The Memorial Day weekend, the “official” start of summer, is almost here. Families all over the country will be gathering together to enjoy barbecues, the beautiful weather, a day off from work and school, and just being together. It’s also a day remember those that have given their lives for our freedom.
The freedom we all enjoy today did not come easily. Another freedom that might not be attained easily is freedom from pain. We all suffer from pain. Medications may certainly offer some quick, temporary relief. But to be truly free from pain, you must identify the cause of the pain and fix it. Sounds easy, right?
Let’s look at wrist pain and see if we can find the cause of it. Carpal tunnel syndrome, injury, overuse – all are reasons you may be experiencing pain and discomfort in your wrist. But what if you don’t have carpal tunnel syndrome and you don’t remember any injury or overuse? Then it is not quite so easy to identify what might be causing your wrist pain.
Did you know that if you have spinal misalignments (subluxations) in your neck or upper back, you may actually feel pain in your wrist? Nerves that exit the spinal column in the neck and upper back control your wrists. If those nerves interfered with by subluxations, you may feel pain. Adjusting your spine into proper alignment may help free you from your wrist pain.
At Watkins Family Chiropractic, our goal is to keep people in the Savage, Prior Lake, Burnsville, Shakopee and surrounding areas as free from their pain as we possibly can. Next time you experience any kind of pain and reach for a bottle of medication, reach for the phone to give us a call instead, or you can schedule online. We can help you find what is keeping you from living a pain-free life.
