Why is it important to learn how to do exercises for carpal tunnel syndrome? Because they actually DO eliminate pain and numbness in your hand and fingers. 

The National Institutes of Health warns that carpal tunnel syndrome is on a steep rise. In fact, people are losing their jobs over it.  So doing the appropriate hand exercises are an important way to both keep your job and to keep this painful condition from happening in the first place.

The condition we call "carpal tunnel" is sneaky. It often comes on so quietly and gradually that by the time you notice any pattern of discomfort like numbness or pain, you’ve already got full-blown carpal tunnel syndrome. By then, it's probably already well into the mild stage.

If your hands hurt or go numb from typing, holding a steering wheel, or pressing the phone to your ear – it’s time to take action. Why? If you don't, then statistically the symptoms will only worsen.

When you stress your hands repetitively it can cause Repetitive Stress Injury or RSI. This is the most common "first step" in getting carpal tunnel syndrome.

For example, people who do a lot of typing are at high risk for RSI and carpal tunnel syndrome. Over 54% of dental hygienists will get it. That can be terrifying because their livelihoods are a stake. It's about the same probability as in cashiers, assembly line workers, transcriptionists, farmers, guitar players, and hairdressers.

People with carpal tunnel syndrome have the following sensations in their hands or fingers:

• pain
• numbness
• tingling
• burning
• itching 
• shooting electric shocks
• weakness
  

These feelings are on the palm side of your hand and fingers, as the image above shows. Your thumb usually suffers more intensely than the other fingers. But the little finger is never affected. As carpal tunnel begins, these symptoms are most pronounced when you're trying to sleep.

If your symptoms are only mild , consider yourself lucky. This is when symptoms are most reversible. The following exercises for carpal tunnel will definitely help reverse symptoms and restore your hand. 

If your symptoms are moderate or severe, then you have more advanced carpal tunnel syndrome. It should be the alarm bell to get treatment NOW, before is gets any worse - because it will. Untreated carpal tunnel almost ALWAYS worsens, accounting for the booming business in carpal tunnel release surgery. 

For intense symptoms, these exercises will halt carpal tunnel's progression. But the exercise alone will not reverse symptoms and restore your hand. For that, you need more advanced remedies.