Is it really carpal tunnel syndrome?

Are you experiencing hand numbness and weakness? These symptoms are often labeled as carpal tunnel syndrome when it may actually be scalene entrapment. Scalene entrapment is when the upper part of the brachial plexus gets impinged by the lateral neck muscle called the scalene. Stretch out the scalene and chest muscles as well as the forearm extensor and flexor muscles.

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Is it really carpal tunnel syndrome? is an episode from physical therapy secrets podcast-Stretch away muscle pain using safe stretches that target the tight muscles causing pain by mary smithson hutto.

This episode is 08:51 long.

This episode was published on Sep 1, 2016.

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