Treat Your Own Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Treatment and Prevention Strategies for Individuals, Therapists, and Employers Paperback – January 31, 2014

While the book may contain good information in easier to larger print, the antiquated black and white photos lack crisp clarity. As such, it's difficult to see certain exercises and I fear doing them incorrectly and worsening my already severe CTS. There are a few pictures where I can barely differentiate a hand placed on a table.I think I'll research National Institutes of Health and other highly reliable sources such as Harvard, Mayo Clinic, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons to obtain information.Maybe 30 years ago this would have been acceptable, but not in 2023.

This was suggested as a purchase by a reviewer of the wrist braces I purchased when I started experiencing extreme carpal tunnel aggravation in the mornings. It's not expensively made, but it does an excellent job of explaining why we have carpal tunnel syndrome and what can be done to combat it. There are several daily massages that are easy to do on your own and take about 3 minutes. They definitely help with symptoms. I have had carpal tunnel irritation and mild symptoms off and on for years, but just in the last couple of months have started having more severe symptoms. What finally tipped me over the edge was waking up a couple days in a row and buzzing/tingling pain in my hands so bad that I couldn't even close my fingers into a fist. It would improve over the course of the day. I'm small-boned, and double-jointed, and have a tendency to sleep with my wrists all wonky (in addition to doing a lot of hands on keyboard time in the last decade in my job as a roving IT administrator). I also recently had a baby, and I read that the water retention following childbirth, especially after an emergency c-section, can cause swelling in that area, which further exacerbates carpal tunnel symptoms. My doctor recommended that I wear wrist braces at night, which I have started doing, but I also do the three minute massage every day, which improved blood flow to that area, also relieving symptoms. The book mentions that studies have been done in which people wear the wrist braces all day vs wearing them just at night, and there was no significant difference in symptom relief, so I'm happily just wearing them at night. I can definitely tell the difference if I don't wear the braces, and I can also tell the difference if I don't do the daily massage. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone wanting a concise explanation of the why of carpal tunnel syndrome with common sense advice on what you can do to combat it.

A doctor suggested that I might be developing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and suggested some exercises for me to perform at home, which I did, which didn't work. Facing potential surgery, I panicked and ordered a bunch of stuff off the Intenet, including this book. In the time it took for the book to arrive, I tried an overnight wrist guard that caused more harm than good and threw it away. When this book arrived, I approached it like a 1st year medical student with several highlighters and a pen to take notes. It is written simply and easy to understand and follow. Within the first 19 pages, the book had already made it quite clear to me that I probably did not have CTS at all. Although that was a relief, I still had CTS-like symptoms, so I kept reading and following the instructions. Although I don't think the CTS-specific exercises particularly helped me, other advice about good hand mechanics and self-care habits eventually helped (keeping my wrist more neutral, taking frequent rest and stretch breaks, adjusting the height of my chair and the arm rests on my chair, professional targeted massage, self-massage, and chiropractic care). I stopped reading at page 40, but realize now that I should probably pick it back up at Chapter 7, Tracking Recovery, or I may lose track of symptoms sneaking back in and stop doing the things that are helping it stay at bay. Then, of course, there's the preventative chapter I didn't even get to yet, that I most certainly should still read. So, instead of giving this book away after completing this review, as I intended to do 15 minutes ago when I started this review, I believe I'll read the last two chapters now and then maybe give it away. Or not. Who knows. I may keep it. It's pretty handy..... (LOL, see what I did there?)

I first discovered this book last summer, when my occasional carpal tunnel was flaring up. It hurt to even hold a pencil. This book offers simple therapies you can do in just 30 minutes daily, and they really work. The book also guides you through the anatomy of the carpal and wrist/fingers, explaining everything in clear, easy to understand terms. A true life safer. I refer to this book as needed, and consider it invaluable, alongside the suppliments fish oil, curcumin, reservatrol, and use of a gyroscope spinner ball.

The book arrived promptly and was very informative. I am currently following the treatment strategies which I started 3 weeks ago. I have the sense that it is helping but have not seen any real meaningful improvement. Of course it isn't any worse, so that is good.

Good information, but I believe for many people it's misleading to believe that you can avoid surgery if you have moderate to severe CTS.

Try yoga videos on Youtube with most reliable comments, esp for this affliction.

Very informative and helpful book. Worth the price. I type 8 hours a day every day and wish I had found this book sooner, but better late than never. The explanations and exercises are very informative and helpful.

Bought this after buying his book on how to treat your knees, which brought me amazing relief from the pain caused by my arthritis. A little pricey maybe, for what is a slim volume, but having just received it and tried the "instant pain relief" advice, which worked, I think it is going to be money well spent. Having struggled to comply with the complex, long, and ultimately useless exercise strategies doled out by physios for both arthritis and carpel tunnel problem, it is almost unbelievable how effective a few simple,easy and quick exercises can be. Mr. Johnson, I salute you!

Bit thin especially for the £15 price tag. A lot of this information is available online now but it did have a step by step approach . Will have to wait and see as my carpal tunnel is reoccurring. I bought this to avoid having more surgery .

anything better than drugs !!!! I'm sure this helps for those who haven't access to physio

helpful

Not that innovative and I have found other exercises that work better by surfing the internet.