by Tom Nicholson

When you have read a lot of our articles, you will find that we say time and again that exercise can help your carpal tunnel syndrome. However, you will also find that as good as general exercises are, they are not nearly as good as exercises that are meant to help you specifically target this problem. Before you start lifting weights, think about these great exercises.

Fist Flexion Exercises

The first and foremost of the exercises that are meant to help you with carpal tunnel syndrome are fist flexion exercises, which are also known as tendon gliding exercises. Either way that you know them, you’ll find that they can give you instant relief from your pain. You can vary how much you do them or what extent, but you’ll ind out that there are some people who do them and get relief that lasts as long as four hours.

All you need to do is to hold your palm out parallel with the ground, all the fingers touching each other, and then you should curl your fingers towards your palm. The motion will make you make a fist and then you should open your hand so that your fingers hang downward. Just down this ten times and you will soon see a difference.

Why MN Gliding Exericses

The other part of these carpal tunnel exercises is the median nerve gliding exercises. These stretch out your fingers a little more and are directed towards helping the median nerve. Just as the fist flexion exercise, the MN-gliding exercises can work as a relief for up to four hours as well. Plus you will notice a lot more muscles and tendons being worked in the hand and wrist.

First start by making a fist and then opening your hands with your fingers and thumbs straight out. Then take your other hand and press the straight hand backwards at a diagonal, towards your body. The, without moving your wrist, move your hand to the right or left. Then take your index finger from the cluster and bend it back independently

This is another case where each of these carpal tunnel exercises should be held in place for at least five seconds. The more you do them the easier they’ll become and when that happens, make your time limits longer. However, it’s important to understand that if you’re having issues with one, just stop in your tracks. You can try the other one tomorrow.

Final Word

In the end, either one of these carpal tunnel exercises can giving you the relief you need. Just keep in mind that these are short-term solutions. If you are experiencing pain and do them during the evening, it will most likely come back in the morning. Then again, if you start noticing positive results, it could spill over into continuous exercising this way. You’ll just have to wait and see.

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