Carpal tunnel syndrome is an overuse type injury. This means that because of constant repetition, the muscles and tendons are not capable of withstanding the repetitive stress. As a result tendonitis and other problems arise.
To prevent such injuries from happening it is necessary to prepare the muscles and tendons so that they can withstand the constant stress that they experience. This means making the muscles and tendons not only stronger but also capable of withstanding high levels of stress for long periods of time.
One of the best ways of doing this is to do exercises that target the muscles involved and their accompanying tendons. For example,by using the Exer Rings you can strengthen the muscles and tendons that cross the wrist so that they are not only stronger, but more capable of withstanding constant repetitive stress.
To make the muscles and tendons stronger you can use the Exer Rings in a gripping action involving all of the fingers or do individual exercises to target one or more fingers. For strength you would use the heavier ring in gripping and a corresponding grip for one or more of the fingers. The same applies to the wrist exercises.
In general, the more stress that the fingers can handle, the more work that can be done without injury. Thus, the greater your level of strength, the more heavy work you will be able to handle. However, for more muscular endurance, which is most important for occupations in which you do not handle heavy weights, you’ll need to do higher repetitions in order to decrease your chances of injury.
It should be noted that because the Exer Rings are so versatile you can isolate or emphasize particular finger or wrist actions to make the strengthening more specific to the task. This feature is especially important for athletes who must execute a multitude of different gripping actions on various types of equipment and/or implements.
Although it is obvious, most players do not realize the importance of finger and wrist strength in the prevention of injury. Because of this most athletes do not work on special exercises to develop the fingers and wrists and as a result, experience a multitude of injuries. For example, it is not uncommon to read about finger injuries to baseball players on a weekly, if not daily, basis.