- my iParenting
- quick clicks
- pregnancy today articles
- pregnancy today q&a
- message boards
- research baby names
- prepare a birth plan
- content channels
- ip channel rss feeds
- read birth stories
- read parenting stories
- recommended books
- e-newsletters
- safety recalls
- ip diaries
- ip store
- mom of the month
- dad of the month
- editor's letter
- letters to the editor
 |
- e-newsletters
- Sign up to receive our free weekly e-newsletters
- award-winning products
The iParenting Media Awards program helps parents find the best products for their families.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The Pregnancy Connection
By Sonya Weiss
Chris Lorenzen knew something was wrong when she began having pain in her thumb and index finger. Lorenzen, an award-winning writer and writing instructor from Long Island, N.Y., says the condition was particularly painful for her. Numbness and tingling in her hand and fingers limited Lorenzen's working hours and interfered with her day-to-day life.
"I had to cut down the amount of hours I could work on the keyboard," Lorenzen says. "Also, I was not able to do anything that required fine motor skills like sewing on buttons and painting my nails."
Lorenzen went to the doctor and was told she had carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a syndrome that affects 20 percent of pregnant women.
Besides the pain, other symptoms of CTS can be tingling or numbness in the fingers or feeling like your hand is asleep. Weakness in the hand, having trouble making a fist and the inability to grip are also symptoms. Generally, the symptoms are worse at night, causing interrupted sleep, but as the condition progresses, symptoms could be present during the day as well.
Want to see more?
Comments
There are no comments for this article yet.Be the first to 
|
Post As:
|
||
| Enter your comment below: | ||
| Title | ||
| Comment Text | ||
| CAPTCHA | ||
| Please note that any comments submitted become the property of Disney Family / iParenting and can be edited and posted at our discrection. | ||
