Suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome or don't want to get it? In less than 100 pages, Treat Your Own Carpal Tunnel Syndrome offers a complete, evidence-based, do-it-yourself program for people at risk or people already struggling with this common occupational injury. Guided by over 50 pictures and drawings, readers will learn what causes carpal tunnel syndrome, how to effectively treat it, and techniques to prevent it. Recommended for individuals with carpal tunnel syndrome, physical therapists, occupational therapists, massage therapists, as well as employers seeking to decrease the rate of carpal tunnel syndrome in the workplace.
Jim Johnson, P.T. is a physical therapist who has spent over twenty-three years treating both inpatients and outpatients with a wide range of pain and mobility problems. He has written many books based completely on published research and controlled trials including Treat Your Own Hand and Thumb Osteoarthritis, Treat Your Own Knee Arthritis, and Treat Your Own Achilles Tendinitis. His books have been translated into other languages, and thousands of copies have been sold worldwide.
Besides working full-time as a clinician in a major teaching hospital and writing books, Jim Johnson is a certified Clinical Instructor by the American Physical Therapy Association and enjoys teaching physical therapy students from all over the United States.