had ultrasound and it showed inflammation in the median nerve. I can't bend my wrist towards my thumb side without horrible pain. Will my median nerve eventually heal. What can i do.

Hello! I had the carpal surgery a month ago on my left hand, can I do these exercises on this hand? I'm plan to do them for my right hand wich has a lot of numbness in my center finger.

So if all of that make it worse what should I do

Can anyone please tell me whom should i consult in Carpel tunnel syndrome.. An orthopedic or an neurologist.. I'm confused please guide

The grip strengthener is aggravating my symptoms 😢

once I started doing the exercises it got only worse

So, technically what you are saying is that every other video on CTS with those exercises by qualified doctors are ineffective and wrong right??

Anytime there is pain there is inflammation which means the cells are deficit of negative ions. Grounding the body to the Earth and alkalizing the blood with mostly alkalizing food herbs will greatly eliminate pain.

The only thing that works for me when inflammation flares up is a good brace, ice and ibuprofen.

My husband started taking your golden revive plus and wanted to know how long it will be before he sees results?

I think your device would just make it worse.

That’s my number one stretch 😂😂😂

Why swimming makes tingling in my fingers?

Do you have any empirical research to support these claims? Or is it based on a feeling you have from talking to patients? Have you considered that you only see patients for whom the treatments didn't work, and therefore your conclusions are based on skewed data? Have you actually done a systematic checking of outcomes for your patients with this treatment? Surgery is said to be around 90% effective. So if 1,000,000 people get the surgery in a year, that's 100,000 people who might end up in offices like yours and say, 'Well, it didn't work', leading to claims that surgery is an ineffective scam. There are thousands of RSI related videos on RU-vid, and they all say their method is the only one that really works. Wow, what a coincidence that the method that earns them money is the one that works.

Can carpel tunnel syndrome be cured

#2. nothing helps, except the hand squeezing

Been doing the first three in vain I guess fml

Why take 13 minutes of everyone’s time before sharing something of value??

You talk too much but no solutions.

Are dead hangs beneficial?

Thanks!

Why not go directly illustrate the correct exercises....you spent too much talking...just go direct to the point. Period

I had surgery scheduled for the 1st, but after looking at your videos, I'm going to cancel the surgery and try the strengthening the areas you suggested. Can you help me with some shrugging exercises?

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Thank you so much for bringing this to light! My experience is that these stretches produce a lot of pain and make the problem worse. I am so thankful to have found your channel!

You always have great information to use for whatever the case is!! Thank you!!

Thank you!

I'm 77 years old. I never had any physical problems until I had a Stroke in 2018. When I was at the VA a few hours after my Stroke I told the nurse who was tending to me that the needle she had in the top part of my left wrist was makin my arm and hand go numb. She wouldn't do anything to help me and shuffled me off to some other department for x-rays and then admittance into the hospital. I complained to every person who was assigned to me and no one would do anything to remove this needle. The next day and still no help until I threatened to remove it myself. The Doctor finally took the needle out of my upper wrist... but here I am 6 years later and my left hand has been tingling and numb every freaking day since. What do you think ? Oh yeah, *FtheVA !* *FJB !*

Thanks so much! I was told to do those stretches too and they made it worse. I'm excited to try your recommendations. God bless you!

All interesting but too late for me. I already has surgery but can you still do and will it still help if you do grip strengthener exercises after surgery?

So I just started a new job that extremely labour intensive, lots of grip required. I'd consider myself very strong with very good grip strength but I have definitely over course of a week developed carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms. Started with a bit of tingling and numbness then when I went to bed I woke up with my arm in a crazy amount of pain I couldn't even come close to fully closing my hand, and every morning this week, it hasn't gotten worse but it's like a cycle. Start of day I can't make a fist, I wake up start working my hand slowly and after about on hour I can make a fist zip up a zipper and tie my shoes, through the day my hand still tingles but I have full movement and close to full strength just with the annoying tingling sensation I come home and as I start to rest my hand becomes tighter and tighter then I go to bed and do it all over again. I have a brace I'm going to start wearing to bed and I hope that help but I don't know how long I should wait to seek medical attention. Sounds like most people's symptoms come and go, how often? Because I'm a little concerned that I've had these symptoms for 4 days straight. I'm used to using exercises to treat pain. I have sciatica but strengthening my lower back with Deadlifts and Squats has dramatically reduced flair ups and they seem to go away quickly when they do occur. I'm going to tackle those the same way but I'm curious, should I use a grip trainer when I have the tingling? Today is my day off and because I wasn't working I wasn't using my grip as much so my hand was still really tight but I did a couple set with a grip trainer and now I can fully open and close my hand. Seems like it help but I don't know I I'm just helping short term or not

Wow I had carpal tunnel release surgery in June Left and Right in August. My right hand is dominant all these stretches you say are not recommended were instructed for me to do 2x a week at PT. May I say my right hand is not doing well at all.

Will this help trigger finger problems?

just rest ... squeeze a stress ball...wear splint at night or during any heavy work.. flexing wrist worsen CTS

Hey , just found out this past week that I have carpal tunnel syndrome, just thought it was a pinched nerve from a blown out collarbone about 18 years ago. Started using one of those hand, grippers, thinking, maybe that would work, looked up various videos telling me to do the things you suggest do not work Going to try what you recommend and I know it will work. Thank you so much you are the man keep up the great work stay well have a beautiful day👍👍🙏

Hi Doc. Dooes the recommendation also inclues wrist arthritis?

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💯💯💯 OMG. Thank you.

I have been watching a lot of videos . . They all hv different opinions. Not sure who to bolive

İ would like to thank you for your valuable recommandations. İ was diagnosed as bilateral medium level CTS one month ago and my doctor prescribed me all those exercises you mentioned here and have been doing the regularly but unfortunately i feel as if my symptoms getting worse every Day. . İ am also using bracelet at night. Today İ Just started doing only your first and second exercises and will try to do the from now on. İ Would like to ask whether we will raise on our toes or not in your shoulder shrug exercise.

My both wrists hurt so bad this morning. Could hardly do my usual chores & shower. They get better as the day goes on. But I’m going to do both of these exercises for neck & wrists. My grip squeezer comes today