Hand Pain

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Have you ever woken at night or in the morning with numbness radiating throughout your hand(s)? You try a different pillow, sleep in different positions, do everything you can think of, but you still get hand numbness or pain. This can make daily tasks such as cooking, working, walking the dog, playing instruments, or even giving a handshake incredibly difficult. We use our hands for everything, and when they’re not functioning properly, it can be hard to function at all.  

When dealing with hand pain, it’s important to remember that the entire body is connected through the nervous system. Even though your neck many not be hurting, hand pain is intimately linked to a subluxated vertebrae in the lower neck. This misaligned vertebra pinches the nerves that are connected to your hands causing pain or numbness. These nerves are in charge of making sure your hands work and move properly. 

Yet when they’re pinched, these signals can’t make their way to your hands anymore, so you experience the symptoms of pain and numbness. Think of you nerves like a highway. When a car accident happens, traffic has to slow down and sometimes stop altogether in order to move around the obstruction. A subluxated vertebrae works much the same way as these signals can’t travel through the nerves properly and their signals get short-circuited. 

The nice thing is, we now know what causes hand pain and can work to fix it. It may seem strange to hear that hand pain originates in the neck, but that’s why, here at Scherping Chiropractic in Maple Grove, I focus on healing your whole body, not just the symptoms. By using a chiropractic adjustment, I gently push the vertebra back into alignment with the rest of the spine, releasing the pinched nerves and allowing those signals to your hands to flow once again, unobstructed. This not only fixes the origin of the problem, but it also eliminates the pain as a result. I merely help welcome your body do what it does best: keeping you healthy and enjoying life. 

Does living without hand pain sound appealing to you? Schedule a FREE consultation today by clicking the button above to start your healing journey!