Basic Carpal Tunnel Exercises
For someone who has carpal tunnel and wants to cope with the pain, doesn't have carpal tunnel and wants to prevent ever acquiring it, or otherwise feels it necessary to work out their median nerve, and wrist before performing any type of repetitive work, there are a range of simple exercises that can do nothing but good to your wrist and fingers.
Known very simply as the Warm-Up Exercises, these exercises and stretches will help warm up the muscles and nerves and prepare the tunnel for heavy work. Start simply by stretching your fingers as far apart as you can and holding your wrists in a as-close-to-90-degrees position as you can, without forcing them out of place: hold this position for about 10 seconds. This will elongate the tendons and surrounding area without doing damage, allowing further movement, etc. while working. Once this has been held for 10 seconds, move on to a tight squeeze: squeeze your hands in to the tightest fist you can, and hold for 10 seconds; then, bend your wrists in a downward position, while retaining the squeeze. This has the same effect as the previous exercise, but in the opposite directions.