Acupuncture for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Fast Relief Acupuncture

Carpal tunnel syndrome can be a debilitating condition. It often leads to other issues, such as weight gain and depression, since the pain makes activities difficult.

If you've been suffering from this condition and want relief, you're in the right place! We'll help you understand this syndrome and how it can be treated safely and effectively!

What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition caused by pressure on the bones and legitimates. Carpal tunnel is a part of the nervous system located near your hand's palm. When there is pressure on this area, it can cause sharp pains throughout the body.

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is characterized by hand and arm pain. It can also exhibit numbness and pins and needles in the arms, fingers, and possibly other body parts.

This can be debilitating, especially for those performing manual labor or for musicians.

This condition typically begins gradually. It doesn't occur all at once and typically manifests in the teenage years or early twenties. It's triggered by prolonged damage or use to this part of the arm, wrist, and palm.

You could have carpal tunnel syndrome if you have pain that continues for weeks and always flares up after use. This sets it apart from sprained or sore joints and ligaments. Many people don't know they have it until it becomes persistent.

How Can Acupuncture Help Address Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Acupuncture can effectively address the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. Most carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms include persistent pain, fatigue, and loss of interest. Acupuncture helps stimulate the nerves and promote healing in the affected areas.

Acupuncture has been demonstrated in several studies to treat symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. A study performed in 2017 tested acupuncture on three groups of volunteers.

The first group was given acupuncture on the wrist and arm where their symptoms occurred. The second group received treatment on the ankle, which was located opposite the wrist they have symptoms. The third group received placebo treatments. The study concluded all three groups experienced slight improvements. However, only the groups that received acupuncture had marked improvements in pain relief. They also exhibited improved neurological patterns, which doctors believe helps alleviate tension.

Other trials done in 2012 and 2016 showed similar improvements. The trial in 2017 helped demonstrate how acupuncture rewires the brain, while the earlier trials confirmed pain relief.

Therefore, clinical trials have demonstrated that acupuncture can treat the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Can Acupuncture Treat or Cure Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Sometimes surgery has been an effective way to cure carpal tunnel syndrome. While acupuncture isn't clinically proven to cure the condition, many claim it has reversed their symptoms. Continual acupuncture treatments can reverse carpal tunnel syndrome and promote healing in the affected areas.

Surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome usually consists of cutting the ligament. However, surgery is rarely the first recommendation for those suffering from CTS. The surgery runs the risk of several adverse side effects, including:

Excessive bleeding
Infection
Issues with the surrounding blood vessels
Damage to the nerves

This is usually only used in extreme circumstances after other methods have failed.

Acupuncture is a much safer and non-invasive treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. Many who get this treatment claim it reverses their condition. If you redamage your wrist, you might feel pain again.

However, if you continue your acupuncture sessions, you should feel this pain subside again. This means acupuncture can decrease symptoms so effectively your syndrome no longer impacts your life.

We believe acupuncture is safer and more effective at treating and reversing symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Start Feeling Better With Acupuncture

Acupuncture isn't a treatment that just anyone can perform. It's a highly professional practice with a deep history in Asia. You should always get treated by a certified professional! You can trust Fast Relief Acupuncture to help you on your journey to natural pain relief!

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My Name is John Kim

I have been a licensed acupuncturist since 2000. When I first started my acupuncture career, my primary goal as a practitioner was to help people anguishing from living with pain everyday of their lives. I have seen on numerous occasions what chronic pain can do to a person physically but also seen how it can debilitate a person’s psyche as well.

Throughout the years, I have studied, developed and incorporated a very unique treatment protocol that has successfully treated and effectively reduced pain levels on chronic pain patients. I have combined traditional methods of acupuncture along with modern, research proven techniques to help reduce chronic pain symptoms in a safe, non- chemically addictive, and effective process.

If you have any of the following:

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Gamer’s Thumb: What it is and How to Treat it

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Fast Relief Acupuncture

Gaming is an art that requires attention to detail, swift, skilled movements, and dedication. Beyond the basic skills needed, gaming also often demands unnatural, repetitive stimulation of the muscles, ligaments, and tendons of the hand. As gaming skills need to be polished over time, the same goes for the strengthening of these body parts most often used for video gaming.

What is Gamer’s Thumb?

Gamer’s thumb, also scientifically known as De Quervain’s Syndrome, is caused when the muscles, ligaments and tendons of the hand are subjected to repetitive motions most often associated with gaming or texting.

The overuse of thumb related body parts, including tissue, can trigger severe inflammation, causing pain, snapping noises and even immobilization.

The Anatomy of the Thumb

The below picture represents exact locations of where gamers can experience mild to severe symptoms of Gamer’s Thumb.

The major tendon effected runs along the outside of the hand and toward the thumb. There is a membrane attached to the tendon that works as a cushion, separating the tendon and the bone so that all moving parts slide smoothly and painlessly.

When the tendon becomes overworked due to repetitive actions, the tissue membrane becomes inflamed. Inflammation in the membrane will disrupt the thumb, hand, and wrist’s normal functions, causing pain, swelling and the inability to move.

How can Gamer’s Thumb be treated?

The most popular method of treatment is pharmaceutical medications. As medicine has advanced throughout the years, so has the ability to treat injuries, such as Gamer’s Thumb, with anti-inflammatory chemical medications or even with surgery. Although symptom relief can be temporarily achieved via this route, unwanted and even serious side-effects can develop through long-term consumption. Medical researchers warn of stomach, kidney and liver issues potentially developing if medications are over-used.

On the other hand, surgery (although often used as a last resort) can also cause unwanted side-effects such as the inability to perform tasks that were previously completed, even gaming.

Fast Relief Acupuncture has worked hard to master a new revelation for long-term, natural treatment and prevention of Gamer’s Thumb – Acupuncture.

Being one of the most natural and safest therapies in the world, Acupuncture has soared to the top of the list of physicians recommended treatments.

Acupuncture Works to Treat and Prevent.

John Kim, owner of Fast Relief Acupuncture, has become an expert in treating Gamer’s Thumb. His knowledge and experience in the Acupuncture filed enables him to provide unique treatment that performs at the highest level of care among his colleagues in New Jersey. During and after his acupuncture appointments, patients are provided with professional service and advice that will work beyond the walls of the office.

Fast Relief Acupuncture treatments aim to produce long-term healing or prevention tendencies. Our therapies differ with each case presented; however, we supply an umbrella of methods to include, needling, electro-acupuncture, acu-massage, heat therapy and more. Each of these methods work to reduce inflammation, abolish pain, and increase movement by regulating bodily functions and naturally targeting the root cause of the injury. As the body regulates, moving parts can strengthen, minimalizing unwanted response to injury for complete and total healing.

Our treatments are nearly painless and have almost no side-effects, except feeling completely relaxed and rejuvenated!

Gamers, if painful symptoms have been keeping you from doing what you love, visit Fast Relief Acupuncture to get you back into the game today!

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My Name is John Kim

If you have any of the following:

Headache/ Migraine
Arthritis/ Stenosis
Nerve pain
Neck/Back pain
Fibromyalgia pain
Allergies
TMJ
Plantar Fasciitis
Scar Tissue
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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The New Age of “Texting Thumb” and How Acupuncture Can Help

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Fast Relief Acupuncture

Americans have quickly turned to texting and other social media interactions as the most popular mode of communication. Although communicating has seemed to become much more convenient with the ability to virtually talk anywhere, these types of interactions can come with a painful price.

Texting Tendinitis, also known as “Texting Thumb”, is a condition that can develop over time as a result of the overuse of the joins, ligaments, muscles and tendons within the hand, wrist and forearm (see picture below).

The most common cause of “Texting Thumb” is, you guessed it, texting! The monotonous movements we use to type and scroll on a phone can cause pain, loss of function and tenderness to the components of the thumb joint, wrist and even the forearm. Take for example normal wear and tear on a vehicle. When using the same parts consistently for long periods of time, something is bound to need replacing or tuned up eventually. The same goes with injuries such as “Texting Thumb”. While texting, the thumb is repeatedly participating in movements involving extension, flexion, abduction-adduction and opposition. The thumb was not made to complete long-term dexterous work such as constantly pressing buttons on a phone. Resulting from this, phone users can experience mild to severe cases of “Texting Thumb” or even chronic, more severe injuries.

Severe cases of “Texting Thumb” can cause the Median Nerve, located in the wrist, to become impinged. This can cause an array of symptoms to include, numbness, tingling, and weakness within the hand and fingers. The result of such symptoms is defined as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is extremely painful and involves the breaking down of function within the digits and the hand. Often, due to weakness, inability to grip, and severe pain, patients who present with Carpal Tunnel require surgery.

How can “Texting Thumb” be prevented?

Once in the virtual world, it is nearly impossible to take a break or remove yourself altogether. To prevent injuries from occurring, without putting down your phone for good, preventative measures must be taken. If you are a frequent text-er or social media extraordinaire preventative acupuncture may be right for you. Fast Relief Acupuncture provides treatments that work to keep your joints, ligaments, muscles and tendons in tip-top shape, strengthening over time. Rather than diminishing vital areas of the hand which invites in injury, our experienced specialists prevent the breakdown from occurring in the first place. This process ultimately enables a healthy environment for all your virtually related business needs.

What if I already experience pain from “Texting Thumb”?

After being diagnosed by a doctor, you may be wondering which steps to take next. While your doctor may suggest pharmaceutical treatment and physical therapy, there is an effective, alternative method that is cost-efficient and guaranteed to work. Regular acupuncture therapy is a smart decision for those that wish to heal, while also strengthening, conditioning and replenishing vital health components which aid in full injury recovery.

How it works

Upon your first visit to Fast Relief Acupuncture, our knowledgeable specialists will evaluate your history, including when your pain started and where exactly you are feeling it. You will then be physically evaluated, and an in-depth, unique treatment plan will be curated specifically for you.

During your treatments you will receive therapy including, acupuncture, manual therapy and balance taping. These therapies, combined, will produce the ultimate recipe for self-healing, relaxation, and natural pain-relieving hormone stimulation. The process works over-time as your body re-bounds from the injury and heals back to its fullest potential.

Our safe therapies are fully natural. There are no lab-made medications, unnatural chemicals applied to your body or prescriptions required. Fast Relief Acupuncture specialists are highly trained and experienced in treating “Texting Thumb” and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome the natural way. Instead of paying hundreds of dollars for physical therapy or taking unnatural medications to reduce pain, set up a free consultation to learn how acupuncture is the right step for your journey to relief.

Get back to socializing, sharing and posting today. Call Fast Relief Acupuncture for a quick consultation and even faster healing.

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