Carpal Tunnel Syndrome In Pregnancy: All You Need To Know

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During, since your body and mind tend to change
in several ways, you might experiencepregnancy
several pregnancy discomforts. You might feel
queasy, moody, tired, swollen, and so on and so
forth. You might also get carpal tunnel syndrome
in pregnancy. What Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
During Pregnancy? A 2015 study claims that Carpal
tunnel syndrome (CTS) is commonly found in 31 to
62 of pregnancies. Although researchers are not
quite sure why pregnancy carpal tunnel takes
place, they have speculated that pregnancy
hormones that are responsible for pregnancy
swelling (swollen feet, hands, and other parts
of the body)  give rise to carpal tunnel syndrome
at this time. The bones of the forearm have the
median and ulnar nerve along with the muscle
tendons in them. In fact, the median nerve of the
hand supplies sensory information to the lateral
half of your palm (flexor aspect). Fluid
retention and inflammation of the arm compress
the nerve during pregnancy, resulting in
tingling, numbness, and pain in the hands. A
group of such symptoms is also known as carpal
tunnel syndrome during pregnancy. However, the
pregnancy-induced carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms
dont just end here.
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• What Are The Other Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  Symptoms? 
• The common symptoms of this problem during
  pregnancy are already mentioned for you above.
  However, there are a few other symptoms also
  available and the symptoms are divided into
  motor and sensory symptoms.
• Motor Pregnancy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms
• You wont be able to hold an object with your
  hands
• Your daily jobs with your hands like brushing
  your teeth, or holding a pen would also be
  difficult
• Youd also find it difficult to do fine
  activities like typing, sewing, etc.
• Sensory Pregnancy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms
• You might lose sensation in your palm region
• You might even lose creases on your skin and
• You might be more susceptible to burns and
  traumas as a result of reduced sensation

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Who Is At a High Risk Of Pregnancy-induced Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome?
If youre someone whos expecting and working may
be at a high risk of this syndrome. But, we know
thats not the end. Those of you who are at high
risk are If Youre Plus-size Its still not
entirely clear, whether your being
plus-size during your pregnancy might give rise
to this problem. However, some studies have
indicated that your being overweight is one of
the reasons for this syndrome.
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If Youve Pregnancy-induced Diabetes or
Hypertension
Due to gestational diabetes and hypertension
during your pregnancy, there might be fluid
retention, swelling, and inflammation. This might
further increase the risk of this problem.
If Youve Been Pregnant Earlier Although the
soaring relaxin hormone is responsible for
expanding your pelvis and preparing your cervix
for childbirth this hormone during pregnancy
plays its role in causing carpal tunnel syndrome
especially if you had been pregnant earlier. If
Youre More Than 30 Years Old As per a 2017
study, if youre pregnant and 35 years old with a
body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) of 33.14, you might
undergo this problem. If youre 40 years, and
pregnant with health conditions like diabetes
mellitus, hypertension, depression, and
overweight, you might have a chance of developing
such a problem. A 2012 study shows that almost
50 percent of pregnant women experience the
symptoms in both hands. With the progression of
the pregnancy, the symptoms might worsen. In this
case, treatment is the best way out.
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What Are The Ways To Treat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
In Pregnancy? The more you try to mitigate the
syndromes, the more symptom-free you will be.
Therefore as far as the treatment is concerned
you might either consider both medical treatment
or natural.
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• Medical Treatment For The Hand Pain Symptom
• Use a brace or splint. This method will help you
  when your symptoms are severe. Take the help of
  your doctor to wear your brace or splint to keep
  your hands in a neutral position.
• Get physical therapy done (like Myofascial
  release therapy) to reduce the pain, with the
  help of your doctor. Myofascial release therapy
  is a type of massage to keep the tightness of the
  ligaments and muscles lower.
• Take pain relievers like Tylenol or acetaminophen
  with your doctors permission. Not taking more
  than 3,000 mg daily is considered safe during
  pregnancy.

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• You Can Try Out These Home-remedies For The Hand
  Joint Pain Symptom
• Lower the activities of your wrist, particularly
  if youre typing
• Keep your wrists elevated by keeping your wrist
  on a comfortable pillow, so that hands dont pain
• Keep your wrist wrapped in an ice-wrapped towel
  for about 10 minutes
• Practice yoga. A study shows that yoga can
  increase the strength of your grip
• Take enough rest
• Most of you who might feel the pain and numbness
  in the last trimester, although the symptoms may
  crop up as early as the first and the second
  trimester. In most cases, the symptoms might fade
  away after youve delivered your baby. However
  such a challenge during pregnancy if not treated
  at the right time, can affect your overall
  well-being. As we know that you wouldnt want to
  spoil the best moments of your life due to
  challenges like carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Also follow our blog page to gather some more
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