This afternoon, April 28, 2010, I met a young man who had surgery some weeks ago for carpal tunnel syndrome. The wounds from the surgery were still healing, not quite closed and red with inflammation.
This man is one of over 500,000 who have surgery for this condition every year in North America
He was struggling with the implications for his future. He spoke of the months of increasing disability that lead to the surgery. He had found out from reputable medical sources that as many as 150,000 of those who would have this surgery this year would have loss of wrist strength for good.
He also knew that there might be other complications in his elbows and shoulders. He told me how his career as a carpenter was probably over.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) falls under the medical category of arthritis. Yet its causes can derive from a wide range of events. CTS is sometimes associated with trauma, pregnancy, multiple myeloma, hypothyroidism, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes. It has been reported as being connected to allergic reactions to Prozac and other drugs. There are connections with work related events connected to repetitive strain, typing and vibration. Whatever the direct and indirect causes of CTS the result is swelling.
The carpal tunnel transports the median nerve and ten tendons through the carpal bones. This is the central of three major nerves to the hand. The eight carpal bones support the wrist and enable its remarkable flexibility. Compression of the nerve by swelling leads to weakness and muscle wasting in the hand. The pressure can be due to fluid or swelling of one or more of the tendons.
Currently accepted treatments offer braces, injection with steroids, other anti-inflammatory drugs and ultimately surgery. Nutritional support includes Omega 3 essential fatty acids, B vitamins particularly B6 and B12 and natural anti-inflammatories such as turmeric.
However for the more than 3 million North Americans experiencing CTS there is a new and successful option for long term relief. It is the first choice of treatment before resorting to injections or surgery.
TPR20 is a topical pain relief cream containing twenty synergistic ingredients. This is applied directly to the area of the wrist where the problem lies. The pain relief, and all natural anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and tissue repair compounds in TPR20 combine to reduce the swelling in the carpal tunnel associated with CTS.
TPR20 is not restricted by the dose limitations of steroids or other anti-inflammatory drugs. It is not limited by being taken orally where drug actions are diluted through the whole body just to find a small area of the wrist.
TPR20 goes where you need it when you need it in complete safety. Relief can be rapid and long lasting. Continued use does not lead to dependence or side effects as with other anti-inflammatory drugs.
If only I had met this young man a few weeks, or even a few months ago things might have been very different for him.
As it is TPR20 will help him to speedy recovery from his surgery and help him build his strength. With TPR20 he can go forward with his life without fear of CTS recurring with the risk of a second surgery.
- Rowan Hamilton
