Q&A: Pregnancy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy is the result of edema, which is the buildup of fluid, in your wrists, which can put pressure on a nerve that runs all the way down your arm into your hand, and cause tingling or numbness. In addition, this can be painful and can even affect your grip and strength in your hands. This episode answers a listener question about preventing carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy and what you can do to treat it.

Show notes: http://pregnancypodcast.com/carpaltunnel/

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Thank you to Zahler for their support of this episode. Zahler makes a high quality prenatal vitamin that has the active form of folate, that I refer after all of the research I have read on folic acid, plus it has omega 3s and DHA. This is the prenatal vitamin I take and the one I recommend. Zahler was very generous and gave me a promo code I can share with you so you can save 25% off when you buy a month supply on Amazon. To check out the vitamin and get the details on the promo code go to http://pregnancypodcast.com/vitamin/