Tantric Yoga Techniques

Most of the time we are so caught up with the pain in our wrists, all we want to do is focus on healing that area. Unfortunately it’s not as simple as it sounds, and many times you have to do other exercises even though you don’t think they pertain to the normal carpal tunnel exercises. We’ll show you a couple and help you start working those other parts of the body.

Torso Twist

Find a chair without any arms and sit down to either the right or left of it. Make sure you’re feet are planted firmly on the ground. Turn your torso until you can grab both sides of the back of the chair. If you are on the left side then once you have hold of the chair, turn your head to the left. The more twisting the better, but don’t over do it.

Once you do the one side, go on and do the other side. Holding that twisting position is the important part of the exercise. Usually it’s best to start out by holding it for 5 seconds. As this gets easier for you, then you can go from five seconds on up to a longer period of time to hold it. You can twist further as well if possible as the twisting part becomes easier for you.

Neck Release

When you’re finished with the torso twist, move around and sit in the seat like you normally would. Take your right hand, reach back, and grab that side of the chair. To get the full effect, bring your neck down slowly until your chin can get as close to your chest as possible. Now, take your left hand and reach to the opposite side of your head and pull your neck to the side.

For those who don’t always have great posture when working at a desk, this is one of the best carpal tunnel exercises. Although it doesn’t focus on the arms and wrists, you will feel the effects on the neck and shoulders, helping out. When you loosen these areas up you’ll be able to sit properly at the desk, get the arms up better, and it will make it easier for you to use your hands for your job.

Exercise 3 - The Shrug

Another great exercise that is easy is the shrug, although it may not seem like an exercise for carpal tunnel. You can sit in the chair or even stand up. Take the shoulders and bring them up towards your ears as high as you possibly can. When you get this done, then allow the shoulders to drop and do the whole process again. Once you reach the highest point you can get, try holding the shoulders there for a couple of seconds and then release it.

Although these exercises may not seem like carpal tunnel exercises, they can help to prevent the problem from occurring. Do them at work, a few minutes on the hour, or when you have a break. It will refresh you. As you start doing these exercises each day, you’ll be working to prevent problems with carpal tunnel in the future as well.