Over all my years of practice, I have found that almost all carpal tunnel symptoms do actually come from the neck. Correcting an irritated disc by adjusting one or more of the lower cervical vertebrae from an anterolateral direction almost always relieves numbers, tingling and pain in the fingersthe same day. I wish more chiropractors knew and implemented this adjusting technique - nothing beats it.

I developed bilateral double crush syndrome 10 years after neck manipulation during general anesthesia. Neurology defers to hand specialists. Hand specialists either want to cut right away or they defer to neurosurgeons. No one has taken the time to explain it like you did here. Thank you. It would be so nice to get some relief.

I had symptoms at night that at its worst point, felt like my arm was in boiling water. Through all kinds of PT, antiinflamatories, x-ray, MRI and so on, I finally was sent to pain management where they did an epidural injecting prednisone directly into my neck (I had compression of the nerve at C6-C7). What a life changer! It cleared up the symptoms. That relief lasted over a year and allowed me to spend time doing things to figure out some of the lesser symptoms. After an EMG & nerve conduction survey, it was determined that I also had severe carpal tunnel in my hand. 2 days ago I got the endoscopic CT release surgery. Because I wanted to watch a procedure, I just happened upon your video today as the “up next” video. OMG - you explained things so well to me and it makes total sense. Now I understand why when things were “fixed” I was still having numbness/pain in my hand. It seems I probably have more work to do to loosen my shoulder and neck so I can be back to pain free life. You have given my great hope to feel good again. Thank you for the thorough and clear explanation with imagery.

Probably the best educational video about this issue I've found. Making sense of the issues we experience is SO important for us patients. I have exactly this (aided by poor posture due to having scoliosis) and after some failed treatments, I finally found someone competent who is addressing the issue as you describe and felt almost immediate relief after the first session. I'm currently doing a combination of chiro, physio, IMS, and a bunch of exercises and stretching at home to improve my posture and strengthen my muscles. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us!

I went to physical therapist at Polyclinic Seattle and Dynamic Chiropractor Seattle many times. No one understood what I'm trying to explain. I tried to explain my hand weakness and neck tightness, pain are related. They made it worst. Thank you so much for explaining this. I can fairly relate to what you are trying to explain. Thanks a tons for making this video.

Great video, very well explained! I might suggest toning down the fear-mongering on the nerve conductivity test, however--I've had two of them and it really wasn't that bad. I would hate for someone to be dissuaded from seeking out definitive nerve conductivity results because they heard that it was "the worst test ever." Keep up the good work!

I had a lot of these issues along with what i can only decribe as weak feeling legs. My GP diagnosed me with carpel tunnel. I waited nearly 3 months to see a specialist and by this point i could barely walk. I was sent for an MRI and 5 days later i was told i had severe spinal cord compression. I was immediately sent for emergency surgery. I can now walk again but suffer a lot with chronic nerve pain and muscle spasms due to a damaged spinal cord. Please don't ignore these symptoms because before you know it it's too late to treat

Great summary!! The way "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" is diagnosed in the conventional medicine context is ridiculously oversimplified. Thanks so much for getting to one of the possible/likely root causes! It took me months of my own research and digging, in attempt to self-treat, to connect the dots between my chronically tight scalenes and pecs, and my recent diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome on BOTH arms, all compounded by bicep tendonitis (distal attachment) on one side, which I suspect is further compressing the ulnar nerve. I'm a 34 year old athlete (female, with a very "thin and long" neck) who also has a physically active profession, so this diagnosis is at a relatively young age. Reason being, the points illustrated in this video! Well done :)

I am an occupational therapist and this video provides such a good, clear, detailed explanation. Thank you!

Best explanation I have seen! I have watched multi videos from doctors and chiropractors. Thank you for the visuals and explanations.

My EMG/NCT pin pointed my carpal tunnel. The test wasn’t that bad, don’t scare people on that test. I found it very educational and interesting. My test was conducted due to moderate central canal and foramen stenosis. Along with dull intermittent arm pain and daily hand numbness. Great educational video btw.

A few years ago, I began competitive golf after a layoff, and my back was incredibly tight. I figured it would go away it did not. And then completely transformed my entire fascia system, spontaneously, and intuitively over the course of about eight months. I’m quite certain no one has gone through what I’ve done. Now my spine is very mobile as well as my back and I frequently, go, numb in my fingers and my hands. I simply adjust my position and self adjust my spine a little bit and feeling comes back immediately. It’s not concerning at all. I just woke up from a nap with a thought. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a symptom. And it is absolutely caused by misalignment of the lower, cervical and upper thoracic spine. You’re welcome.

I have struggled with explaining my neck injury and hands burning...arms numb...and neck with limited motion. They have all dismissed me and said its carpel tunnel get a brace or let me do surgery. No one has done any tests at all. THANK YOU.

This is a great video explanation. I believe I have this problem on both sides however its more persistent on my right side then my left side. Thank You for explaining

Ive been to two different doctors, a chiropractor and my local(probably underpaid) masseuse. The masseuse was the only one who hinted at this very problem. I train a lot and I think the muscles in the neck and shoulder are all balled up.

The illustrations on the board are incredibly helpful. Thank you for sharing this!

Great Information! Thank you so much. so that is why my pain started on both sides at the same time, it should be from my neck.

Just had a nerve conduction test done yesterday and it was not bad at all. Get it done if needed

Superb explanation. Thanks very much for sharing. Carpal Tunnel surgery day after tomorrow... Fingers crossed.

Why not start from the neck down… because my doctor wanted to give me carpal tunnel surgery. I told him he was It was in my neck. The system is a scam. Never had surgery just my own therapy and research no more carpal tunnel

Excellent presentation!What you are describing is exactly what I have..both of my wrists go numb when I go to sleep and wake up immediately. I also have a stiff right shoulder with lesser mobility which based on what you you are describing is probably coming from the neck. The surgeon recommended to do surgery on both of the wrists at the same time, but I waited for surgery and I tried putting a pillow higher in bed. I don't get the tingling any more so long I sleep on my back with a hogher pillow.Where can I go to get the treatment you are referring?I live in Miami.

Thank you! Was having carpal tunnel symptoms of numbness, tingling, burning, which awakened me every night. Family doc said Carpal Tunnel. I decided to go to chiropractor first before considering surgery. After he adjusted my neck and spine the symptoms went away!

Omg this makes sooooo much sense to me. I’m having carpal tunnel surgery next Thursday on my left hand. But my Dr said there’s a possibility it originated from my neck, because I have cervical stenosis. I had lumbar stenosis. Had the surgery and it was a success. But I’m just not ready for neck surgery. So hopefully carpal tunnel surgery will help. Great video. Thanks!

If nerve compression comes from the neck/ shoulders, what treatment options are there? Any exercises recommended?

THIS!! i can actually feel the problematic points in several points of the median AND ulnar nerve trajectory, cervical area, pectoralis minor and elbow, triceps and elbow. it's just difficult to find specialists open enough to understand this.

As a guy with bilateral carpal tunnel and at least double crush, this is invaluable. I developed symptoms two years ago. I even had the nerve conduction test. My experience was that it wasn’t that bad.

I have carpal tunnel syndrome for 17 years, I couldn't even hold a paper & I had a cortisone injection that time, and I feel fine for 13 years till I have a bulging disc on (c5, c6, c7). Your explanation makes sense why my carpal tunnel syndrome is back, and I have pain on my forearms + numbness on my index + middle finger😞, any day & night. Thank you for your information🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Thanks for the explanations, that makes a lot of sense to me and might give me a chance to handle some of my problems with legs and arms.

Hi I’m having carpal tunnel surgery in 2 weeks I have it in both hands I have had the nerve conduction tests which has proved carpal tunnel syndrome but I also have a very stiff neck so that also has to be addressed I really enjoyed your presentation many thanks Karen Sydney Australia 🇦🇺

I feel like this is me! I've had Carpel Tunnel for years. I've also had 2 cervical disc fusions. The electricity from my disc compression is different from the carpal tunnel. The electricity would radiate down both arms. As soon as I had the surgery on my neck the symptoms were gone! The carpal tunnel that I have is a different feeling. I've suffered for 28 years on and off. Just this past October I finally found a doctor that was willing to do something surgical and not just give me a shot and send me on my way. I've had the surgery on both hands with in a month. It's tough at times but I know I'm going to see a brighter future and be pain free carpal tunnel wise. I've got more surgery in the future because I have 4 more discs that have herniated in my neck. Thank you to the drs that listen to their patients and not just treat them and street them. I'm so grateful ❣️

This is exactly what I think I have. I can feel all three points. I’d call it a triple crush.

Best explaination I have heard from anyone.

Funny. I just saw, a doctor who said, "If you have a neck adjustment, and your carpal tunnel gets better. It's not carpal tunnel. But you can get pain in your neck from carpal tunnel." 🤔 That, didn't make sense to me. So thank you. For making sense.🤣

Very good explanation. Thank you for sharing.

Makes a lot of sense, i have carpal tunnel and upper back and neck pain, and I've always described my carpal /arm issue as running from one arm, circling my upper back and running down my other arm.

I’d recommend acupuncture needles for the test. I’ve done a lot of that and sometimes it hurts. It’s a weird feeling, though.

Watching this video it's the exact symptoms I am having in my arm and neck now it starts to move over to the other side,the pain is worst at nights....thanks for sharing the information

exactly explains why my hands go numb when laying in bed with the laptop on my stomach and neck crunched forward. Lol. Thank you for this.

My chiropractor stated that because of my occupation, truck drivers are mostly due to posture and the way our shoulders are positioned while gripping the steering wheel.

I wish I had seen this video 30 years ago after a car accident. They took out my 1st rib to save my hand because Numbness in tingling and shooting pain in my hand. Then 28 years later My clavicle dislocated because it didn't have that 1st rib for structure I now have numbing and tingling and nerve pain all over again.

They have a new way to do a nerve conduction study that's done without needles now.

I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel about 30 yrs ago. I quit work (secretary) lots of typing. I did not want the surgery. I have not been bothered by it very much. If I ride a bike my hands go numb within 10 minutes because of leaning forward a little holding onto my handlebars. If I did a lot of weeding I may have trouble. It it has not been much of a problem through the years. For the past 5 years I know I needed to have surgery on my shoulders but never had time for the recovery process so did nothing. Twenty years ago I fell and dislocated my shoulder for the second time, while waiting for my surgery I tripped over an uneven sidewalk covered with snow I was walking by a big window pane of a restraint so I threw out my arms to save myself but did a lot of damage to my shoulder which was going to have surgery. My Do for said I have the same damage as a pro baseball pitcher. I had 5 things repaired including torn rotator cuff. WELL, both of my hands are being bothered by carpel tunnel this past 4 weeks. I think it has to do with my right shoulder which I will be having shoulder replacement done. The. -rays show I have a lot of arthritis in my shoulder, the ball end is in bad shape and I am bone on bone. I had NO TROUBLE WITH MY HANDS UNTIL MY SHOULDER WAS GIVING ME A LOT OF PAIN. Two weeks ago I found if I could get my arm in the right position my hand started to feel Normal. It within a minute it was hot full of darting needles everywhere in the types of all my fingers, and even sleeping with the brace in the morning the pain was unbearable I. OULD TOUCH NOTHING HURT MY BONES, I COULD NOT PICK ANYTHING UP THE PAIN WAS UNBEARABLE. I tried to tell the surgeon who is going to do my shoulder that I think it comes from my shoulder area because you can feel it shoot down my arm into my hand in seconds. He wants me to do that test for carpal tunnel and I have done it I. The past. Will it show that it is coming from my shoulder area by the speed you were talking about? There is also a spot in my back next to my spine which cane set it off and if I roll on a tennis ball it will release the numbness and pins for a short time. I am all of sudden falling apart. I have Osteoporosis and had to take complete care of my husband for about three months. He was very sick and when they put him in the hospital he got what they call HOSPITAL SYNDROME. The minute they rolled him into his room. He had immediate alzheimier’s . I had to do everything the. My son was in a Head on collision and broke his pelvis and hip etc. this led to 3 of my vertebrae collapsing and discs underneath being compacted. And a vertabrae fracture plus more L1 through S1 are not is good shape. Maybe that had something to do with that spot in my back that send pins and needle also to my hand. WHAT KIND OF DOCTOR IS GOOD FOR THIS? I hope to hear from you. I am beside myself. To think my surgeon said there are no nerves in my shoulder or that area that goes down to my hand and through the carpal tunnel. Thank you Debbie, Michigan

Thanks for this info 👍

The neurologist said that he can't understand why my neck and my hand are painful. Now I know, but he doesn't. I having the procedure done on Thursday.

I've had ulnar nerve decompression without transposition in both arms. Had left hand carpal tunnel surgery this morning, right hand last month. I did get alot of relief, however I have cervical degenerative disc disease advanced osteoarthritis and still have pain down both arms. I'll be getting the anterior discotomy and fusion by end of year. I go in 2 weeks for an endoscopic rhizotomy in my lumbar spine. The neck and back can cause crazy pain in crazy place.

So incredibly informative and helpful. Thank you!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for posting this

Very useful information, thanks

Very informative. Appreciate the detailed information

Excellent info. Thanks for providing this. I have a nerve test coming up. Ready for relief & Hopefully it will give some answers.

Thank you from Lismore NSW Australia.

Those nerve conduction tests are incredibly painful. At least it was for me. A doctor heard me crying from outside the room. But then again I can’t even barely get through the Botox shots for migraines. Now my husband had a nerve conduction test didn’t flinch at all. But it turned out he had to get his ulnar nerve relocated. The surgeon had said when he got in there that the nerve was flat.

Thank you for this because I have this, and I always felt that my neck and shoulder were involved. This makes perfect sense. What kid of stretches are good for this?

Thanks for the best information I will try to follow ur advice I will let u know thanks

My friend had his shoulder crushed years ago, and was just told he needed carpal tunnel surgery, but he's now going to have his shoulder looked at. :)

Gratitude dr.

learnt something today. Thanks

Thank you for this I've had carpal tunnel pain for about 2 years in my right hand ( I'm a musician ) and late last year it started in my left as well. I refused a chance of an operation twice because I've heard it could cause problems for some patients. Acupuncture has done some good after about 6 sessions, but not as good as I'd hoped.

Thanks for info. I've had all symptoms. Did have xrays on neck and back. Now need to talk with Dr the 13th. Where is your office?. My poor hand gets so numb and goes to pain, its awful,,!

Hi, thanks for your reply. I think the neck stretching and massage may be helping. AMEN. Thanks Soo much...

Thank you! 💯

Great information. Thanks

Terrific presentation. Is developing carpal tunnel in both hands (a few months after a fracture in one wrist) generally an indicator of an issue in the neck?

Now I need neck exercises and realise why the wrist ones aren't working 😢

Thank you. Great video and diagram. You mentioned at the end of your video stretches for this. Can you please tell me the name of the video? I can not locate it. Thank you.

Add more remedy on CTS like stretching, exercises not only keep on talking about CTS others know that anyway what we need is the relief. Thanks.

For years I had carpal tunnel syndrome coming and going due to overuse (gaming), over the years it pulled up to my shoulder several times. This winter I really overdid it, silly me. It started in the wrist as always and then over a few days the pain extended up the arm to the shoulder. Usually rest and exercises makes this go away after a month or two, and while my wrist is better this time the shoulder refuses to let up. Now 6 months later I still have problems using my computer and my fingers/top of my hand still tingles and goes cold when I do and ofc this puts strain on my hand and wrist again. I also wake up at night because of the pain in the shoulder and sleeping fingers. I been to physio therapy and the doctors without improvements, I have a time for the nerve test in a couple of months as my doctor thinks I need surgery in my wrist although the last nerve test showed no problems in my wrist. But watching your video made so much sense to me, after watching this I am positive the problem is in my shoulder. I have to mention this when I go in for the test. Hopefully they will check my shoulder and neck this time. Thank you for the explanation.

Thank you!! You video was very informative.

Makes alot of sense! I have had Carpal tunnel surgery in both hands. That explains why i have bad pain in my shoulder! Feels like someone hit me with a baseball bat!!

Wonderful information I was told after nerve condition test I think my carpal tunnel is coming from my peck and neck

Question: Is there such a thing as a "triple crush syndrome?" I'm a 67 y/o female & an R.N. I am 5'3" & weigh 145 lbs. I was diagnosed w/ double crush syndrome about 2 yrs ago via MRI Cervical spine & EMG/NCS (the needles were very mild feeling, esp. compared to the nerve impingement pain). I have mod. to severe pain from my neck (C5-C6 that is completely black on MRI), to both shoulders (including scalenes, pecs, & across bil. scapulas), & down both arms to fingers. I have also been diagnosed w/ bilateral cubital tunnel syndrome & bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The above has just been treated conservatively. The doctors have told me I need all of it surgically fixed as soon as I'm ready in order to adequately decompress the pathways. I have atrophy beginning in both upper arms & some in my thumbs. My fingers all draw up when I do chores for any length of time (e.g., hand washing dishes, raking leaves, ironing, sweeping or mopping floors, & work on my computer). I have paresthesias in hands & fingers intermittently. I have a lot of trouble sleeping due to the pain as described above, but also as a result of 3 failed lumbar back surgeries w/ hardware placement, pudendal neuropathy, & severe pain in bil. ischial spines & bil. lower buttocks. This is all complicated by frequent, severe migraines (cervical pain exacerbates the migraines), severe fibromyalgia, mild osteoarthritis, diabetes Type 2 (A1C 5.7), DJD, DDD, bil. hip enthesopathy by x-rays. I'm a mess, but I'm a well-adjusted mess psychologically & emotionally, lol! The pain is often 7-8/10 through most of the day & it wears me out. I'm taking Norco every 6 hrs w/ 600 mg gabapentin, methocarbamol 500 mg 3x/day as needed, & naproxen 2x/day. I use ice, moist heat, a TENS unit at high intensity, a home exercise program, & infrared pads 4x/day. The doctors said to let them know when the pain becomes too much for me & they will repair the cervical spine & arm/wrist impingements (I have a neurologist, an arm ortho surgeon, a shoulder ortho surgeon, & a spine ortho surgeon. Two different neurosurgeons performed 2 of my lumbar surgeries (different levels) & the last level was done by an orthopedic surgeon). I really don't want anymore surgeries, but the atrophy is very problematic & worrisome.

Good explanation

The nerve conduction test. it was like a series of electric shocks and yes I did have a problem. R hand sorted 6 weeks a ago and L hand later this month, August. cannot wait

🙏 thank you

My thumb moves on its own and it’s like a zap. I think it’s due to me sleeping on my shoulder/arm and it’s getting pinched there! My wrist is not getting compressed so this video is very helpful as most people are saying the wrist is where it’s happening.

How can you tell if the numbness in your thumb tips and index fingers is coming from your wrists, elbows, shoulders or neck? How can you tell if its carpal tunnel, tendonitis, or something else?

Sir very well demonstrated. Sir how make the bent thumb with a bulging knot or bunion popping out. Any suggestion for that.

Thank you a lot

I have had couple tunnel back in the early 80s and started having problems after I broke my finger from a line drive in Softball in 2021. That is when my nightmare began. First of all it took 30 days before I was able to have anybody look at my hand. Then it healed up but in 2022 I went back and told them I was still having problems with my hand. They gave me some type of test and showed that it was fine. So I went to another neurologist, and he did the same test, but it was not a warm test. It was a cold test on the hand. Told me that I have carpal tunnel in both hands. also that I had to pinch nerves in my neck . I do have a plate and eight screws in my neck from when I got hurt playing softball . I just had to put that in because it will relate to it a little bit later in the story . So I went back to the hand doctor told him this and he saw the Tests and performed the surgery on it. A year later my hand is still swollen and it’s worse than it was before. Below the palm of my hand are purple veins sticking out and when I take a warm shower, it’s like a purple belt all the way around my wrist. It was getting worse. So now at this point I went back to the other doctor that performed the test to tell me I did have carpal tunnel and he says well you still have carpal tunnel in both hands so he took an MRI of my lumber thoracic cervical to see what was going on. The lumbar and cervical are fused so he sees in the image from my cervical that I have now a few pinched nerves and a bulging disc and he said something about C6 C7 . So now I have a surgeon that said that he was going to do a release on my elbow and I think he said the ulnar nerve, but he needs to talk to his partner about the findings of the MRI of the cervical. So that’s where I’m at right now. Thank you for the video. Now I have questions I can ask both of my surgeons.

I wish I would of seen this before I had surgery 😕

1) I was playing golf with no neck pain 2) for a few months I had pins and needles in my arm but not exactly where but didn't check it out..dumb 3) my neck/back start to hurt later so thinking it is my shoulder, I go to a shoulder dr sends me to EMG and MRI and they don't find anything except possibly arthritis in the neck/not conclusive except it wasn't my shoulder as first thought 4) I go to a neck drl he sends me another EMG/ same EMG Dr. but doesn't locate an carpel tunnel issues 5) neck dr offers another two fusion in my neck (I had a fusion in my neck 10 years ago) but I go for a second opinion 6) I go to a new Dr for second opinion, suspicious because scans show no major issue and full strength in my arm and hands. He doesn't like the first EMG Dr. so sends me to the one he likes , finds Carpel tunnel during the exam the other EMG Dr. missed.. He told me of cases of where when Carpel Tunnel was fixed, the pain in the hand and arm/back go away. In any case, I need to fix the Carpel Tunnel anyway so I will find out after that if the neck/shoulder/back pain goes away. Since you made the video on the opposite, meaning the neck is causing the Carpel Tunnel, if you thought It could be the other way around?

OMG ive been searching for so long and im so thankful i found this video,this is my problem for a month now and im still suffering every night and day, im in too much pain and i tried already many times to go to 2 diff. chiropractors and 2 diff. massage therapists and i even tried accupuncture, i went to my doctor, he`s referring me to a neuro but he told me its gonna be a while it may take a month or more that they will call me and give me an appointment,i told him im suffering every single night and day for pain,he recommend me to go to emergency. This is really the one thats happening to me,the neck,pec minor area and the my rib is elevated,i just seen it today in the mirror,i told myself how come its diff. and i got a tightness on the side of my neck,( as the other chiropactor told me) my shoulder also i know theres something wrong inside my shoulder or close there,also my rt.side i always feel cold, and i think i got a pinch nerve also that my chiro told me but i think he didnt fix it properly as im still feeling it close to the humps at the back of my neck or between that and the blade( sorry i dont know what you call that bones at the rt.back bone,im not sure if its sholder blade). I suspect my 1 massage therapist did something wrong coz he pressed a lot on my shoulder so hard that its so painful he even told me thats the first time he did it, after that im in too much pain and i got numbness mostly on my index finger and thumb, the middle finger just a little bit. My doctor gave me a teva lenoltec no.3 and cyclobenzaprine that helps me for pain and to go to sleep. Could you kindly give me an advice what to do or where to go to or who can help me? Pls. pls. kindly help me, i dont know what to do anymore,ive been doing some exercise that id seen in some video here in youtube about median nerve carpal tunnel syndrome exercises. Then i saw this video im so glad i find this, what can you recommend me is there some exercise that you can share that cab help me?I know this is a long msg. sorry abt. this,im just so desperate and in pain that i dont know anymore what to do, i really appreciated it a lot if u can suggest something or give me an advice also if theres some exercises that can help me,pls. pls. Thank you and i really like this video its so helpful,im so happy that i watched this.

Went to Doctor today, and diagnose to do an electrolytes test and said that it might be a lymph node then told me that I have to take a baby Aspirin for my neck to go away. Since my right numbness has been tingling the sensation is still there. I still have a good grip on my hand, but sometimes I still feel my fingers numb at night like it's getting fat, I just give a massage and it will go away.

Thanks for sharing the information, that's exactly the pain I am having right now. Difficult to sleep . I have been trying exercises for my neck, shoulders, arms, hands and still not helping. I have also been in a chiropractor but the pain remains. Now I have contact my physician. Hope I get help soon, so uncomfortable!

Great video

Please, tell me, can chronic calcifications in shoulders cause the same symptoms as CTS ? Thank you

Hi I was recently hospitalized for some terrible neurological attacks. Complete weakness of my entire body. They did every test on me, including the nerve conduction study. They ended up diagnosing three things. A cervical myelopathy at C5 and C6. Rheumatoid arthritis, and severe carpal tunnel. I'm beginning to think however, that's the biggest part of my problem is a my neck. You pointed out that this is exactly where the nerve to the hands leaves the spine. They did not recommend surgery at this time. I'm beginning to try the exercises you showed. Can you give me any recommendations? I am a musician and this is very bad. I'm getting a lot from your videos. Thanks much!

Thank you for your video, it was very informative. I have a question that nobody I have been to can directly answer and am interested in your opinion. Backstory: Worked as a beautician in a very busy salon 40+ hrs a week (was my first full time job as a beauty therapist after a career change from corporate). After a few months, I started experiencing discomfort in my right hand and rapidly led to extreme night pain and wearing a brace at night which helped. At the same time as this was occurring, I was experiencing [what I thought was] muscular pain under my right scapula. I'd get massages, but NO relief came - I never considered it could be connected with my neck and never reported my “muscle pain” to work or doctor! It didn't take long for me to get a NCS done, for the pain in my hand, and determined I had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ("CTS") in both hands but right hand needed surgery and so I resigned from work, under Workers Compensation accepted as a work-related injury (I live in Australia so the laws could be quite different in the USA). I had CTD surgery in March 2018. Since surgery, the pins and needles reduced, but have never completely receded, but at the same time, the pain under my scapula continued to worsen and come on more frequently. Massages and acupuncture did nothing to relieve the pain. Two months ago, the pain under my scapula got so intense that I ended up in the Emergency Department on two occasions, lost feeling in my right thumb, index & middle finger, half my hand, forearm and upper arm, and couldn't even drive a car or even shower myself. I had an MRI that showed that I have compressions from C4-C7, with moderate disc protrusion at C5-C6 and a large herniation (cervical radiculopathy) at C6-C7 pressing nerve root against spinal cord and told by a neurosurgeon that I should have surgery ASAP to avoid ending up in a wheelchair! Work Cover won't consider that it is connected with my CTS or work, however I am convinced that the position of my neck in a downward position for up to 9 hours a day performing facials and massages contributed to the pressure placed upon my discs leading to the protrusions ... which I wouldn't have known that I had, other than the pain in my scapula and there's no way I considered that was connected with my neck at the time. I'm 48 years young and the MRI indicates: - facets at C5-C6 have minor degenerative changes with moderate sized left paracentral disc protrusion abutting cervical cord at the site of the left C6 nerve root; and - facets at C6-C7 have a normal appearance with “shallow disc osteophyte complex" and large superimposed central and right paracentral disc protrusion with disc abutting and mildly rotating cervical cord posteriorly by 10% and markedly compressing existing C7 nerve root. I'm just trying to understand how my neck ended up in this state and whether they overlooked the main cause of the CTS. Surely not every female ends up in my condition without there being some contributing factor or event. NOTE: To keep the pain levels down, I’m taking 200mg of Lyrica daily and 10/5mg of Targin (OxyContin/Naloxone) and been told by the neurosurgeon to remain sedentary until I have surgery (Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion). Thank you for your time.

lol he's right, to me the conduction test was no big deal, my friend (a guy) had it done a week later and passed out

I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome too and will be having my steroid injection next week instead of the operation.

I refuse to rush into getting carpal tunnel surgery with out researching first. I felt it was stemming from my neck but neurologist disagrees. Hand surgeon thinks my theory is possible. I have degenerative disks in lower back and neck. I feel like I know my own body and stretching works better than meds. Gabapentin doesn't mix with my other medications. I take magnesium, B-12, and calcium+vitamin D.

So if an EMG shows you have carpel tunnel, does that mean I do have carpel tunnel? I have problems in my neck and shoulder but they are not addressing that at all, they told me I need surgery on my carpel tunnel!

I suffer with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome was offered the operation but having the steroid injections 💉instead once ☝️ every 6 months I had my 1st 🥇 Steriod injection 💉 in June and have the second steriod injection 💉 in December. My Carpal Tunnel Syndrome was diagnosed through a nerve test

After a workout I started feeling pain in my forearm and the pain would traveled down to my wrist. After two days my fingers started tingling and the numbness started and moved up my arm and down my left side down to my toes. After 2 MRI's for my spine and brain in the ER I was diagnosed with MS. No MRI or XRay for my arm, that was not an option. Here I am a month later still with discomfort in my hand/arm that has now moved to my neck and lower back. The MRI did indicate I had inflammation in my neck, however, after watching this video and several other of your videos my gut is I was misdiagnosed. I'm in Chicago is there an Orthopedic Rehabilitation place you recommend?

My pain is only in the morning..i knew it has to do something from my neck..I wake up with my 2 hand numb and with pain..soon as starting to walk and move my arm pain goes away.

I just had carpal tunnel surgery on my right wrist. I’m hoping my neck pain will secede soon.

Thankypu I'm sure this is my problem.

So.. I tried bracing, stretching.. ugh! My right hand was getting so bad I had actually started using my left hand as my dominant hand.. anyways.. my left hand has gotten worse than my right. I finally had my surgery last week and my goodness! Instantly i felt such relief. I could sleep like a normal human being again without waking up crying or banging my hand on the wall to wake it up! Just waiting for it to heal so I can do the other hand. Ty for the info!

I had that test a couple of years ago, it is no fun. After the test the doctor with the most serious face tells me not to drink water for an an hour after the test and i wask why and he tells me because all the water will come out of the holes😂

Thank you so much 🎩🙏