The Carpal Tunnel Helpbook: Self-Healing Alternatives for Carpal Tunnel and Other Repetitive Strain Injuries [Paperback]

Scott Fried (Author), Valerie Prescott (Author), M.D. Scott Fried (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 19, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0738204552 | ISBN-13: 978-0738204550 | Edition: 1

There are more than 500,000 carpal tunnel surgeries done annually in the United States but approximately 30 percent of these patients will be no better as a result. The truth is, most physicians are too quick to consider surgery as the first line of defense against carpal tunnel and other repetitive-strain injuries. In this comprehensive guide to recognizing and treating these debilitating conditions, Dr. Scott Fried takes a strong position against surgery and offers self-healing alternatives that have better results. From understanding the signs and symptoms at an early stage to modifying work and lifestyle; from proven alternative therapies and helpful medications to nutrition and exercise, The Carpal Tunnel Helpbook provides authoritative advice and practical, up-to-date information to spare many patients the ordeal of surgery to treat their injuries.

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Fried... lays out your options... methods that oftentimes prove more successful than surgery. -- CIO Canada, June 2001

About the Author

Dr. Scott Fried is an upper-extremity-nerve specialist and, ironically, a surgeon. He lectures regularly on alternative therapies for carpal tunnel and repetitive-strain injuries. The author of Light at the End of the Carpal Tunnel, he lives in Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press; 1 edition (June 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738204552
• ISBN-13: 978-0738204550
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #22 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Injury Prevention

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful!!, February 16, 2008

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This review is from: The Carpal Tunnel Helpbook: Self-Healing Alternatives for Carpal Tunnel and Other Repetitive Strain Injuries (Paperback)

This book focuses on entrapped median, radial and ulnar nerves: How they get trapped, and what to do about it. Here's a book that explains it better than any hand surgeon or nuerologist will. Also, you'll learn what it is a professional can do for you and what you can do for yourself. This book really explains it all much better than many other books (and I've read many newer ones). I was so happy to get it, I stayed up into the wee hours and devoured it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing ideas!, October 16, 2011

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It is funny how you go to the doctor and they have nothing to offer but surgery and this book has actually got things to be tried to heal the ailment! I am glad that someone out there has more ideas than the current medical practice, however, I have also tried a lot of other things with no success so far, but the man who wrote this book actually explained things to the people like me that are not so medico-savvy! He has ideas I have never heard of!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Basic Book on a Numbing Subject!, July 7, 2009

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The book gives you clear answers and some possible solutions or work arounds. Recommend it!