There really is a connection between your legs, feet and your wrists.
Honestly! Here's how your body works.
Posture that is collapsing--it's often called "forward head"posture--causes carpal tunnel syndrome.
How? Because forward head posture puts pressure on the muscles, blood vessels and nerves that "feed" your arm and hand.
It strains the muscles in your upper back and neck which can refer pain into your hand and wrist--your carpal tunnel area.
"Poor" posture also causes a lot of strain and muscle imbalance in your legs.
Here's a way to tell whether your posture is collapsing: Stand for about 5 minutes and then pay attention to your feet.
If you notice that most of your weight is felt in your toes, rather than in toes and heels and the outer edge of your foot, that means you are collapsing forward.
Your feet are giving you a clue! When your legs are back in muscular balance, your posture will feel more relaxed with less strain on your back and upper body.
How can you get your legs into muscular balance? You can take classes in movement which use ALL of your leg muscles, such as yoga or tai chi or other strengthening.
You can assess which muscles are "tight" and massage them to relax them or go to a professional massage therapist.
You can stretch ALL sides of your legs to notice which areas are the most tight and do gentle, gradual stretches.
Here's something interesting: Collapsing posture causes tight hamstrings.
Those are the muscles in the back of your thighs.
Those muscles get tight because they are being stretched too much but they're really not "tight.
" They feel tight because they're overstretched and contract to protect themselves.
Be sure to massage and stretch the muscles in the FRONT of your thighs.
They are most likely the true short and tight muscles that need attention.
When your legs and posture are more relaxed and balanced, your posture will be better and you will have less pain around your neck, shoulders and back.
That means fewer symptoms and less pain in your whole body as well as your carpal tunnel area.