Can chiropractic care help carpal tunnel syndrome?

Most people get surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome. These people usually end up in a chiropractic office because the symptoms that they had, come back in four months. Why is that? Based on my clinical experience and education, many times the cause of carpal tunnel syndrome is located not only at the wrist, but at the cervical spine, shoulder, and even the elbow. It is important to look at all of these areas when addressing carpal tunnel syndrome. 

Chiropractic care does help carpal tunnel syndrome because the patient is examined thoroughly and given a complete diagnosis. The most important aspect of chiropractic care is that carpal tunnel syndrome is a physical problem, and chiropractic provides a physical solution. The physical solution is a chiropractic adjustment. A chiropractic adjustment takes pressure off of the affected nerve(s), which decreases, and eventually takes away the pain completely depending on the patient's age, mechanism of injury and length of injury.