Asanas recommended for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Note: Each individual has unique needs, and it is highly advisable that, before performing any yoga posture on your own, you first practice with - or at least consult - an experienced yoga instructor.

1. Staff pose (dandasana) -- sit on chair, trunk upright, press hands into chair, press shoulder blades into back, move shoulders back..
2. Prayer position -- press palms and fingers together, stretch and bend fingers.
3. Arms overhead (urdhva hastasana) -- Lift arms over head, keep arms straight and shoulders back
4. Arms overhead, fingers interlocked (parvatasana) -- Same as above, clasp fingers, turn palms upward.
5. Chair twist -- sit sideways in chair with right side against back of chair. Place hands on back of chair, twist to the right using hands for additional support. Repeat on other side.
6. Mountain (tadasana)
7. 90 degree forward bend to wall -- Stand with feet about hip width apart, raise arms over head, bend at hips bringing hands to rest on wall.
8. Arms overhead with hands in prayer position -- Stand in tadasana, raise arms to Tee position, urn palms up, then rotate arms in small circles, first forward then back. Lift arms straight overhead, join hands in prayer position, stretch up and look up at hands.
9. Dog pose with chair -- Stand, feet hip width apart, facing the seat of a chair. Bend, placing palms on seat, shoulder width apart. Straighten arms and lift waist, hips and knees a few inches above the chair. Turn arms out and move the trunk back between them. Bring coccyx, sacrum and lumbar spine forward, keeping buttocks tight. Stretch front of body from the pubis. Raise sternum and ribs. Hold shoulders back. Press shoulder blades and dorsal spine in.
10. Hands in prayer behind back -- Stand in tadasana, bring palms together behind back, fingers pointing up down. Turn fingers up and raise as high as possible between the shoulder blades.
11. Relaxation

The asanas provided by Yogasite.com are slightly altered here. Click here for the original article. Click here for the description of poses by Yogasite, and here for the descritption of poses by Yogajournal.