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A therapeutic tool has been designed and crafted for giving relief to carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) sufferers. The tool named “ergonomic therapeutic glass massage tool” consists of a smooth glass bulb. It is connected to a flat, rounded glass handle that allows users to comfortably grip the tool while performing therapeutic massage.

A stream of colored glass is present inside the glass bulb, which expands for filling the bulb, giving an impression that a glass flower is present inside the center. As the tool is designed ergonomically, strain on your hands can be reduced. It gives longer sessions of massage than usual.

Chronic pain resulting from carpal tunnel syndrome is affecting 1 in 5 Americans and disabling more number of people than cancer and heart disease. Therefore, it is helping people to relieve from CTS. This device is also helping to treat fibromyalgia and multiple sclerosis apart from carpal tunnel syndrome.

Working on a computer all the day can result to carpal tunnel syndrome.

People with small wrist are more prone to this injury, because they have small carpal tunnel.

Due this reason, women are three times more likely to develop CTS than men.

Also this can be resulted by an injury, age, pregnancy fluid retention, diseases like diabetes or due to repetitive motions like using the keyboard or mouse.

Here are 6 ways to prevent CTS:

1. Use ergonomic keyboard so that your hands and wrists can move in a more neutral position.

2. Take frequent breaks from typing and using mouse. During the breaks, do some wrist stretches or shake out your wrists.

3. If your wrist injury is due to the regular usage of your mouse, then use a vertical mouse so that your thumb will point straight up. You may feel good on your wrist.

Are you a desk employee? Then it is common to experience carpal tunnel syndrome at any point in your life.

It is the most commonly recognized of all the repetitive strain injuries.

The muscles called as flexor muscles are located on the inside of the forearm and are implicated in almost all cases of carpal tunnel syndrome.

The condition simply means that there is a compression of the median nerve in the hand. This squeezing can occur because of the narrowed canals or because of tendons running through the same route increase in size.

Obesity and wrist shape connect with a higher prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome. Weight loss in obese patients can not bring relief of the syndrome. [Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Victims]

According to the studies 10 percent of the general population is likely to suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome at some point in their lives and 25 percent of the people are suffering with the condition due to obesity.

Here are the products which give relief to those who are suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome.

Computer glove:

This glove gives wrist protection, support, relief, and comfort.

Product description:

The computer glove provides effective wrist support. It reduces and protects your wrist from hard surfaces and laptop heat.

The pad provides a massaging effect to your palm while gently supporting your wrist in an ergonomic position.

This computer glove prevents and relieves pain from repetitive motion injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome. This is a perfect mobile wrist support for your computing and gaming comfort.

Benefits:

• Helps relieve and prevent carpal tunnel syndrome
• It gives comfort while you are using laptops, desktop, keyboard, mouse, videogames and writing.
• It provides comfortable mobility with full use of hand.
• It is ideal for travelling due to its compact size.
• It can fit to both the hands.

Typing too long without a break?

If you do this continuously you will definitely experience hand pain.

This pain frequently occurs whenever you type too fast or for too long without break.

Do avoid this problem you need to frequent breaks for 15-30 seconds.

Also you need to do stretching.

Causes of hand pain:

• Application of pressure on your palm or wrist
• Typing extensively on a 10-key pad or calculator
• Working by using a track ball only with your thumb
• Gripping your pointing device too tightly
• Clicking the mouse extensively

How to reduce hand pain?

• Don’t use flexible or curved wrist rests. If you are using a flat wrist rest then don’t rest the crease of your wrist on this.
• Use the flat wrist rest to rest your palm of your hands in between typing and mousing work. [Mousing Techniques]

Computer professionals most of the time spend their time in front of computer and work with their fingers and thumbs for longer hours.

Working for longer hours overuses median nerve which is running from the forearm to the palm.

Median nerve passes through a narrow passageway of ligament and bones at the base of the hand.

This nerve controls the impulses to the muscles, sensations and movement to the palm side of the thumb and fingers.

If you are using the wrist frequently, it results in thickening or swelling of the tendons, exerting pressure on the nerve.

This nerve is responds to compression with pain, tingling and numbness that may radiate up and down the arm. People often wake up in the middle of the night with a painful and numb arm and they shake the hand for relief.