Carpal tunnel syndrome can be present in one or both wrists. When it is present in both wrists it is known as bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and the pain associated with this can be relieved in a number of ways.

Many workers that work in fields that are associated with typing at a keyboard, or working using both hands for a prolonged period of time begin to suffer from a condition called carpal tunnel syndrome.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is the pinching of a nerve by the wrist joint. Usually this is associated from prolonged exposure to a specific unnatural positing of the the wrists such as typing at a keyboard or holding a board by a waitress. Carpal tunnel syndrome can effect one of the wrists or both of the wrists. When it effects both wrists it is known as bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.

If you experience pain in one or both of the wrists how should one know if these are the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome?

Carpal tunnel syndrome is very painful. Pain that radiated up the forearm to the elbow is the main symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome. There is also weakness in the hands, and numbness that are other signs of carpal tunnel syndrome. This can come in many forms and be the dropping of items or having a hard time moving the wrists. The pain that is associated with carpal tunnel syndrome isn't always present. Sometimes it might be a sharp shooting pain up the arm, or just a dull ever present pain that is in the wrist area.

Surgery can be done to relieve the pain that comes with carpal tunnel syndrome but surgery does not guarantee any results. Many patients who have had the surgery have to have the surgery again as the pain comes back within a matter of moths.

Simple exercises can be done to relieve some of the pain associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. A simple search online will show the proper way to do these exercises. They are simple strengthening exercises that take a matter of minutes a day.

Another way to relieve the pain is to wear a wrist brace. This keeps the wrist in a neutral position and does not allow the wrist to move out of place. This means that the wrist cannot be put into a position that might be painful or cause inflammation in the wrist.