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Post by Taishar on Jan 18, 2005 0:57:36 GMT -5
hey everybody! I have some things that need to be cleared up. What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?? Can you get it from lifting weights? Also, how can you get more muscle in the wrist area? err.....how do you make your wrist stronger? I find that after I lift wieghts my wrists hurt. a lot. and holding light weights while playing DDR hurt my wrist too. Can anyone clear this up for me? Thanx everyone!
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Post by abrannan on Jan 18, 2005 8:48:02 GMT -5
Carpal Tunnel syndrome is the term used to describe the effects of pressure on the median nerve in your forearm. The symptoms are usually a numbness or tingling in the last three fingers (middle, ring, pinky) of your hand. It's one of the more common repetitve stress injuries. I suppose you could get it from lifting, if what/how your are lifting is causing a swelling that puts pressure on the nerve. But what you describe (Wrists hurting) doesn't sound like CTS to me. Your best course of action would be to consult a doctor about it. It could be nothing, but it could also be something that requires action. As far as strengthening wrists. I recommend wrist curls. www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/WristFlexors/DBWristCurl.html
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