Personal anecdote: I had crippling pain along my left side. I saw several doctors about it; they prescribed drugs that helped the immediate pain but didn't sol

Personal anecdote: I had crippling pain along my left side. I saw several doctors about it; they prescribed drugs that helped the immediate pain but didn't solve the underlying problem. Then I read on https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0072780/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0072780/ that wearing a wrist brace AT NIGHT helps overcome carpal-tunnel. A good wrist brace cost me about $20; I've worn it every night since, and the carpal tunnel has gone away for me.