Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome
Involves the median nerve and compression or pressure placed upon
the nerve as it runs through an opening called the carpal tunnel,
located in the wrist.
The
Median Nerve
The median nerve runs down the arm through the carpal tunnel into
the hand to supply sensation to the thumb, index finger, long
finger, and half of the ring finger.
The
median nerve also supplies a branch to the muscles of the thumb,
the thenar muscles. These muscles help to move the thumb
in touching the other fingers.
The
Flexor Tendons
The
flexor tendons allow movement of the fingers and the hand, such
as to grasp objects. The tendons are covered by a material called
tenosynovium. The tenosynovium allows the tendons to glide
against each other.
Inflammation
of the Tendons
Inflammation
of the tendons can result in swelling and thickening of the tenosynovium
which increases pressure in the carpal tunnel. Increased pressure
in the carpal tunnel will begin to squeeze the median nerve. This
increased pressure will reach a point when the nerve can no longer
function normally. Pain and numbness in the hand and wrist occur
and carpal tunnel syndrome begins.
What
is Repetitive Stress Injury?
Repetitive
Stress Injury (RSI), also called Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD)
and Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD), is a cumulative injury. The
trauma to the hand and wrist builds over time. Early intervention
and prevention education is very important. The signs and symptoms
of hand and wrist injury begin with inflammation. The stress of
the repeated motion creates expansion, i.e. inflammation of the
blood vessels, muscles, tendons and ligaments. The inflammation
causes pressure on the median nerve. The median nerve comes from
the spinal column of the neck down the inside of the upper arm
and the forearm through the carpal tunnel of the wrist into the
thumb, index, middle and upper half of the ring finger. Due to
the nerve impingement from the inflammation and pressure created
in the carpal tunnel of the wrist, burning, tingling, numbness
and pain will occur.
How to
Treat
When any inflammation
occurs, physicians recommended method of treatment is cold therapy.
Inflammation creates expansion, cold therapy will create the opposite
effect, that of constriction. The constriction of blood vessels,
muscles, tendons and ligaments will lesson the pressure on the
median nerve, as well as the pressure in the carpal tunnel in
the wrist. This action will relieve the symptoms of the injury,
that of burning, tingling, numbness and pain.
Why Le
Mitt?
Le Mitt is
a cold pack "mitt". Le Mitt is not a gel pack or ice
of 32 degrees F (0.00 Celsius). A gel pack or ice of 32 degrees
F. (0.00 C) is too cold and will cause damage to the exposed skin
of the hand.
Le Mitt contains
a revolutionary, water soluble, non-toxic liquid that activates
at a temperature of 50-52 degree F. (10.0-11.1 Celsius). Le Mitt
will remain cool for 20 minutes. Le Mitt will cool the affected
area by surrounding the hand and wrist in soothing, cooling comfort.
Le Mitt will provide the optimal cooling time and temperature
recommended by physicians.
The End
User
Anyone having
jobs or tasks that require extensive pressure placed on the hand
and wrist or repetitive movement or motion of the hand and wrist.
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and Le Mitt
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Wear Le Mitt on one hand or for the more severe cases, wear a
Le Mitt on both hands. Simply cool Le Mitt in the refrigerator
or for more severe cases, cool Le Mitt in the freezer. Doctor
recommended and approved to wear while sleeping.
If
wearing Le Mitt at night while sleeping, do not cinch strap.
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