Julien's Journal March 2016 (Volume 41, Number 3) | Page 37

like symptoms, I use a very effective combination of active release techniques (a soft
tissue technique developed by a chiropractor) to treat scar tissue and myofascitis,
along with adjustment of the carpal bones
and any other subluxated joints that could
be contributing. Unfortunately, the spine is
one of the most overlooked contributors to
the pain and tingling in the hands and wrist.
Sitting is now considered the new smoking.
People are rarely properly educated about
posture and ergonomics at their workstations. One of the biggest influencers of
impingement of the peripheral nerves is
subluxated (misaligned) bones in the neck.
The origin of the median nerve is spinal
nerves C5, 6, 7, 8 and T1, which are at the
lower part of the neck and the upper part
of the back. These exit from the spinal cord
between the fourth cervical vertebrae and
the second thoracic spinal bones making
up the median nerve. The median nerve
controls some muscles of the hand and
carries sensation information therein. According to John Hopkins University, “The
median nerve provides sensation to the
thumb, first, second, third, and half of the
fourth finger. It innervates muscles in the
forearm and hand that a