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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful and inconvenient health condition which is caused by pressure on the nerves around the wrist joint.

In this article:

What is the carpal tunnel?

What is carpal tunnel syndrome?

Symptoms

Causes

Diagnosis

Effect on your life

Treatment

How Chemist Online can help

Advice & Support

What is the carpal tunnel?
The carpal tunnel is the ‘passageway’ which lies between the carpal bones and a ligament called the retinaculum that lies across the front of the wrist.

What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
Carpal tunnel syndrome develops through too much stress being placed upon the median nerve in the wrist. The median nerve connects to your hand and is the ‘controlling nerve’ when it comes to feeling and sensation in the fingers and thumb.

Symptoms
The general symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome include:

A painful, tingling sensation in the wrist

Weakness in the forearm

Hand weakness and a tingling sensation there

A feeling of burning in the hand and wrist (and sometimes in the forearm)

An intermittent searing pain shooting down your back from your neck and shoulders

Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome can range from mild to severe.

Causes
Carpal tunnel syndrome can occur as a result of:

A hand or wrist injury of some sort

Playing too much tennis (or another racquet sport, such as badminton or squash where there is continual stress and pressure placed upon the forearm, wrist and hand)

Rheumatoid arthritis

Bone cancer

Repetitive use of a computer keyboard, mobile phone or other device where continuous pressing down of the fingers (and therefore wrist and wrist/hand muscle movement) is involved. Although there is no clinical evidence as such where computer use being a cause of carpal tunnel syndrome is concerned, it is vital that you adopt a correct posture when working at a keyboard or keyboard-activated console of some sort.

Diagnosis
If you are suffering from the aforementioned symptoms and think that you may have carpal tunnel syndrome, arrange an appointment with your GP. After taking your medical history, asking you some questions about your symptoms, and carrying out a short examination, your GP will make a decision as to whether you need to be referred to a specialist (a neurologist) at your local hospital. There, a confirmed diagnosis can be made based upon the results of a nerve conduction test.

Effect on your life
Although carpal tunnel syndrome can make using your hand and wrist difficult to use in the day-in-day-out (even when carrying out the lightest of tasks), your symptoms may be at their worst at night and therefore cause you to have disturbed sleep.

Treatment
Although there is no actual cure for carpal tunnel syndrome, treatment options which are intended to ease symptoms include steroid injections (to reduce inflammation) and surgery to the front of the wrist.

How Chemist Online can help
Through this website we have a range of painkilling remedies/treatments available to buy which can help ease the associated symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome such as muscular and skeletal pain.

www.chemistonline.co.uk

Advice & Support
Arthritis Research Campaign
Tel. 0870 850 5000
Website: www.arc.org.uk

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Term Life Insurance Benefits for Senior Citizens

If you die unexpectedly, it could cause your surviving family members to be responsible for some of your major expenses. This is especially true if you don’t have a life insurance policy in place. Life insurance is the perfect way for seniors to protect their families and their loved ones from financial burdens like medical bills and funeral costs.

What does Life Insurance Cover for You?

Life insurance policies not only pay for funeral expenses and medical bills, but they can also cover credit card bills, mortgage payments, and personal loans. Life insurance also takes care of any special-needs dependents you might have in your family after you are no longer around to do so yourself.

Another benefit life insurance has for seniors is it bridges the gap between your survivors getting Social Security benefits and having to manage bills and expenses until that time. This is something many survivors find before they receive assistance from Social Security.

Benefits of a Term Policy:

There are many different types of life insurance policies, but term life is one of the most affordable ways to protect your loved ones. You pay a premium for a set period for example 10 or 15 years in the event of your passing your beneficiaries receive benefits. They can take care of paying final expenses and funeral costs and manage to pay regular bills. If the policy period expires and you are still alive, you don’t have to pay the premiums anymore.

Lots of people think they don’t need life insurance because they are young. It is true that as a younger person if you do not have dependents you might wait to get life insurance. However, it is easier to qualify for life insurance when you are young. Your premiums will be lower, too. Another question many people have is whether or not it is possible to be too old to get life insurance.

If you can, you want to buy your life insurance policy as soon as possible. However, if you wait until you are a senior citizen there are still options. A lot of insurance companies will not cover seniors for more than 15 years. It might be best to select a whole life insurance policy or a permanent life insurance.

Some companies do have concerns based on an applicant’s age. They may not underwrite a decent term policy for a person over the age of 65 unless they are choosing a conversion life insurance policy. If you have not yet reached retirement age consider all of these facts. You do not want to leave your family with any added stress or expenses in the event of your passing. Read and understand any policy you got thoroughly and make sure your family knows its terms as well.

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What Is The Best Herbal Treatment For Constipation?

Constipation is a problem of insufficient evacuation of bowels and not passing the stool daily. In today’s world large numbers of people are suffered from constipation. The problem of constipation mainly occurred in old age people because the food is not properly digested. The problem of constipation also occurs in children because of school and exams tension. Due to this tension they cannot eat properly and then their digestive system is not working properly which cause to constipation.

Constipation can be caused due to the stool deposited in the stomach which are absorbed by the intestines and get mixed with blood and make it infected. This leads to flatulence, filth and germs which causes various diseases.

The main causes of constipation are intestinal weakness, lack of physical exertion, tension, lack of rest, hurried evacuation bowels, habit of holding back the pressure, lack of enough water in the body, use of intoxicants and spoilt food habits.

Constipation leads to various diseases which can affect your overall health. There are many symptoms of constipation which cause to various health problems. Some of the symptoms which affect your health are laziness, bad smell from the mouth, lack of appetite, headache, feverishness, cheerlessness and dripping of saliva.

There are many best herbal treatments for constipation. The best herbal treatment of constipation is to consume more fresh fruits and green vegetables. Consumption of green vegetables and fruits helps to avoid the disease caused by constipation. Along with this there are many herbal treatments that you can used to cure constipation:

1. Carrots: It helps in relieve from constipation and sharpen your hunger. Eating and chewing of raw carrots daily on empty stomach. Carrot helps you to safeguard from the diseases caused by constipation.

2. Aniseed: Taking half spoon of aniseed power with hot water proves to be useful and helps to reduce the problem of constipation.

3. Amla: Taking one teaspoon of amla powder with milk or warm facilitates in clearing the bowels and alleviating the constipation. By consuming amla your stomach and intestines remain fresh and clear.

4. Guava: Eating guava provides freshness to the bowels and treats constipation. You must eat the guava before meals because if you take guava after meals it causes constipation. The people who are suffering from constipation are suggested to take guava with breakfast. Chronic patients must consume guavas in the morning and evening which helps to will clear the bowel.

5. Radish: Radish is also the best herbal treatment for constipation. Take radish regularly with black pepper powder and salt with mealtime for two months to ease constipation.

6. Cauliflower: Taking half a glass of cauliflower juice at the time of sleeping is quite helpful for your health.

7. Neem: Take a bit of neem every day at night time with hot water. It is the best herbal treatment for the people who are having the problem of constipation.

Along with these herbal treatments of constipation one should also do exercise and go for morning walk to relieve this problem.

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