Surgeons agree that CTS should not be treated with surgery during pregnancy. Studies by Dr. Ellis found that vitamin B 6 helped relieve CTS in 11 percent of the pregnant women with severe CTS signs and symptoms during their pregnancies. These women were treated with 50 to 300 milligrams of B 6 daily for at least 60 to 90 days before giving birth. And there was no harm to either the mother or the child. If you'd like to try this therapy, you should discuss it with your doctor.
Obesity creates a similar situation.
There is about a fivefold increase in CTS in people who are obese and couch potatoes. CTS has also become the unofficial health complaint of the modern age, the result of an increase in cases among people in manufacturing jobs. Officials at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics don't keep records of the number of CTS cases reported each year. Another common culprit is working on a computer, which doesn't require you to take frequent breaks, as changing paper in a typewriter would. That's a major contributor for the patients I see.