Tuesday 22 November 2011
Every month I use the injuries that I am treating in my clinic to gain inspiration for writing this article. This month I have decided to focus on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS).
CTS is an entrapment of the Median nerve due to compression on the carpal tunnel. This is termed a neuropathy, which is a blanket term for nerve damage.
Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
There are a number of possible causes. It is important to correctly diagnose this because otherwise treatment will be less affective.
The main factors include:
- Traumatic wrist injury such as a sprain or fracture.
- Repetitive activity
- Pregnancy, this can cause increased fluid retention.
- Congenital, some people has smaller, narrower carpal tunnels
CTS is three times more common in woman compared with men. There is also a higher prevalence in people with diabetes as well as other conditions, which directly affect the nervous system.
Carpal Tunnel Symptoms
CTS usually has a gradual onset, it may affect one or both wrists. It can begin with only night pain. Other symptoms include:
- · Dull ache at wrist and forearm
- · Pain in thumb and fingers, excluding the little finger
- · Weakness in fingers and hand
- · Worse at night
- · Pain radiates into forearm, elbow and wrist.
Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel
If you suspect that you may have CTS you should visit an injury professional such as sports therapist, physiotherapist or doctor. They will be able to give you a correct diagnosis
Treatment of Carpal Tunnel SyndromeInitially, total rest is required. This may involve immobilizing the wrist using a support. Cryotherapy and anti inflammatory’s, may also be required.
Following this phase, stretching and strengthening exercises should be used to help reduce of its reoccurrence, these should be prescribed by a sports therapist or physiotherapist.
For more information on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, or to book an appointment at Revolution Sports Injuries Clinic, Grove Technology Park, Wantage, Oxfordshire please contact Adam on 07827324789 or go to www.revolutionsportsinjuries.co.uk
Wednesday 2 November 2011
During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in the UK and around the world. The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men.
On Movember 1st, guys register at Movember.com with a clean-shaven face and then for the rest of the month, these selfless and generous men, known as Mo Bros, groom, trim and wax their way into the annals of fine moustachery. Supported by the women in their lives, Mo Sistas, Movember Mo Bros raise funds by seeking out sponsorship for their Mo-growing efforts.
Mo Bros effectively become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days of November and through their actions and words raise awareness by prompting private and public conversation around the often ignored issue of men’s health.
At the end of the month, Mo Bros and Mo Sistas celebrate their gallantry and valor by either throwing their own Movember party or attending one of the infamous Gala Partés held around the world by Movember, for Movember.
Adam Dobson from Revolution Sports Injuries Clinic is supporting Movember as part of the tfd bro’s with a Mo. If you would like to join our team or make a donation go to:
The Movember Effect: Awareness & Education, Survivorship, Research
The funds raised in the UK support the number one and two male specific cancers - prostate and testicular cancer. The funds raised are directed to programmes run directly by Movember and our men’s health partners, The Prostate Cancer Charity and the Institute of Cancer Research. Together, these channels work together to ensure that Movember funds are supporting a broad range of innovative, world-class programmes in line with our strategic goals in the areas of awareness and education, survivorship and research.
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