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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Description
Also called entrapment neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome
(CTS) occurs when the median nerve becomes irritated and
compressed as it passes through the narrow tunnel of the
wrist bones. Most often the result of excessive muscle repetition
such as typing or carpentry, this disorder reveals itself
through finger Pain, tingling, numbness, and eventually
loss of finger function.
CTS has been linked to
a Vitamin D eficiency in Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6 ). It is also
most common in women due to Menopause, oral contraceptives,
and Pregnancy. Not surprisingly, these activities are also
related to a Pyridoxine deficiency.
Nutritional Supplements
Coenzyme Q10 (1)
Glucosamine Sulphate
Vitamin B complex
Vitamin B6 (2)
Vitamin E (3)
Zinc
References
1. Shimomura Y, et al. Protective effect of coenzyme Q-10
on exercise-induced muscular injury. Biochem Biophys Res
Commun 1991; 176:349-55.
2. Ellis JM. Vitamin B6 deficiency in patients with a clinical
syndrome including the carpal tunnel defect. Biochemical
and clinical response to therapy with Pyridoxine. Res Comm
Chem Path Pharm 1976;13(4):743-57.
3. Muller DP: Vitamin E - Its role in neurological function,
Lancet, 1(8318), Jan 29, 1983, p 225-228.
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