In this digital age carpal tunnel syndrome is on the rise.
With so many of us spending way too much time at our computers, carpal tunnel syndrome is something we will all experience at one time or another. To relieve the fatigue and pain that it brings, try doing these yoga exercises:
- Sitting on a chair, bring your hands behind you and flatten palms out on the seat of the chair, while pressing your shoulders into the back of the chair, breathe deeply for about three breaths.
- On all fours, place your palms on the ground, making sure your weight is on the palms not the fingers, slowly raise the wrists up, bring the palms off the ground and repeat.
- Repeat #2 but turn you hands so your wrists are facing away from you.
- Stretching your arms out to the side at shoulder height, make a fist with your hands and turn your knuckles down towards the ground.
- Repeat #4 but turn your hand over and work your knuckles up toward the ceiling.
- Interlacing your fingers, stretch your arms up above your head while turning your palms out to face the ceiling
- Downward Facing Dog – making a triangle with your body with hands and feet both flat on the floor, hold the stretch for at least 30 seconds while taking deep, slow breaths.
- Stretch your arm out in front of you and bend the wrist back so your fingers are facing the ceiling. For an extra stretch, grab the fingers with the other hand and hold for 30 seconds. Change hands and repeat.
Tags: carpal tunnel syndrome, yoga
