HOW TO TEST OR DIAGNOSE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME?
The following photo shows a diagnostic test for carpal tunnel syndrome, known as the Phalen’s maneuver or Phalen’s test. Bend your wrist and maintain your hands position in a 90-degree angle, pushing the back of both hands together, for about one minute. If you do not feel any pain or numbness, then you are at least on the safe level. Of course, the Phalen’s maneuver is not a definite way to diagnose but it helps to know at least. Two years ago, one of our caretakers in the rice field was cutting rice straw with sickle when she suddenly lost her power to hold the sickle and dropped it. Since then, she had difficulties holding things with her right hand for a year. She is now under diet control and of course, hands, arms and feet exercise everyday with the PYRO-ENERGEN treatment. Usually, hands and mouth numbness leads to cerebral apoplexy or cerebral apoplexy leads to hands and mouth numbness. You should know that this numbness usually happens when you wake up in the morning. Whichever