Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a progressive condition in which there is excessive pressure on the median nerve – one of the three major nerves of the hand. CTS causes pain, numbness, weakness as well as shock-like and tingling sensations, which can render a person unable to perform even simple day-to-day tasks, such as those
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Surgical Treatments for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
An estimated 1 in every 350 people develops carpal tunnel syndrome every year. This painful condition involves the carpal tunnel – which is a thin passageway that runs through the wrist from the arm to the hand – and the median nerve, which is housed inside the tunnel and is largely responsible for hand sensation and movement.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common cause of hand pain occurring when the passageway in your wrist, known as the carpal tunnel, compresses the median nerve. Since the median nerve carries signals for sensation and muscle movement, it causes pain and won’t function when compressed. If you have carpal tunnel syndrome, your doctor will begin
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If you have recently or for quite some time noticed changes in the strength of your hands, it could be due to pressure on the median nerve. The median nerve is the sensory-motor nerve of the upper limb. It originates in the spine and comes together to form a single nerve in the arm, and
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Carpal tunnel first starts with numbness and tingling in the fingers. At first, you may dismiss it as nothing serious as it comes and goes in the early stages. However, as carpal tunnel syndrome progresses, the symptoms become more intense, and may even interrupt your sleep. In its very advanced stage, carpal tunnel syndrome can
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