Carpal tunnel syndrome - All About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Feeling numbness and pain in your hand? You can also experience a tingling sensation in the fingers, especially in the palm of your thumb and fingers. If so, you may be experiencing a condition called carpal tunnel syndrome. This condition is usually not serious. With proper care, the pain usually goes away without lasting damage to your hand or wrist.

What is carpal tunnel syndrome?

Carpal tunnel syndrome or CTS is a painful condition of the hand caused by pressure or compression of a key nerve in the wrist, the median nerve. Your median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the palm of your hand, passes through a small passage or tunnel in your wrist (palm side). This small passage is called carpal tunnel .

Your carpal tunnel at the base of your hand, is formed by a ligament and bone. It contains the nerve and several tendons.
  • carpal tunnel structures

Causes

Carpal tunnel syndrome can be caused by a thickening of the irritated tendons or other swelling. This thickening of the wrist of the fabric may compress the median nerve, causing symptoms. Direct trauma to the wrist or an underlying condition, such as rheumatoid arthritis may also lead to the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Symptoms

The symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome often begin gradually. This can include frequent burning, tingling or itching numbness in the palm of the hand and the fingers, especially the thumb and the index and middle fingers. As your symptoms worsen, you may have difficulty grasping objects.

Diagnosis and Tests

Your doctor will likely ask about your symptoms. He or she may also ask you questions about your normal activities. Your doctor may perform a physical examination and specific tests on your wrist and hand, as
  • Pressing the area of ​​your median nerve in your wrist to see if it causes symptoms (numbness or tingling) ;.

  • bending your wrists down or pressing the back of your hands for 1 minute to see if it causes symptoms

Your doctor may also ask you have certain lab tests, such as electrophysiological tests or x-rays to confirm a diagnosis or search for a underlying cause.

treatment

There are several treatment options for carpal canal syndrome. Your health care provider will help you decide on the best treatment is best for you. Treatment options may include
  • Medication
  • Physiotherapy
  • bracing or splinting
  • activity modification
  • Stretching and strengthening exercises
  • steroid injections

your doctor may suggest surgery if your symptoms are not relieved by non-surgical treatments.

See also
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
  • Does the Ice therapy helps relieve Carpal Tunnel syndrome?

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