Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful progressive condition caused by compression of a key nerve in the wrist. It occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist. Symptoms usually start gradually, with pain, weakness, or numbness in the hand and wrist, radiating up the arm. more...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Discussions
Has anyone had CTS surgery and then maybe a few years later the same tingling pain returned? Or worse still, had CTS surgery a second time and the tingling pain intensified like never before? Well, I have and I do not know what to do next. My doctor tells me to be patient and the pain should go away in a couple of months. It has been 7 months since my second CTS surgery and every day I have reoccurring tingling pain throughout the day. It is especially bad when I sit down and try to relax. I can only re...
by jacob1935, 2 replies, updated 10 months ago.I had carpal tunnel syndrome a few years ago and underwent surgery. At the time I new zero about muscular-skeleton conditions. A year later I was diagnosed with a 13mm calcific bursitis and since conventional medicine could not do a thing for me except prescribing anti-inflammatories I turned to other options. Carpal tunnel syndrome is in part due to your skeleton being misaligned and due to an overall chemical inbalance of vitamines and minerals, but doctors will not tell you this for sure. Trying to so...
by alexv, 0 replies, updated about 1 year ago.My husbands hand and the first three fingers went numb and now he can't use this hand. He gets a shooting pain sometimes in his arm from his wrist to his elbow. It came on all of a sudden. Could this be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. He also had a bout with something in his foot where it was sore to touch and swelled up. The doctors thought it might have been gout.
by sweetpea_771, 1 replies, updated about 1 year ago.Start a new topic about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful progressive condition caused by compression of a key nerve in the wrist. It occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist. Symptoms usually start gradually, with pain, weakness, or numbness in the hand and wrist, radiating up the arm. As symptoms worsen, people might feel tingling during the day, and decreased grip strength may make it difficult to form a fist, grasp small objects, or perform other manual tasks. In some cases no direct cause of the syndrome can be identified. Most likely the disorder is due to a congenital predisposition - the carpal tunnel is simply smaller in some people than in others. However, the risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome is especially common in those performing assembly line work.
Initial treatment generally involves resting the affected hand and wrist for at least 2 weeks, avoiding activities that may worsen symptoms, and immobilizing the wrist in a splint to avoid further damage from twisting or bending. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and other nonprescription pain relievers, may ease pain. Cool (ice) packs and prednisone (taken by mouth) or lidocaine (injected directly into the wrist) can relieve swelling and pressure on the median nerve and provide immediate, temporary relief.
Recurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome following treatment is rare. The majority of patients recover completely. To prevent workplace-related carpal tunnel syndrome, workers can do on-the-job conditioning, perform stretching exercises, take frequent rest breaks, wear splints to keep wrists straight, and use correct posture and wrist position. Wearing fingerless gloves can help keep hands warm and flexible.
Prepared by the National Institutes of Health
