We find that the basic cause of CTS and other forms of RSI are reactive and frozen muscle imbalances. CTS occurs when the muscles in the forearm tighten and the upper arm and shoulder muscles weaken in a reactive response to moving your fingers. Because the muscles in the forearm become too tight, they pull on the wrist bones forming the carpal tunnel. Eventually the carpal tunnel collapses, irritating the nerves and tendons and causing pain. The solution is to relax the muscles in the forearm to take the pressure off the carpal tunnel by using our Self-Help exercises to balance the reactive and frozen muscles.
Reactive muscles are muscles that weaken when another muscle, the reactor, is activated.
The weakened muscles can lead to muscle pain and postural alteration. The overly strong reactor muscles can cause tendon and joint pain. Read our web page on Reactive muscles . These problems can usually be corrected very quickly by using our Self-Help exercises. These unique exercises, developed by us, are described in our books and taught in our classes and lectures.