Post-Surgery Exercises
- Wrist extension: Extend your hand in front of you at shoulder level. Gently pull the wrist up (like making a stop sign) using your other palm till you feel a gentle stretch. Hold for 15 seconds, release and repeat five times.
- Wrist flexion: extend your hands out at shoulder level. Gently pull down the wrist with the other palm towards your body. Hold for 15 seconds, release and repeat five times.
- Tendon Gliding Exercise: Extend your hands such that all fingers stand together erect. Bend the fingers at first knuckle (your fingers still extended) and bring the thumb together, forming a beak. In the next exercise, extend your fingers and bend at the first and second knuckle, forming a hook-like structure with your fingers except for your thumb. Repeat 10 sets of each three times a day
It is advisable that before taking on any exercise, you consult specialists who can dictate the extremes that your hands can bear with the current stage of the syndrome.
Things To Avoid If You Are Suffering!
Typically exercises that exert pressure on your hands are largely responsible for aggravating the symptoms. Most people would immediately link it to typing since it is the most suggestive action that puts prolonged pressure on the wrists and nerves. However, other daily exercises like gaming, playing keyboard or violins, etc., are beneficial. Make sure if the symptoms are aggravating, take a rest from these. At the same time, they are fairly safe and won’t make you develop the syndrome. However, activities that demand excessive use of pressure on hands like mechanical and agricultural work can increase the chances of developing the syndrome.
Since lifestyle diseases also play a large role in it, here are some foods to avoid to keep these diseases and, in turn, the syndrome at bay. Avoid food rich in bad carbs and saturated fats. In turn, consume fruits and vegetables rich in antioxidants and vitamins to keep your health up.
Conclusion
An early treatment against the syndrome makes it less dangerous than others. However, since the symptoms are common with other diseases, a clinical diagnosis is the best way to tackle the syndrome. Exercises and a good lifestyle can arrest the syndrome and work towards natural reversal. However, in severe conditions, surgery followed by physical exercise can slowly help you regain your coordination and strength.